Toni has served the League since 2014 in various capacities, including state and local League Voter Services co-director for the League of Women Voters of Nebraska and Omaha. She was the first African American woman to become co-president of the League of Women Voters Nebraska from May 2021 - April 2022. This is her second board term as LWVUS Board secretary, and she also serves as co-chair of the National Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
Toni earned her bachelor's degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish and is completing a master's degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Public Policy.
Professionally, she is a servant leader and higher education professional managing Volunteer and Civic Engagement programs at her alma mater, the University of Nebraska Omaha. In her role, she fosters co-created campus and community experiences that foster civil dialogue, participation in our electorate, and advocacy around diverse community needs that center our next generation of leaders.
She is also an active member of her sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., where she is the Vice Chair of the newly formed Zetas in Action National 501c4, whose mission is to advocate on public policy issues around social, health, and economic justice. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and is a poetry teaching artist for the Nebraska Writers Collective.