Magdalena Moreno - CEO
Chilean born creative producer, Magdalena Moreno is the CEO for Kultour since 2009.  Prior to Kultour, she was Director of the South Project: an international cross-cultural project creating platforms for south-south dialogue and collaborations across the South.

Migrating from Chile in 1991, Magdalena continued her university studies in Melbourne. In 2000, Magdalena undertook an ethics research fellowship in Paris (based at UNESCO) as the 1999 recipient of the Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Fellowship. She has over a decade of professional experience in the creative sector across diverse art-forms.  She has presented at several local and international symposia on themes relating to networks, cross-cultural arts projects & partnerships, and public art in Latin America and the south-south collaborations.

Her current appointments include: Public Art Advisory Panel Member, City of Melbourne; Associate, Australia Latin American Foundation; and Chair, The South Project. She is a 2008 Fellow of Asialink's Leaders Program and a 2011 Fellow of the Inaugural Emerging Leaders Development Program at the Australia Council for the Arts. 

Georgia Segwick - Program Manager

Georgia Sedgwick has over a decade of experience working in Indonesia and Australia on various arts projects and programs. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Indonesian Studies from Monash University and a Graduate Certificate in Arts Management from the University of Melbourne.

Currently Deputy Chair of the South Project Board and Program Manager of Kultour, Georgia was the former Manager of the Visual Arts Residency program and the Indonesia-Australia Arts Management Program at Asialink, the University of Melbourne (2004-2007) and Communications and Program Coordinator at both Regional Arts Victoria (2007-2009) and the South Project (2009-10). Since joining the South Project she has been involved in the co-curation and coordination of the following projects: Perjumpaan Selatan-selatan (South Project 2009 Gathering, Indonesia); South Project: Melbourne Reflection (Bus Gallery, Melbourne 2009); and What makes a Network…? (West Wing, Westspace, Melbourne 2010).

Georgia has also co-curated numerous independent arts projects including RuangPerRuang (Yogyakarta 2005); Under My Skin (Manila, Singapore and Hanoi 2008-09), and Kompilasi (Bus Gallery, Melbourne 2009) and has contributed articles and reviews to publications including Artlink, Art & Australia, Groundwork and the International Institute of Asian Studies Journal.

Lia Pa’apa’a - Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator

Lia Pa’apa’a is a Samoan/Mexican woman who lives in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. Lia is a qualified educator and is currently working across several platforms to support Pacific and Indigenous communities across Melbourne.

Lia’s experience is founded on a Bachelor of Indigenous Education that has enabled her to work across both Educational and Not-for-Profit and Community Arts organisations, empowering Australian Indigenous and culturally diverse communities and young people.

Lia is currently a coordinator of the Pacific Women’s Weaving Circle, which empowers women through community development and social enterprise.  Lia also has established a private enterprise Haus of Savvy Savage with Maryann Talia Pau, which showcases and promotes excellence in Pacific and Indigenous art and design.

Lia has produced several community film projects including Pacific Stories (Melbourne, 2011), My Story, My Place -Through the Lens (The Grange P-12 College 2008). Lia received the Cultural Diversity Teachers Award in 2009 for her work with Culturally Diverse young people. Lia continues to work on collaborative projects and is driven by the passion to build and strengthen ATSI and culturally diverse communities through the Arts and Education.

Kevin Nelson - Accountant
Kevin is a contract accountant and a member of CPA Australia. He has extensive experience in the arts and charitable sectors, both in an accounting capacity and as a member of boards. His earlier background was with companies associated with the building industry, in financial management, and as a company secretary.

He was Director, Finance & Administration at Community Aid Abroad as his last full time position.

Since retirement from full-time work, he has undertaken part-time accounting work for non-profit organisations, including Museums Australia Inc; Polyglot Puppet Theatre;  Arena Theatre Company; Craft Victoria; Welfare Rights Unit;  The South Project;  Linden Centre for Contemporary Art; amongst many others requiring project acquittal reports and audits.