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Dagayla Burks

Dagayla Burks is the Junior Communication Specialist for the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (OCVMRC) in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. She is

Junior Communication Specialist Dagayla Burks

responsible for supporting the staff through various administrative tasks. In addition, she manages the registration of new users for the MRC Member Resources, oversees the MRC logo approval process, interviews MRC Leaders and Volunteers for the monthly MRC Spotlights, responds to outreach requests, maintains and updates Web content, provides support for the MRC National Leadership and Training Conference, and assists with other communication-related efforts.

A member of the OCVMRC since February 2005, Ms. Burks has worked in the program assistance field at both the academic and non-profit levels. This is her first position involving public health and emergency preparedness.

Dagayla Burks is originally from Columbus, Ohio. She moved to the Washington, DC area to attend George Mason University, where she graduated with a B.S. in Public Administration. Ms. Burks is very interested in the field of public health policy and plans to purse a master’s degree in the area in the near future.

Last Updated on 4/22/2009