Michaleen (Micki) Burns, Ph.D.

Micki Burns, Ph.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of Judi’s House/JAG Institute. She is a Licensed Psychologist with 18 years’ experience providing assessment and therapeutic support to families facing adversity. In her work, she has witnessed the lasting, negative impacts of unaddressed grief. 

Micki is dedicated to ensuring that appropriate care is available for all and raising childhood bereavement to a level of critical public importance. She oversees Judi’s House and JAG’s core initiatives—Direct Service, Evaluation and Research, and Training and Education—that work towards the organization’s vision that no child should be alone in grief.