Michael Vanderburgh

Chair of Operations Committee

Michael Vanderburgh is the executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Dayton, Ohio. A native of Dayton, Michael’s career path included police officer and corrections officer positions, ownership of a life insurance agency in northern Ohio and northwestern Illinois, and since 1999, nonprofit leadership in financial development and executive positions in Iowa, Kentucky, and Ohio. 

Michael is a graduate of The George Washington University (M.A.), Wright State University (B.A), and Sinclair Community College (A.A.S.), and attended law school at Ohio Northern University and the University of Dayton. 

Over a decade of service for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Michael planned and led the historic One Faith, One Hope, One Love capital campaign, which raised over $165 million in pledges to benefit regional ministries of the Catholic Church in western and southwestern Ohio. 

In 2017, a feature article about Michael’s life appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the story received a first place award by The Press Club of Cleveland. 

Michael resides in Oakwood with his wife Ann Marie and four children.