Cathy Hunt (BA Hons M. Phil)
Cathy is one of the founding directors of Positive Solutions with over 20 years experience of working in the arts and creative industries both in Australia and the UK. Her previous professional experience was in the management of art centres, touring performing companies and festivals, including as Founding Director of the UK Liverpool Festival of Comedy and Artistic Programmer of Battersea Arts Centre, London.
In Australia, Cathy has worked extensively on cultural policy development including cultural plans for local governments, strategy reviews and planning for State government, cultural facility developments and organisational and business planning for arts organisations. This has included the preparation of a regional and district cultural facilities strategy for the Government of Hong Kong, with GHK Consulting (HK).
Cathy has a first degree in English and Theatre Studies and a Master of Philosophy (through the School of Architecture, University of Liverpool UK), on the design and development process of buildings for the performing arts.
David Fishel (MA, M.Litt)
Prior to co-founding Positive Solutions in 1990, David managed arts organisations ranging from small scale touring theatre companies to arts centre and theatre venues. David has led business and strategic planning processes for sports, cultural, educational and Indigenous organisations. He has delivered training in board development, management and leadership skills, arts-business partnerships and strategic planning.
David is author of The Book of the Board, now in its second edition, a handbook for board members of non-profit organisations, published by Federation Press in Australia, and as Boards That Work by the Directory of Social Change in the UK.
David is a graduate of Liverpool, Newcastle and Oxford Universities. He has been a board member of several cultural organisations in Australia and the UK and is currently Chair of the Creative Industries Precinct (CIP) Board at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Kitty Carra (B. Commerce, BA)
Kitty has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland where she majored in financial accounting and organisational behaviour. She worked for the training organisational the Covey Leadership Centre while completing her arts degree.
She then moved from the corporate sector to the community sector to work as financial manager with a number of different organisations and also gained experience within the sector by serving as treasurer on numerous committees
In 1995, Kitty moved into the arts and cultural sector by taking up the position as manager with the physical theatre company Circa/ Rock n Roll Circus. This role involved all levels of company management as well as national and international industry networking.
She has worked with Positive Solutions since 1998 and specialises in reviewing organisational systems, strategic planning, business planning and financial forecasting.
Megan McCormack (BA Screen Production)
Megan completed her Bachelor of Arts (Screen Production) from Griffith University in 1998 and since that time has worked on a number of locally produced short films and documentaries in the role of sound recordist.
Her experience gained her a casual teaching position at Griffith Film School in the popular Sound Design subject working with budding filmmakers and animators.
Megan has also worked for one of Brisbane’s leading boutique advertising agencies in the media planning and buying department.
Megan is Positive Solutions' Office Manager.
Joanna Maunder (BA FA Illustration)
Joanna graduated from Griffith University, QCA in 2004 with Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (Illustration). Since then Joanna has immersed herself within the creative industries, co-founding an artist run collective -tri-cycleARTS. This was established to provide support for emerging Brisbane artists.
Joanna has traveled throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and lived in London for over two years. Whist in London Joanna worked in the Marketing Department of Itchy Feet Theatre.
Joanna has completed postgraduate study at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), in Arts and Creative Industries Management.
Jennifer Upton
Jennifer has worked as a bookkeeper and accounts clerk for a number of successful accounting practices. She has a long term interest in the arts and not for profit sector with a substantial volunteering history. Jennifer joins Positive Solutions as the Administration and Finance Officer
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