Kenyetta Simmons

About Kenyetta Simmons

I\'m an Organizational Development and Talent Strategy leader with 13+ years of experience driving enterprise-wide workforce performance, first-year retention, leadership capability, and culture transformation across healthcare and multi-site service-based organizations.Career highlights include: • Reduced turnover by 11.4% within two quarters through engagement and performance strategy redesign • Led workforce initiatives impacting 3,300+ employees across multi-site healthcare systems • Advised 34 managers across 42 departments on succession planning, 9-box calibration, and workforce strategy • Redesigned onboarding and performance management systems to improve first-year engagement and leader effectiveness • Built leadership development programs projected to increase succession readiness by 35% • Administered enterprise learning and engagement analytics to drive data-informed decision-making My expertise includes: • First-Year Employee Lifecycle Strategy • Onboarding & Performance System Architecture • Workforce Planning & Talent Reviews • Leadership Development & Succession Planning • Engagement Analytics & Culture Transformation In addition to my corporate leadership work, I founded Simmons HR & Talent Advisory, where I partner with healthcare and service-based organizations to audit and optimize first-year workforce performance systems, aligning onboarding, manager capability, and employee experience with measurable client and patient impact.I\'m interested in director-level Organizational Development, Talent Management, and Employee Experience roles where I can architect scalable people systems that directly impact performance and long-term growth.

Experience

1. Learning & Organizational Development Partner

   SGMC Health

   Feb 2025 — Present

   I lead design, development, and implementation of organizational development interventions for 3,200+ employees across a level 2 healthcare system.I advise and coach executive, senior, and middle management on leadership development and employee experience strategies that align with 5 strategic priorities:1. Unimpeachable Credentials2. Unsurpassed Experience3. Unequaled Access to Care4. Unparalleled Place to Work5. Unmatched Efficiencies

Education

• Clayton State University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• East Georgia State College

  Associate of Arts - AA

• Georgia Southern University

  Bachelor of Science - BS