Michelle Bakva

Michelle Bakva has extensive work experience in marketing and management roles. Michelle is currently the Vice President of Marketing at Western Veterinary Partners since May 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Member at Chief starting from January 2022. From January 2022 to May 2023, they served as the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Rexford Industrial, where they oversaw the marketing department and implemented successful business development strategies.

Before joining Rexford Industrial, Michelle held the position of Vice President of Marketing at The William Warren Group from February 2015 to January 2022. In this role, they developed and executed global market strategies and managed the national marketing budget for a real estate portfolio.

Prior to their role at The William Warren Group, Michelle was the Vice President of Marketing at StorQuest Self Storage from February 2015 to January 2022. Michelle was responsible for driving marketing initiatives and managing the marketing team.

Michelle also has experience as a Senior Marketing Manager at National Veterinary Associates from June 2010 to January 2015. In this role, they spearheaded digital marketing campaigns and led acquisitions strategies for veterinary hospitals.

Before joining National Veterinary Associates, they worked at The William Warren Group as a Marketing Director and Marketing Manager. In these roles, they collaborated with senior management to develop and execute marketing plans, managed budgets, and supervised online marketing campaigns.

Michelle earned an MBA from Pepperdine University in 2010. Michelle also worked as a Strategic Consultant at Runaware in 2009, where they developed a business plan for the software company's expansion.

Michelle'searly experience includes working as a Broadcast Coordinator at Initiative from June 2005 to September 2006.

Michelle Bakva earned their BA in Communications and Law & Society from UC Santa Barbara, where they studied from 2001 to 2005. Later, they pursued their MBA in Marketing at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and completed it between 2008 and 2010. Michelle also attended Viewpoint School, though no specific degree or field of study information was provided for their time there.