Board Of Directors

Kim Dalton OAM
Chair of the Screenrights Board
Producer, distributor and broadcaster with over 40 years’ experience as a senior executive in the screen industry. Former CEO, Australian Film Commission; former Director, ABC Television; former Chair, Freeview Australia; Chair, Asian Animation Summit and recipient of Order of Australia medal for service to the Australian film and television industry.
Director since 2015. Elected Chair 2019.

Georgina Waite
Deputy Chair of the Screenrights Board
Former Head of Content Business at the ABC, with over 29 years at the national broadcaster in that role and within the ABC Legal department. Starting out as an Intellectual Property lawyer with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Georgina is a former lecturer in Media Law at UTS, lawyer at the Arts Law Centre of Australia, and board member of Metro TV.
Director since 2018. Elected Deputy Chair 2019.

Tom Alegounarias
Over 40 years’ experience in school education with an emphasis on equity and quality teaching. Tom is former chair and CEO of the NSW Educational Standards Authority and General Manager of Strategic Policy for NSW education. He is now adjunct professor of education at the University of Sydney and director of the Teaching and Educational Standards Alliance.
Director since 2022.

Rachel Antony
NZ Board Director
CEO of Greenstone TV, Rachel has produced hundreds of hours of content in both Aotearoa-NZ and Australia. She is an active member of WIFT and SPADA; a member of the NZ Institute of Directors; and on the board of theatre company Nightsong.
Director since 2020.

Jonathan Carter
Authorial (Music) Board Director
Chief Operating Officer, APRA AMCOS. Director, Australian Copyright Council; Global Policy Committee, International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers.
Director since 2017.

Sandra Davey
Product coach and digital product leader with Organa practising across telco/broadband, IoT, cross-platform content, interactive TV, sport, libraries and consumer advocacy. Former Chair of CHOICE, and current Board member of .au Domain Administration and Editorial Board member of the Business Agility Institute.
Director since 2020.

Sofya Gollan
Authorial (Screen Director) Board Director
An award-winning film director and screenwriter, an advocate for diversity and disability inclusion and a Deaf individual who has served previously on the Board of the National Australian Theatre of the Deaf and as a member of the advisory panel for Film in Revolt.
Director since 2023.

Kelly Lefever
Authorial (Screenwriter) Board Director
Kelly is one of Australia’s most prolific screenwriters, developers and Script Producer/editors. She is the co-creator of the critically acclaimed series The Circuit, and her credits included The Doctor Blake Mysteries, The Code, Under the Vines, The Black Balloon and The Merger. She is a former board member of Film Victoria and a former Vice President of the Australian Writers’ Guild.
Director since 2018.

Michael McMahon
A founder and first Executive Chairman of Matchbox Pictures and currently a Director and Executive Producer of Big and Little Films. A former lawyer with extensive experience in arts and entertainment law, Michael is also an Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University of Technology. He started producing film and television projects in 1997 and was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by Screen Producers Australia in 2018.
Director since 2024.
Lynne Small
Lynne Small is a CPA Australia member with an Executive MBA and more than 30 years’ experience in the creative industries. Formerly Chief Operating Officer of ARIA and PPCA, she led finance, licensing, distribution, technology and governance functions, and played key roles in copyright reform. Lynne is Vice Chair of the Australian Copyright Council, and Company Secretary and Co-Chair of Support Act.
Director since 2026.

Dot West
A scriptwriter, story advisor and accredited trainer, Dot is a Noongar woman who is a Director of Goolarri Media Enterprises and Ramu Productions. She is also a board member of Cinefest Oz Film Festival and Co-Chair of the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group to the Federal Government.
Director since 2023.

Paul Wiegard
CEO & Founder, Madman Entertainment, distributor of 35 Oscar-nominated films. Has Executive Produced more than 50 feature films & documentaries. In 2016, established streaming platform DocPlay. Current partner in European development fund CCM. Former President AIDA. Current Co-Chair Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), Board Member Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
Director since 2022.
Screenrights Staff

James Dickinson
Chief Executive
Reneè Bryant
Chief Financial Officer

Natalie Buck
General Counsel, Head of Policy and Company Secretary

Maha Ismail
Head of Member and Industry Services

Scott James
Head of Licensing

Emma Madison
Head of Product

Vedvrat Sharma
Head of Engineering & Data
Sarah Steel
Head of Marketing and Industry Support





