Michelle Tyson Clark
About
Michelle Tyson Clark is The Wheeler Centre’s Governance Lead.
Michelle left her previous role as General Manager at the Wheeler Centre to take up the position of Strategic Adviser at Adelaide Festival. She has stayed on with the Wheeler Centre part time, working between Naarm and Kaurna Country.
Michelle has over 20 years of experience in governance, strategy and administration across festivals, performing arts, film, television, and the independent production sector. Previously, she was Strategic Adviser to the Dean at Monash Art Design and Architecture (MADA), and before MADA she was Chief of Staff at RISING, the festival formed from White Night and Melbourne International Festival of the Arts. She has held roles at Melbourne Festival, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia, Film Australia, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and Cinemedia. Michelle is a Board Director of Castlemaine Documentary Festival. She holds a Bachelor of Media and Communications (Writing and Publishing) and a Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management).