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Ms Virginia Lovett was appointed to the Trust in September 2022. Ms Lovett is the Executive Director and Co-CEO of Melbourne Theatre Company. Prior to this she was Executive Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. A highly experienced and well-respected cultural leader, she successfully designed a range of strategic initiatives through her roles at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Festival, Zoos Victoria, Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Theatre Company and the National Gallery of Victoria. She has also worked as an advisor for State Ministers in Victoria and New South Wales.

In 2006 she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and is a graduate of the Museum Leadership program. Ms Lovett is currently the President of Arts Project Australia, an Executive Council member of Live Performance Australia and a member of the City of Melbourne’s Night-time Economy Advisory panel. She has held the position of Chair for Arena Theatre, LPA’s Theatre Panel for Live Performance Australia and Force Majeure; as well serving on the boards of Committee for Melbourne, Craft Victoria and Legs on the Wall. For the past five years she has been a mentor for the Australia Council Emerging Leaders Course, Teach for Australia and the Council for Museum Directors.