Amanda Jackes is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Woodfordia Ltd.
Amanda provides strategic leadership across Woodfordia’s diverse portfolio of festivals, cultural programmes, infrastructure development, environmental initiatives and community enterprises. She oversees an annual operating budget of approximately $18 million and an organisation that engages thousands of contractors, artists, presenters, volunteers and partners each year.
In 2024, Amanda launched A Forest of Goodwill, Woodfordia’s landmark philanthropic campaign to secure the permanent future of the Woodfordia site. The campaign reflects the organisation’s long-term vision of placing the land into community trust for future generations while strengthening its environmental, cultural and financial sustainability.