- [email protected]
Born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland, Ms. Burl began her service to the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families as the Director of Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy in October 2013. She was appointed Deputy Secretary, Military Family Policy and Programs in July 2024.
Ms. Burl leads Maryland Joins Forces, a department program established in 2023 with the mission to unite public and private partners to foster innovative solutions to challenges facing our military connected community. She also serves on the Governor’s Commission on Suicide Prevention, Governor’s Health Performance Cabinet, and Interagency Council on Homelessness. In addition, she co-leads the Maryland-based Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and Families.
Ms. Burl has worked in public service since 1997, serving in diverse roles which include an investigator with child protective services, a case manager at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center, and an adjunct professor at Baltimore City Community College. She began her service to the veteran community in 2012 when she was hired as a resource coordinator with the Department of Health’s Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans Program.
Ms. Burl received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Delaware in 1997 and her master’s degree in psychology from Towson University in 2005. Although she did not serve in the military her patriotic roots run deep. Ms. Burl is the granddaughter of Sergeant John Burl who served active duty in the Maryland Army National Guard during World War II and stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day. Her great uncle was killed in action during World War II and is interred in France at Epinal American Cemetery. Her uncles also served in Vietnam, both in the Army and Air Force. She is a former military spouse and proud mom of two sons serving in the military, one in the Air Force and a second in the Army.