Board Leadership

Adam Stankevicius / Chair

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.

Christina Graves / Deputy Chair

Christina Graves is a Special Counsel at Clayton Utz in Canberra, specialising in privacy and data security, information law and public law.  During her career, she has worked with government, private and not-for-profit organisations from across a broad range of industry sectors to achieve their goals and deal with challenges in a practical and strategic way. Originally from Adelaide, Christina has called Canberra home for over 18 years.  She has a strong interest in the performing arts, starting from a young age when she spent a number of years studying music and dance.  Christina is excited about combining her personal passion and professional experience to support The Street Theatre in its contribution to the Canberra community.
 

Joanna Hall / Treasurer

Joanna is a Chartered Accountant with over 17 years’ experience providing audit and accounting advisory services to a range of organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. She has extensive skills in accounting, financial reporting, governance and risk management.

Joanna understands the importance of good governance and financial management to deal with the unique challenges faced by not-for-profit organisations, including securing funding, managing cash flows and navigating compliance. She will work closely with the other board members and the executive team to support the ongoing operation of The Street.

As a born and bred Canberran with strong family connections to the local region, Joanna is passionate about supporting independent community initiatives and events. She has a specific interest in the performing arts and regularly attends local theatre and music shows each year.

Igor Kochovski / Secretary