Jo Porter

Theatre Producer, administrator and consultant in not-for-profit and commercial theatre, Jo is the CEO of Regional Arts Victoria. She was the Co-Producer of Victoria’s inaugural Regional Centre for Culture (2018) and has worked with independent artists including Little Ones Theatre (Merciless Gods, The Happy Prince); Joseph O’Farrell (JOF: Ten Minute Dance Parties, The Cabin, Those Who Rick) and in mentorship roles with Anyupa Butcher, Samara Hersch (Dybbuks) and Roslyn Oades. Other roles in Australia, UK and USA have included: CEO of the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Executive Producer of Malthouse Theatre, General Manager of a range of commercial theatre productions and head of creative development at Richard Frankel Productions in New York and Head of Business Development at Really Useful Group in London. Jo teaches Governance and Leadership in NIDA’s MFA in Cultural Leadership program. The former Chair of Back to Back Theatre, Jo’s previous clients include the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Chamber Made, Arts House, the Australia Council, Hackman (NZ), Four Larks Theatre, Museum Victoria, The Australian Ballet, Theatre Works, and St Martins Youth Theatre.