Meet The Team -
Cassie Smith
Secretary, Manager & Media Coordinator
Cassie brings nine years of Ecofest committee experience. As Event Manager, she is the steady centre of the team, keeping plans aligned, timelines on track, budgets realistic, and details flowing. Her deep knowledge of Ecofest also makes her a natural fit as Media Coordinator, shaping messaging, managing press and social schedules, and ensuring consistent branding across channels. Beyond Ecofest, Cassie is a chef and an educator with 24 Carrots Kitchen Gardens in Schools, where she champions hands-on food education and seasonal, low-waste cooking. She also serves on the North West Environment Centre (NWEC) committee. Her interests—travelling, cooking, preserving, fermenting, and gardening—reflect the same practical sustainability and care she brings to her work, community partnerships, and festival delivery. We value her clarity, kindness, and get-it-done approach.
Zomury Smith-Williams
Treasurer, Marketing & Ticketing Coordinator
On festival day, Zomury is the warm smile welcoming you at the gate. Year-round, she is much more: ecofest’s web and graphic designer, social media manager, ticketing manager, and a creative lead behind our website, posters, and program materials. She joined ecofest in 2017 as a performer, soon after helping on her mum Cassie’s stall. She quickly moved into volunteer roles with eco-kids—eventually becoming eco-kids organiser—facilitating hands-on activities. In recent years she has broadened her impact across the festival: leading workshops, coordinating ticketing operations, and stepping in wherever the team needs her. Beyond ecofest, Zomury works in education and is a wildlife rehabilitator. In spare moments, she performs in musical theatre, dances, and sings in choir—bringing the same energy, creativity, and community spirit to everything she does.
Idell Wadley
Presidant & Volunteers Coordinator
Idell joined ecofest lin 2025 as both a vendor and a volunteer, and now serves on the 2027 Committee. She brings deep experience in environmental protection and event delivery, and is excited to help ecofest grow. Over the past 30 years she has coordinated events across Australia, the USA, Ireland, and Scotland. From 2017–2024 she founded and led Spirit of the Valley Events Inc. in Queensland, producing 25+ major regional events and supporting many more community gatherings. A lifelong bibliophile who also loves belly dance, Idell proudly traces Tasmanian roots, including Palawa ancestry. She and her husband were proud long-term foster carers. At ecofest, she contributes her skills to coordinating our wonderful volunteers/volunteer groups.
Amy Brittain-Steenson
Stalls Coordinator
Amy is a vibrant, welcoming presence and a natural fit to work with our exhibitors in creating an engaging festival experience. After three years volunteering across site set-up and ticketing, she was delighted to join the committee as Stalls Coordinator. In this role, Amy leads stallholders, plans site layouts, and coordinates logistics such as power, access, bump-in/bump-out, and safety. She also helps stallholders meet Ecofest’s sustainability principles—favouring low-waste operations, thoughtful packaging, and clear information for visitors. She considers it a privilege to help bring Ecofest and its ethos to the community. Away from the festival, Amy is an avid film lover—she has watched over 2,000 movies since 2019 (and counting).
Kelly Millikins
Public Officer & Presenters Coordinator
Kelly is passionate about connecting communities, growing vegetables, and caring for the environment. She champions locally grown produce that nourishes people and supports local businesses—reducing food miles and waste. For Kelly, few things beat watching food grow and seeing people smile, and she’s excited to bring those values to Ecofest alongside like-minded people. She first attended ecofest many years ago as a stallholder and has since deepened her involvement. Kelly’s background spans Permaculture, Horticulture, and Community Service, and she has the privilege of serving as President of Live Well Tasmania. In daily life, she strives to live the permaculture ethics—earth care, people care, and fair share—guiding both her community work and personal practice.
Teresa Beck-Swindale
Performers Coordinator
​Teresa has spent decades wrangling words, music, and lyrics. As a performer, composer, author, and songwriter, she has travelled local streets, national trails, and international paths with an ear tuned to sounds. Teresa has been involved with ecofest since its inception as both performer and stallholder, she now has proudly joined the committee. She brings seasoned skills in performance, tour management, information provision, arts administration, and festival production. Teresa is practical, creative, and community-minded, she helps shape programmer choices, support artists, and improve audience experiences. Ecofest benefits from her generous energy and sound judgement to bring a delightful and on-brand program to the festival.