Juror Council

The AWMA Juror Council reflects a wide cross section of artists and industry professionals each of whom provide significant expertise in their respective areas and a broad perspective and overview to the Juror process.

AWMA Juror Chair

Dr Diana Tolmie

Diana is Senior Lecturer of Professional Practice at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and a D’Addario International Artist. She is also a freelance woodwind specialist in a multitude of genres performing both nationally and internationally.

Her international artistic practice has been supported by a Churchill Fellowship and Queen Elizabeth Trust Scholarship. Passionately teaching performance, pedagogy, musicians ‘health’ and vocational preparation, Diana’s excellence has been awarded an AEL Group Learning & Teaching Citation (2014), Highly Commended in the ‘Employability within the Curriculum’ category of the Griffith University Awards for Excellence in Teaching (2016) and a University Australian Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2018).

Diana continues to contribute to the Australian music industry via her post-PhD research into musicians ‘lives’ and the release of solo and chamber music recordings. She has been an AWMA Juror Council member for the past 2 years.

Juror Council

Emily Allen
Engagement & Impact Coordinator, Australian National University School of Music and School of Art & Design (ACT)

Chiou See Anderson
President National Council Of Women of Australia (QLD)

Marianna Annas
Vice President – Commercial & Creative
Universal Music Publishing (NSW)

Christine Anu
Singer, actor, ABC radio presenter National Weekend Evenings (QLD)

Cheryl Barker AO
International Opera Singer, Voice Teacher, Artistic Director – Pacific Opera Studio (NSW)

Amanda Brown
Screen composer, musician, APRA writer director, CIAM executive committee (NSW)

Yvette Cachia
Senior Vice President, People, Inclusion and Culture, Universal Music Australia (NSW)

Dr Leigh Carriage
Senior Lecturer, Contemporary Music Program, Faculty Business, Law & Arts, Southern Cross University (NSW)

Dr Nicole Canham
Program Coordinator, Woodwind, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University (VIC)

Mia McDonald
Photographer (VIC)

John Collins
Bass Player from Powderfinger | Venue Director and Co-owner the Triffid and the Fortitude Music Hall (QLD)

Celia Craig
Creative Arts Fellow, National Library of Australia, Creative Director, Artaria (SA)

Kerry Digby
Screen Industry Development Manager Screen Territory / Freelance musician (NT)

Sophie Edwards
Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Advocate (ACT)

Jane Gazzo
Music Journalist & Broadcaster (VIC)

Dr Narelle Gee
Former Head Programmer RAGE, QUT Academic (QLD), Author (QLD)

Kerri Glasscock
CEO & Festival Director- The Sydney Fringe, Board Member: Live Music Venues Alliance, Night Time Industries Association & PAC Australia (NSW)

Angie Hart
Singer/Songwriter (VIC)

Sahara Herald
Tour Director, Frontier Touring (NSW)

Alison Hams
Music Educator, Singer, Songwriter, Producer (SA)

Caleb James
Griffith University Academic (Program Director, Queensland Conservatorium); Music Producer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist (QLD)

Alex Kelsey
General Manager, Roundhouse Entertainment (a day on the green) (VIC)

Georgia Kennedy
Strategic Relationships and Development Manager, West Australian Music (WA)

Michelle Levings
Artist, GLVES (QLD)

Emmy Mack
Frontwoman of RedHook, triple j presenter, journalist at Music Feeds, founder of UsFest and winner of the inaugural Women In Heavy Music Award (AWMA’s 2023) (NSW)

Dr Janet McKay
Freelance Flautist, and Manager – Emerging Artists Programs, Musica Viva (NSW)

Clive Miller
CEO, Support Act (NSW)

Jenny Moon
Directress – Moon Mother Productions (VIC)

David Morgan
Co-founder and Director of Lemon Tree Music (NSW)

Joe Muller
Managing Director, MusicNSW (NSW)

Erin Nolan
Head of Partnerships, Oztix (QLD)

Sam Nester
Artist-in-Residence, New York University Abu Dhabi (QLD)

Lamorna Nightingale
Flautist, concert presenter, educator and publisher (NSW)

Dr Jadey O’Regan
Lecturer in Contemporary Music (Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney) (NSW)

Robyn Payne
Music producer / Arranger / composer (VIC)

Naomi Price
Co-Founder and Artistic Director, The Little Red Company (QLD)

Poppy Reid
Editor in chief of The Brag Media, Rolling Stone, Australia and New Zealand, and Variety Australia and New Zealand (NSW)

Katie Rynne
BIGSOUND Music Co-Programmer / Senior Booking Agent (NSW)

Alex Shehadie
Expert in gender equality, diversity and inclusion and creating psychologically safe work places. (NSW)

Dr Diana Tolmie
QLD Conservatorium (QLD)

Emily Tulloch
CEO & Artistic Director, Nexus Arts. Independent musician (SA)

Harry Upton
Events Director, The Tivoli & The Princess Theatre (QLD)

Rosalia Vearing
Head of Community Health and Wellbeing, SSI and BEMAC (QLD)

Phaedra Watts*
Festival Director – Nannup Music Festival (WA)

Emily-Rose Wills
Arts and Culture Officer — George Town Council, Former Program Manager — Music at Mona / Mona Foma (TAS) (TAS)

Dr John Willsteed
QUT Academic (QLD)

Katie Yap
Freelance violist and curator, Nipaluna/Hobart (TAS)

* First Nations Jurors