Michelle R. Burke

Chair, National Leadership Conference

Michelle R. Burke is a 1997 initiate of Chi Circle at the University of South Carolina – Columbia. Throughout her higher education career, Michelle was involved as a faculty/staff member of the circles at Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, and Florida State University. She has volunteered in various capacities with the society, including faculty advisor, regional director, National Advisory Council chair, and national vice president. She is excited to return to board service as the chair of the 2023 O∆K National Leadership Conference.

Michelle is a university relations director with Mentor Collective, an organization which partners with more than 160 colleges and universities to close the higher education equity gap through mentorship. She joined Mentor Collective after more than 20 years as a student affairs professional, faculty member, and higher education consultant.

Michelle has a Bachelor of Arts with a major in creative writing from Florida State University. She received her Master of Arts with a major in education from the University of South Carolina – Columbia. She is a certified Human Resources professional (SHRM-CP) with the Society of Human Resources Management and is an Accredited Public Relations practitioner (APR) with the Public Relations Society of America. Michelle is also an Elite Certified Facilitator with True Colors International.

In addition to volunteer positions with several professional organizations, Michelle is a lifetime member of Sigma Sigma Sigma National Sorority. She is currently the financial advisor of the Epsilon Gamma chapter and is the president of the West Michigan Alumnae Chapter. She also volunteers with the ArtPrize and Festival of the Arts events in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Michelle is celebrating 30 years of marriage in 2022 to O∆K member Brett Huddleston. They enjoy exploring the beautiful parks throughout their home state of Michigan and look forward to traveling far and wide as soon as possible!