Pictured left to right: Nicholas Malaxos, Assistant Director, Management Services; Mike Field, Assistant Director, Marketing & Business Development; Helen Temple, Deputy Director (until December 2007); Susan Hunt, Acting Deputy Director; Peter Watts, Director (until October 2008); Caroline Mackaness, General Manager, Properties. Absent: Mark Viner, Acting General Manager, Properties.

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

 

Kate Clark FSA FRGS, MIFA, IHBC, Director
Kate Clark grew up in Australia but has spent the past 25 years in the UK where she worked with the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust, the Council for British Archaeology and English Heritage before joining the Heritage Lottery Fund as Deputy Director of Policy and Research,  dealing with conservation policy and also research into the economic and social benefits of heritage. Kate has also run a consultancy specialising in heritage policy, practice and planning where clients included the States of Jersey, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. She has written books and articles on industrial archaeology, conservation, heritage management, sustainable development and the wider value of heritage, including Capturing the Public Value of Heritage. Kate has also done workshops and taught in the UK as well as in Ireland, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada and the United States.

Susan Hunt BA (Hons) MA (Hons), Acting Deputy Director
Susan Hunt joined the HHT in 1983 after lecturing in Art History at Newcastle CAE. For over 20 years she has played a significant role in the development of the organisation in the conservation, management and interpretation of historic sites and cultural programming. In 1998 she established the Public Programs Unit initiating major cultural events for the HHT such as Sydney Open, The Kitchen Garden and Festival of the Olive. From 2000 to 2005 Susan was Head Curator of the Museum of Sydney.  Her exhibitions and supporting publications include Encountering India: Colonial Photography 1850–1911; Terre Napoléon: Australia through French Eyes; Lure of the Southern Seas: The Voyages of Dumont d’Urville 1826–1840 and Capetown: Half Way to Sydney. In 2006 Susan was appointed General Manager, Properties responsible for Elizabeth Farm, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Museum of Sydney, Rose Seidler House, Susannah Place Museum and The Mint. In 2008 she became Acting Deputy Director of the HHT. Susan is on the Board of the Dictionary of Sydney and is Chair of the Power Institute Alumni and Friends Association.

Nicholas Malaxos BA (Econ) AFAIM JP Assistant Director, Management Services
Nicholas Malaxos joined the HHT in 1995 from the Earth Exchange Museum and Film Australia. Nicholas is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a member of the Institute of Public Administration in Australia. He is currently the President of the Society for the Restoration of the Greek Island of Megisty. Nicholas is the Chairman of the Greek-Australian Museum and Cultural Foundation and worked with the Powerhouse Museum on an Indigenous exhibition that toured Athens during the Olympic Games in 2004.

Mike Field, Assistant Director, Marketing & Business Development
Mike Field joined the HHT from the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in 2007. His background includes marketing roles with both The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Museum.

SENIOR STAFF

Caroline Mackaness BA Dip Museum Studies, General Manager, Properties
Caroline Mackaness joined the HHT in 1990 and contributed as a curator to the Trust’s major museum projects at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, the Justice & Police Museum and the Museum of Sydney. Caroline was Exhibitions Coordinator and Head of the Exhibitions and Publications Unit from 1991-2005 with responsibilities as acting Properties Coordinator from 2002. She was appointed General Manager Properties, responsible for Government House, Elizabeth Bay House, Vaucluse House, Meroogal, Rouse Hill House & Farm and the Justice & Police Museum in 2006. Prior to joining the Trust Caroline worked as the Curator of the Australian Bicentennial travelling exhibition and as the Collection Manager for the Robert Holmes à Court Collection. Caroline curated and edited the major exhibition and publication Bridging Sydney for the 75th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 2007 and also curated Sydney By Ferry and Sydney From the Skies. Caroline co-authored Sydney Then & Now and co-curated Sydney at Federation.

Mark Viner BA (Hons) MA (Hons) Cantab, Acting General Manager, Properties
Mark was previously the HHT's Head of Public Programs for seven years. Mark has worked extensively in the arts and heritage industries in the UK and Europe as well as here in Australia for over 20 years.

MUSEUM CURATORS AND MANAGERS

Elizabeth Bay House
Curator Scott Carlin
Manager Larissa Anstee

Elizabeth Farm
Acting Manager Cornelia Gartner

Government House
Senior Curator Ann Toy
Curator Robert Griffin
Manager Steve Dawkins
Functions Manager Steve Dawkins

Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Curator Brad Manera
Curator Gary Crockett
Manager Dayn Cooper

Justice & Police Museum
Curator/Manager Caleb Williams

Meroogal
Curator Barbara Konkolowicz
Manager Sandra Lee

The Mint
Curator Robert Griffin
Manager Dayn Cooper

Museum of Sydney
Head Curator Caroline Butler-Bowdon
Curator Inara Walden
Manager John Hoey
Education Officer Fabienne Virago

Rouse Hill House & Farm
Curator Fergus Clunie
Manager/Chief Guide Monica Leach

Rose Seidler House
Manager Andrew Mitchell

Susannah Place Museum
Curator/Manager Anna Cossu

Vaucluse House
Curator Scott Carlin
Manager Larissa Anstee
Head Gardener Dave Gray

Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection
Manager Megan Martin
Curator Joanna Nicholas

KEY CONTACTS

Endangered Houses Fund
Richard Silink

Head of Exhibitions and Publications
Susan Sedgwick

Design Manager
Louise Cornwall

Marketing Manager
Charlotte Grant

Media Manager
Ruth Williams

Tourism
Nina Pogossov

Sponsorship Manager
Tina Koutsogiannis

Venue Hire Manager
Damian Poole

Retail
Peter Barnes

Acting Head Of Public Programs
Mark Lillis

Foundation General Manager
David Hely

Education Manager
Jeannie Douglas

Members General Manager
Judy Pittaway

Volunteer Coordinator
Karen Griffiths

Human Resources Manager
Tony Katsigiannis

Manager, Collection Management
Tamara Lavrencic