Chris Leese

Studio Manager

Chris brings a diverse range of experiences to his role as Studio Manager.  

He was previously Communications Coordinator for the Independent Education Union and, prior to that, Operations Manager for the South Australian state office of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. 

He’s also been a workplace inspector for Fair Work Australia, manager of a boutique hotel in the Yorkshire Dales, a music judge for the Adelaide Fringe Awards, a project officer with the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology and an anal-retentive record store clerk. 

He co-founded the Backwater Blues and Roots Festival, and is a proud father of one.

e: chris.leese@tacsi.org.au