Founder & Chair / Director

Melanie Bainbridge

Melanie is a local, original musician and arts advocate; professional writer; 20 year strategic sustainability / social impact professional; and community engagement professional. Melanie manages Strategic and Business Development and Marketing for The Pack and oversees Impact Management and Sustainability

Founder & Treasurer / Director

Harry Deluxe

Harry is a local, original musician; capacity development and organizational development professional; events and arts manager and producer; and arts advocacy professional. Harry manages Team Management and Planning for The Pack and coordinates the Founder team, industry ambassador network, and artist liaison and management.

Deputy Chair & Director

Mike Fuller

Mike is an experienced improvement, innovation, project and workshop facilitator skilled in Quality Assurance Management, LeanSigma, OPEX, Human Centred Design, Design Thinking, Service Design and Lean Startup. Mike has 20 years experience across 5 different global industries with a focus on co-designing organisational systems that engage and inspire a collaborative approach to improvement. Mike provides project management and innovation facilitation to this project.

Deputy Secretary & Director

Robert Weymouth

Rob has qualifications in engineering and sustainability, but not music – unless you count loving it and particularly the live scene. Rob specialises in participatory and deliberative governance and has worked for a decade on sustainability and facilitation in local government. Rob is a Director of Empowering Participation -  a consultancy focused on improving government/citizen interaction. All of this has led him to The Pack and what it embodies as a different and better way of doing things.

Director

Josie Hacking

Josie has extensive experience in the training sector managing, application design and implementation projects as well as business process and compliance. Josie is also a skilled musician and sound engineer. Josie provides business management, systems implementation, music curation and engineering skills to this project.

Director

Jayne Bryant

Jayne is a PhD researcher in education for sustainability which combines systems thinking and strategy with leading in complexity. Jayne’s research includes education and leadership for sustainability, focusing on the role of creativity and the arts in sustainability transformations.

Director

Shireen Sampson

Shireen a music enthusiast with a passion for music, both recorded and live, and a career in the event design, production and management industry. As an avid local band supporter, gig goer and music lover, Shireen has a deep, supportive appreciation for the artists, the musicians and the creatives that create the memories of our lives. Shireen provides event and arts management skills to this project.

Director

Jed Handmer

Jed is an effective strategist with a 14-year background in diverse enterprise and industry workforce reform / transformation programs. Jed is also a singer-songwriter and band leader. Jed brings strategy, policy and organisational development skills to The Pack.

Director

Adele Aria

Artist (and MIA muso), writer, and social justice advocate Adele has an extensive background in human rights and social change, not-for-profit development, community engagement, arts and events as an executive, consultant, facilitator, volunteer, community organiser, and board director. Adele is a life-long arts-lover who is excited about The Pack leading a new way of working in the arts sector and beyond, with its commitment to equality, local connection, and community. 

Director

Pippa Bainbridge

Pippa is a skilled Creative Producer holding qualifications in Drama Studies and Arts Management from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Pippa has filled Leadership and Creative Producer roles in iconic institutions from La Mama to Next Wave, Express Media and Arts Centre Melbourne. Pippa provides arts industry and strategic management expertise to this project.

Director

Aaron Wilson

Aaron is a skilled logistics specialist and business manager, with a wealth of experience in the construction industry. Aaron is also an ethical technology start-up Founder, with an interest in equitable business systems for customer experience. Aaron is Founder of Pryntix, an emergent ethical ticketing company addressing artist impacting inequities in the tickets sales and resale space.

Director

Mike Beale

Mike is a Senior Technical Officer with Aurecon and has 35 years experience encompassing a variety of major civil / structural infrastructure projects and multi-disciplinary environments. This has given him broad and varied exposure to most aspects of design delivery. Mike is also a performing and touring musician with multiple albums and many years of national and international live and festival performances.

Director

Katie Holland-Packer

Katie Holland is a Perth-based session musician, songwriter and vocalist with over 20 years of industry experience. From classical to blues, burlesque and beyond, Katie is a versatile and agile performer with extensive and live recording experience.