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Circus board of directors

Chair Grant Glinski (left)
Treasurer Peter Challis
Directors Bronwyn Bidstrup, Catherine Brown, Ken Macauley, Libbie Simpson, Ross Kearney, Kate O’Brien, Cath Wood, Yos Worth.
Circus
General Manager Chris Pidd
Artistic Director Markus Michalowski
Acting Head of Training Michelle Stevens. We’ve shortlisted several fine candidates. An appointment will occur in April 2010.
Master Trainer Xavier Pinard
Marketing Manager Jodie Kensington
Finance Manager Naomi Inwood
Production & Operations Manager Scott Stoddart
Community Development Officer Michelle Stevens
Administration Officers Robyn Cole, Correna Seymour
Payroll Officer Terri Robinson
Trainers Permanent Ruth Bauer, Phil Witt, Yos Worth
Trainers Casual Nathan Boadle, Natalie Dyball, Scott Grayland, Sergei Okhai, Dai Shulin, Per Westman, Jess Segelow, Beau Wells, Julie Wilson, Shane Witt, Tanya Witt and the Regional Academy of Performing Arts.
Physiotherapist Louise Humphrey
Rigger Brook Ratcliff
Costume Maintenance Heather Heather, Wiggy Brennan
School Click here. Or here for the school’s own website.
Coordinator Kaye Harris
Primary Liz Lade
English / Drama Neil McDermott
Maths / Science Peter Klein
Art / SOSE Therese King
SOSE / Science Valerie Ratcliff
Office Manager Liz Wilkinson
School Committee
President Melissa Muntz
Vice President John Tighe
Members Bronwyn Bidstrup, Bruce Fox, Till Waite, Greta Mitterer, Liz Wilkinson.
Friends of Fruit Fly (FoFF)
FoFF is indispensible. It is our vital cog steering information between parents/guardians to the circus and to the school. This voluntary group supports or arranges functions to help maintain cohesiveness between school and circus. Occasionally the school committee and board of directors asks FoFF to work on particular projects.
FoFF is also a sub-committee of the circus board of directors. It has a representative on the school committee and the circus board.
Meetings are an open forum and are held at 536 Dallinger Road on the first Thursday of the month, from 5pm. Melissa Muntz is the current convener. Contact the circus on 02 60217044 or info@fruitflycircus.com.au for more details.
FoFF provides …
- a social connection
- a parent perspective on draft and revised policies
- workshops to enhance the emotional and physical wellbeing of students and families
- fundraising, volunteer activities, communication
- feed back
Working with Children
Volunteers, chaperones, FoFF members – in fact anyone who works with the Fruities must undergo a Working with Children Check. The WWC creates a mandatory minimum checking standard across Victoria and helps keep children safe by preventing those who pose a risk to the safety of children from working with them, in either paid or volunteer work. http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/workingwithchildren
We’ll be appointing a new Master Trainer in July 2010. In April we’ll name our next Head of Training.
Trainers … work for us!
We’re always looking for specialist trainers for short term, project, or long term. This applies to casual and permanent contracts. Get in touch explaining your skill areas and experience.
Technical & Production
Send your CV to info@fruitflycircus.com.au, attention Artistic Director (Markus) and Production Manager (Scott).
Administration
No vacancies, sorry. Adverts are placed on-line, in arts industry forums and in the Border Mail on Saturdays.