Andrea Linton originally joined Edwards in 2013 as the Director of Training & Development (T&D;), but has now transitioned to the role of People, Culture, and Education Director (PC&E;). In this role, Andrea is responsible for driving the department’s mission to cultivate an organization where quality talent is recruited and retained.

People, Culture, & Education (PC&E;) is a new department, joining the forces of HR, recruiting, employee engagement, and training to provide insightful, people-focused initiatives and processes. As the director, Andrea will oversee all subsections of the PC&E; department to ensure Edwards’ strong culture and core values remain at the forefront of any employee’s experience.

Andrea has 13+ years of professional T&D; experience in instructional systems design (ISD) and managing T&D; programs and projects in the Federal government space. Before joining Edwards, she spent over six years as an Associate and T&D; Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton where she managed teams through the ISD process – including analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.

Andrea holds a Master of Science in Instructional Technology and a Bachelor of Art in Communication Studies and Spanish from Bloomburg University.