Nicky Simon-Burton

About Nicky Simon-Burton

I’m a people-first leader who believes that meaningful growth happens when individuals feel connected, supported, and empowered. Over the past decade at Edmentum, I’ve built leadership development programs, designed employee experience strategies, and helped shape the culture through initiatives that truly resonate.I’ve led the transition to platforms like Qualtrics and Awardco, built our 360 feedback process from the ground up, and created learning journeys that support both new hires and seasoned leaders. Whether I’m coaching a team, facilitating a retreat, or building a framework for talent assessment, I bring curiosity, empathy, and a drive to make work better for everyone.I’m passionate about organizational development, leadership growth, and creating spaces where people thrive. Let’s connect if you’re working on something that helps people do their best work — I’d love to learn more.

Experience

1. Employee Experience Manager

   Edmentum

   Feb 2025 — Present

   Over my 10+ years at Edmentum, I’ve led initiatives spanning leadership development, employee experience, change management, and organizational strategy. I’ve built scalable programs, coached leaders, and helped shape our culture through data-driven and people-centered approaches.• Designed and launched a seven-month leadership development program for first-time people leaders, running annually for seven years and preparing leaders to drive change, business results, and team trust.• Provided coaching to leaders on sales execution, performance management, and engagement; facilitated team retreats using Insights Discovery and Five Dysfunctions frameworks.• Led change management and communications for HRIS (ADP) launch, creating deliverable maps and SharePoint hub, resulting in seamless adoption.• Centralized company communication hub (Homeroom) via integrated SharePoint sites for people and culture, benefits, onboarding, and leadership resources.• Experienced with ADP, SharePoint, Qualtrics, Greenhouse Onboarding, Awardco, Salesforce, Camtasia, Canva, Confluence, and HTML.

Education

• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  Master's degree, Organizational Leadership

  2010 — 2011

• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Case Management
• Strategic Planning
• Case Managment
• Event Planning
• Healthcare
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Change Management
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Marketing
• Program Development
• Non-Profits
• Project Management
• Strategy
• Editing
• Nonprofits
• Project Planning
• Group Therapy
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Mental Health
• Community Outreach
• Community Development