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Previously the Perth Festival’s Associate Director Shelagh joined the Festival in 2002. She has extensive experience in Festival management through various roles in New Zealand and Edinburgh over the past thirteen years. During a ten-year association with the New Zealand Festival, Shelagh took responsibility for program management and became Executive Producer for new works commissioned by the Festival. She has also worked with the Asia Pacific Festival, the Assembly Theatre in Edinburgh during the Fringe Festival, the Georgian International Festival of Theatre and the Harare International Festival of Arts. Shelagh holds a Masters in International Relations (Victoria University, Wellington) with research focused on international cultural exchange. She has worked in a non-professional capacity with various community organisations and non-governmental organisations on multicultural issues. She has been a Council member of the New Zealand Volunteer Service Abroad and a board member of KULCHA: Multicultural Arts of Western Australia.