Who we are
NICA is structured with a leadership team, education staff and trainers, supported by our wonderful admin staff, production team and medical practitioners. Below you can put a face to a name, and contact them directly.
Simona Jobbagy
NICA's CEO
sjobbagy@nica.collarts.edu.au
9214 6100
Our Executive Team
Emily O'Connor
Operations Manager
(Human Resources)
eoconnor@nica.collarts.edu.au
Faye Stathakis
Head of Finance
fstathakis@nica.collarts.edu.au
Juliana Neves
Head of Circus Studies
jneves@nica.collarts.edu.au
Tegan Carmichael
Senior Educator
tcarmichael@nica.collarts.edu.au
Valentina La Piana
Senior Educator-Academic
vlapiana@nica.collarts.edu.au
Karen Leskiw
Marketing & Communications Manager
kleskiw@nica.collarts.edu.au
Paula McKaskill
Operations Manager
(Commercial)
pmckaskill@nica.collarts.edu.au
Franx Ann
Operations Manager
(Facilities and Resources)
fann@nica.collarts.edu.au
Josie Byrt
Executive Officer
jbyrt@nica.collarts.edu.au
Our NICA Ed Team
Linda Sastradipradja
Movement Convenor
lsastradipradja@nica.collarts.edu.au
Katie Cawthorne
Performance Studies Coordinator
kcawthorne@nica.collarts.edu.au
Rong Lu
Circus Trainer
Earl Shatford
Circus Trainer
eshatford@nica.collarts.edu.au
Vasily Ivanov
Circus Trainer
vivanov@nica.collarts.edu.au
Charlie Cheng
Circus Trainer
gcheng@nica.collarts.edu.au
Helene Embling
Circus Trainer
hembling@nica.collarts.edu.au
Jon Griffingham
Circus Trainer
jgriffingham@nica.collarts.edu.au
Brett Franzi
Circus Trainer
bfranzi@nica.collarts.edu.au
Mireille (Mimi) Goyette
Circus Trainer
Felicia O'Brien
Circus Trainer
feliciaobrien@nica.collarts.edu.au
Lauren Skopal
Circus Trainer
lskopal@nica.collarts.edu.au
Lauren Eisinger
Business Studies
Antonella Casella
Circus History
acasella@nica.collarts.edu.au
Dr David Munro
Anatomy and Physiology
NICA Rec Team
Jessie Shook
Administration Assistant
Meagan Kenny
Evening and Holiday Program Administration Assistant
NICA Represents
Christina Cox
NICA Represents Agent
ccox@nica.collarts.edu.au
NICA Connects
Natalie Frijia
Alumni, Industry & Community Engagement Coordinator
nfrijia@nica.collarts.edu.au
Our NICA Performs Team
Scott Grayland
Production Manager
sgrayland@nica.collarts.edu.au
9214 6406
Kaleb Hawkins
Head Rigger
khawkins@nica.collarts.edu.au
9214 6108
Kyle Raftery
Venue Supervisor & Rigger
kjraftery@nica.collarts.edu.au
9214 6008
Our Marketing Team
Halina Powierza
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
hpowierza@nica.collarts.edu.au
Rosa Quinton
Marketing & Communications Assistant
rquinton@nica.collarts.edu.au
Our Administration Team
Anne Young
Senior Administration Coordinator
ayoung@nica.collarts.edu.au
Timmy Foley
Administration Assistant
tfoley@nica.collarts.edu.au
Jenny Vanderhorst
Administrator
(dance programs)
jvanderhorst@nica.collarts.edu.au
Our Medical Team
Dr David Munro
Head Physiotherapist
PhD., B.Physio (Hons), B.Sci. (Hons), Cert IV (TAE), Churchill Fellow
davidmunro@nica.collarts.edu.au
Dr Suleiman Halabi
Sports Doctor
M.B.B.S
shalabi@nica.collarts.edu.au
Dr Ellie McLinden
Sports and Performance Psychologist
Larry
Head of Happiness
larrythedog@nica.collarts.edu.au
Cat King
Physiotherapist, Strength & Conditioning Coach
Emily Irvine
Physiotherapist
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