Board Members

Penny Calvert

Penny Calvert is a marketing professional with over 15 years’ experience working in brand and recruitment. Penny is currently Senior Portfolio Marketing Manager for Defence Force Recruiting and is responsible for managing national education and diversity brands for the Australian Defence Force. During her career Penny has worked across higher education, corporate events for multi-national organisations and the arts. In 2019 Penny completed her Masters of Marketing with Griffith University. Penny has always had a strong interest in theatre and the arts and began her professional career as Marketing Assistant at The Canberra Theatre Centre.

Adam Stankevicius

Adam Stankevicius is a Canberra local and an experienced public sector senior executive, who, amongst other roles, has been the General Manager of the Centenary of Canberra, and the Director of Cultural Canberra (which included Arts ACT, Events ACT and the National Arboretum Canberra).

He has held various roles on the management boards of many not-for-profit organisations in the ACT and nationally over the past thirty years, bringing a focus on governance, strategic planning, advocacy, policy development, stakeholder relations and fundraising. He has also held a range of political and media adviser roles across political parties and with independent politicians.

Adam strongly supports growing local and diverse artistic talent and is enthusiastic about providing a stage from which Canberra talent can be showcased to the world.

Megan Malcolm 

Megan Malcolm is a senior strategic marketing professional with 25 years’ experience across multiple industries including Defence, Finance, Wine, Elite Sport and Consumer Electronics.

Currently the National Partnerships Manager for Defence Force Recruiting, Megan is passionate about creating and nurturing strategic partnerships that drive growth and innovation.

Megan now calls Canberra home having settled here in 2017 following time in Sydney, London and Brisbane. She has held a longtime appreciation for the arts and is committed to offering her support to The Street Theatre community.