Michelle Burkes | Viviscent Wellness Foundation

Michelle Burkes brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in strategic operations, client relations, compliance, and program governance to the Viviscent Wellness Foundation. Her background reflects a strong record of guiding complex programs, aligning cross functional teams, and supporting organizations that operate in structured, high accountability environments.

Throughout her career, Michelle has been known for a client first mindset, disciplined execution, and the ability to connect technical operations with executive level strategy. She has led end to end program efforts, supported enterprise and government related initiatives, and worked closely with internal departments such as customer relations, IT, engineering, finance, and operations to strengthen performance and long-term stability.

For Viviscent Wellness Foundation, Michelle offers valuable strengths in operational readiness, stakeholder coordination, risk awareness, and governance support. Her experience in compliance driven settings helps ensure that systems, processes, and leadership decisions remain organized, accountable, and aligned with the Foundation’s mission to serve veterans and underserved families through housing, wellness, and community development. This makes her a strong fit for board service, advisory leadership, or program oversight roles within VWF.

Michelle is also focused on advancing her project management expertise through CAPM aligned professional development. Combined with her hands on experience in system workflows, SOP development, and organizational coordination, she brings a thoughtful, structured, and solutions driven approach to every leadership role she accepts.

Core strengths for VWF include strategic stakeholder engagement, regulatory awareness, operational governance, cross functional leadership, program implementation, and proactive risk identification.

Core Competencies for Board Governance

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Over 15 years of experience serving as the primary liaison between executive leadership, internal technical teams, and enterprise or government clients.
Regulatory & Government Compliance: Proven track record of navigating stringent security- and compliance-driven environments to ensure operational integrity and risk mitigation.
Operational Readiness & Governance: Expert in aligning tools, processes, and success metrics with complex organizational requirements to drive long-term stability.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Skilled at partnering with Sales, Engineering, IT, and Finance to resolve escalations and streamline multi-system workflows.
Program Implementation & Oversight: Extensive background in owning the end-toend onboarding and transition activities for large-scale, nationwide programs.
Risk Identification & Resolution: Proactive in identifying onboarding and operational risks early, developing SOPs and training materials to ensure consistent performance.