Board of Trustees
The Arts and Culture Trust Board consists of nine members appointed by the Minister as a Board member. There is currently one vacancy on the Board.
The Arts and Culture Trust Act 2021 requires the appointment of Board members with skills and experience relating to the Trust's functions such as commerce, law, financial management, infrastructure planning and management, and culture and the arts industry experience.
Morgan Solomon, Chair
(Appointed 1 July 2022)
Founding Director at Perth law firm Solomon Hollett Lawyers, Morgan Solomon is a nationally recognised and awarded lawyer who specialises in all forms of succession law.
As one of the state's leading legal practitioners in his field Morgan is recognised by Doyles Guide as a pre-eminent Wills and Estates Succession Planning lawyer and as a leading Wills and Estates Litigation lawyer. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
A third generation Western Australian lawyer, Morgan also takes an active role in the State's cultural community having obtained an honours degree in fine art before his studies in law. Morgan is also a Founding Member of the WA Chamber of Culture and the Arts, former Chair of Law Australasia and former Chair of the Perth Theatre Trust.
Zoë Atkinson
Zoë Atkinson is one of Australia's most established designers of live performance, with a career of nearly 30 years creating across Australia and internationally in theatre, opera, dance, puppetry, devised work and large scale events. She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work, including Helpmann, Green Room, and Equity.
Zoë studied under the highly acclaimed designers Petr Matásek and Josef Svoboda at The Prague Academy of Performing Arts and the International Institute of Figurative Theatre in the Czech Republic, and since moving back to Australia in the late 1990s has based her national practice in Perth. She has been a member of many advisory panels and boards to the arts, including formative roles held early in her career helping shape inaugural Young People and the Arts policy and funding. She has held several teaching positions and is currently a non-executive director of Black Swan State Theatre Company.
Zoë brings significant and current experience at the ground level of the sector- as a freelance artist- combined with adjunct contribution through advisory into policy, funding and governance. She is the mother of two school-aged boys, and is as passionate about the natural and built environments of Western Australia as she is about its cultural ones.
Nadia van Dommelen
Nadia van Dommelen is a professional engineer with over 25 years of industry experience in project direction of social and economic infrastructure projects. Through her independent consultancy she provides infrastructure advisory and project management services for clients with complex and large-scale infrastructure asset portfolios and needs.
During her career Nadia has had the privilege of undertaking key roles on some of Perth’s most complex and transformative infrastructure projects. Together with her enthusiasm and personal passion for culture and the arts, she brings her knowledge of asset planning, development and management to the Arts and Culture Trust portfolio.
Nadia is passionate about supporting and strengthening the arts and culture sector and ensuring recognition for the vital role of arts and culture in our communities through enriching lives and fostering connections. She is the current Chair of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee for the Arts and Culture Trust.
Michelle Tremain
Michelle Tremain is the CEO of a private family group focused on Western Australian assets, the arts and philanthropy. She previously served as the Managing Partner of PwC Perth until 2024 and held various national and Asia Pacific leadership roles within the firm during her partnership.
In addition to her commercial responsibilities, Michelle’s passion for the arts and education is reflected in her not-for-profit board roles. She is the Deputy Chair of the Perth International Arts Festival, a Board Member of Lotterywest and an Independent Governor of the Forrest Research Foundation.
Melvin Yeo
Melvin Yeo is a company director and corporate lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience. He has a global client base, and has also co-founded various international mineral exploration projects. Melvin’s experience includes governance, strategic planning, legal affairs, capital raising, operational oversight and transaction negotiations.
Melvin is a supporter of the arts and keen collector of contemporary works by Australian artists. He is a non-executive director of Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) and has previously served on the Murdoch University Art Collection board.
Robert Taylor
CEO of the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC), Robert Taylor is of Nhanda, Yamaji heritage and has over 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. In this time, he has owned run and managed businesses in the hospitality tourism, mining and construction industries.
In his role as CEO at WAITOC, Robert has successfully delivered the Aboriginal Tourism Development Program, growing 39 new Aboriginal businesses across Western Australia and contributing significantly to the Jina Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan, which aims to further promote and develop Indigenous tourism experiences in WA.
Mr Taylor secured the World Indigenous Tourism Summit for Perth and continues to create new partnerships with prospective stakeholders to improve cultural understanding, respect and positive social outcomes for First Nations people.
Lisa Montgomery
Lisa’s expertise lies in strategy, stakeholder engagement and brand stewardship with more than 25 years’ experience across arts, culture and heritage, tourism, urban planning, infrastructure and regional development.
Her background includes senior roles in government, private sector and as Director and founder of an independent strategy consultancy. She has reformed traditional approaches to strategic planning for complex, mixed-use projects and assets, including for some of WA’s highest profile communities and places, delivering customer-centred outcomes, impactful partnerships and shared value.
Bringing a state-wide perspective and practical experience in arts and culture, Lisa is passionate about a strong, accessible sector and its impact in connecting people and cultures, shaping urban and regional vibrancy and sustained economic prosperity.
Kylie Groves
Kylie is a senior legal practitioner with more than 25 years' experience in advising both government and non-government clients across all areas of employment, workplace relations, discrimination and health and safety law. She has been a partner at a global law firm as well as a partner (including Perth partner in charge) of a national law firm.
Prior to commencing a legal career, Kylie worked for more than 10 years in industrial relations including over eight years with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (during which time she held an appointment as a Deputy Industrial Registrar).
Kylie's wide ranging experience enables her to assist clients with developing strategies to deal with complex workplace issues. Her practice includes advising clients on employment and industrial relations matters arising from corporate restructuring, defending clients in health and safety prosecutions, conducting or managing large and sometimes complex workplace investigations, representing clients in courts and tribunals, assisting clients in Royal Commissions and presenting seminars and training on workplace law issues. She regularly represents clients in the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission and the Fair Work Commission as well as in other courts and tribunals.
Kylie is an experienced Board Member in the not-for-profit sector.
She has been listed in The Best Lawyers in Australia in Occupational Health & Safety and in Labour and Employment and has been listed as a leading Employment & Industrial Relations Lawyer - Perth, in Doyle's Guide to the Australia Legal Profession.
In 2012 Kylie was awarded the Attorney-General’s Community Service Law Award.
Veronica Jeffery
Veronica has more than 30 years of senior government leadership experience across diverse disciplines, in roles including Deputy Chief of Staff to Premiers Roger Cook and Mark McGowan, and Chief of Staff to Ministers in Transport and Planning and Culture and Arts.
She previously held executive positions at the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and East Perth Redevelopment Authority, overseeing activation and management of major urban renewal precincts such as Elizabeth Quay and Yagan Square. Her work is guided by a passion for creating vibrant, culturally rich places through collaboration between government, creative industries and commercial partners.
Veronica has worked extensively with creative organisations and is committed to strengthening the long-term sustainability and growth of Western Australia’s culture and arts sector.