Mrs. Burk started her education in nursing at Central Arizona College in 1997, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 2006 from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. In 2008, she received her Masters of Science degree in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.

Mrs. Burk is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society-Nursing. She joined Sun Life Health in 2009 and welcomes patients of all ages.

Born in West Germany, Mrs. Burk grew up with military parents. She moved to Arizona in 1989. She is married, and has three grown children.