We Whistle While We Work!
At Regional Arts WA, we’re a values-driven team fuelled by an impatient optimism and an unwavering determination to enhance creative opportunities across our vast and varied state.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we have a democratic and collaborative spirit, where everyone’s ideas are heard.
Our diverse and decentralised team spans Western Australia, working together under CEO Dr Pilar Kasat and our Board of Directors to empower artists and strengthen communities through creative projects, activities, and advocacy.
Meet Our Staff
Dr Pilar Kasat
Chief Executive Officer
- Region: Perth
- Email: pkasat@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6211
- LinkedIn: Connect with Dr Pilar Kasat on LinkedIn
Pilar is an accomplished Chilean-Australian cultural leader and CACD practitioner, dedicated to…
Catherine Driver
General Manager
- Region: Peel
- Email: cdriver@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6206
- LinkedIn: Connect with Catherine Driver on LinkedIn
Drawing on decades of experience in the WA arts sector, Catherine leads operations and fosters…
Alysha Saunders
Manager, Strategy and Partnerships
- Region: Mid West
- Email: asaunders@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6201
- LinkedIn: Connect with Alysha Saunders on LinkedIn
Alysha leads strategy and partnerships, driving key initiatives and shaping positive futures…
Valeria Scoponi
Coordinator Sector Development
- Region: Perth
- Email: vscoponi@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6209
- LinkedIn: Connect with Valeria Scoponi on LinkedIn
Val coordinates sector development programs, builds connections, and sparks collaboration across…
Jade McCallum
Programs Coordinator
- Region: South West
- Email: jmccallum@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 5863
- LinkedIn: Connect with Jade McCallum on LinkedIn
Jade leads RAWA’s Outback Prac Program, creating workforce pathways that support emerging arts…
Carla Steele
Investment Coordinator
- Region: Perth
- Email: csteele@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6217
- LinkedIn: Connect with Carla Steele on LinkedIn
If you’re seeking investment advice, chat to Carla. She knows a thing or two (or twenty) about…
Hannah Chambers
Investment Coordinator
- Region: Gascoyne
- Email: hchambers@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6210
Grants, grants, grants! Hannah has seen and heard it all. She is great for tips and tricks in grant…
Janine Oxenham
First Nations Officer
- Region: South West & Perth
- Email: joxenham@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6204
- LinkedIn: Connect with Janine Oxenham on LinkedIn
Janine manages our community-led projects that honour First Nations culture through collaboration,…
Natalie de Rozario
Project Officer – Equity Projects
- Region: Perth
- Email: nderozario@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 5865
- LinkedIn: Connect with Natalie de Rozario on LinkedIn
An accomplished artist in her own right, Natalie brings personal insight to her role supporting…
Megan Lemon
Project Officer Network Investment
- Region: Perth
- Email: mlemon@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 4213
Lemon builds creative connections and supports emerging artists, grant applicants and delivering…
Martin Tunley
Finance Officer
- Region: Perth
- Email: mtunley@regionalartswa.org.au
- LinkedIn: Connect with Martin Tunley on LinkedIn
Martin is our music guru and financial wizard carefully watching the money flow in, and out across…
Mireia Gonzalez
Social Fabric Project Officer – Kalgoorlie
- Region: Goldfields-Esperance
- Email: mgonzalez@regionalartswa.org.au
- LinkedIn: Connect with Mireia Gonzalez on LinkedIn
With an eye for detail and a passion for inclusive practice, Mireia is the cultural bridge-builder…
Stacie Standen
Operations Officer
- Region: Perth & South West
- Email: sstanden@regionalartswa.org.au
- Phone: 08 9200 6202
Stacie is an experienced administrator who ensures smooth daily operations while supporting the…
Meet Our Board
Josephine Johnson
Chair
- Region: Perth
Josephine Johnson brings three decades of corporate leadership, most recently as Director of Global…
Dr Jennifer Halton
Deputy Chair
- Region: Perth
Jennifer Halton is Founder and Creative Director of The Metamorphosis Project (winner of the Irish…
Paul Johnson
Treasurer
- Region: Perth
Paul Johnson is a finance professional with almost 40 years of experience, specialising in finance…
Clancy McDowell
Secretary
- Region: Kimberley
Clancy McDowell has spent over 22 years in Broome, with her career traversing Indigenous media, the…
Jacky Cheng
- Region: Kimberley
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jacky Cheng holds a Bachelor of Architecture (Honours 1) from the…
Mohammed ‘Ayo Busari’
- Region: Perth
Mohammed 'Ayo' Busari brings a multidisciplinary approach as an award-winning visual artist,…
Rosie Sitorus
- Region: Mid West
Rosie Sitorus has built her life in regional Western Australia since 2013, working with Aboriginal…
Abby Carter
- Region: Pilbara
Abby Carter is a positioning strategist with a decade of experience specialising in regional and…
Kaiya Ashworth
- Region: Perth
Kaiya Ashworth grew up in Pemberton and has lived and worked across regional Western Australia,…
Lauren Greatorex
- Region: Pilbara
Lauren Greatorex is a proud Malgana, Nyikina, and Jabir Jabir woman currently residing in Hedland,…
Katelyn Whitehurst
- Region: Perth
Katelyn Whitehurst is a Wardandi and Menang Noongar woman through her father’s mother and a proud…