She is the first woman and first Indigenous (Kalinago) president of Dominica.
[1] Burton has served as permanent secretary in various ministries since 2014, within the ministries of Community Development, Environment, Rural Modernization, Kalinago Upliftment, and Constituency Empowerment, Foreign Affairs, Trade, Youth and Social Services.
Burton has also previously held the position of Development Officer in the Ministry of Kalinago Affairs.
[2] Burton was nominated by the DLP government led by Roosevelt Skerrit to succeed outgoing president Charles Savarin.
[5] She has a master's degree in project management,[2] educated at the University of Manchester, England,[5] and a bachelor's degree in rural development,[2] educated at the St. Francis Xavier University, Canada.