Holding a BA in Dance (WSU), Kiri is an Independent Creative Producer, Company Manager for Australian Dance Party (ACT), and Projects Officer for Southern Tablelands Arts (NSW) based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country in the Southern Tablelands NSW, Australia. With over 20 years’ experience in arts management for performing and visual arts, Kiri has held roles, including: Manager for Ausdance NSW (service organization for dance in NSW), Contemporary Curator and Producing roles across western Sydney: Campbelltown Arts Centre, Parramatta Artists’ Studios and Blacktown Arts Centre and funding programs for Australia Council for the Arts. Kiri’s experience includes creating and delivering diverse creative programs, engaging and empowering community within projects, International artist exchange projects, delivering large scale dance festivals and works, including public art installations, short dance films and commissioned cross- artform works with contemporary International artists. Kiri has collaborated with companies including Zodiak Center for Dance (FIN), Uprise Rebel (UK), Performance Space, Critical Path, Sydney Opera House, Jamestown Collective , Australian Museum, City of Parramatta, FORM Dance Projects, The Powerhouse Museum (Now MAAS), Sydney Festival (all NSW), Australian Dance Party (ACT).