Dean Merlino is a highly experienced consultant across the arts, community and tertiary education sectors. He specialises in realigning organisational strategies, engagement programs, education and research opportunities within a changing landscape. With clarity, a wealth of knowledge and extensive industry contacts, Dean will help you evaluate your current situation and transform it, grounding real traction into the future.
Current and most recent consulting services:
Strategic Plan, Leongatha Lyric Theatre, Gippsland, Victoria
Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Strategy, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria (with the Cultural Development Network)
Geelong Museum of Motoring, Business Feasibility Study
Stage 1 Strategic Assessment of Service Review, Sunshine Coast Regional Art Gallery at Caloundra, Queensland (with Savills)
Multicultural Hub Feasibility Study, The Shire of Cardinia, Victoria
Home of the Arts (HOTA) Stage 3 Business Case Development, Gold Coast, Queensland
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Site Expansion Masterplan, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Current and most recent educational and mentoring services:
Brand development and release strategies for emerging music careers
Online editing business brand and strategic development
Successful grant writing, editing and assessments
Humanities and performing arts early career academic strategies
Visual art academic career transition
Community engagement project conceptualisation and business case
PhD application concept development
