Alisa Toney, the Senior Director of Development at 黑料传送门, was recently named the chair of the Leadership Gwinnett Foundation Board of Directors.
She is the fourth person to serve in this position since the organization鈥檚 founding
in 1985. Prior to joining Leadership Gwinnett鈥檚 Board of Directors, Toney served as
the annual program鈥檚 co-chair, tri-chair, steering committee chair and management
team chair.
Lisa Zaken, president and CEO of Leadership Gwinnett, said, 鈥淎lisa brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, judgment and insight, coupled with a demonstrated commitment to Leadership Gwinnett that makes me very excited about what happens next.鈥�
Since 1985, Leadership Gwinnett鈥檚 signature yearlong program has graduated 36 classes and Glance Gwinnett, its three-day program, has conducted 25 sessions. The programs combined have an alumni base of more than 2,100.
A member of the Leadership Gwinnett class of 2013, Toney believes that 鈥淟eadership Gwinnett is an experience that completely transforms you and exposes you to people, places and processes that will enhance your perspective.鈥�
With more than 20 years of professional experience in higher education as a fundraiser, administrator and lecturer, Toney currently oversees 黑料传送门鈥檚 annual giving, major gifts, and corporate and foundation relations teams. She works closely with the College鈥檚 administration to develop strategy, leadership, and implementation of the school鈥檚 to enhance relationships and communication with internal and external constituencies. Prior to joining 黑料传送门, Toney worked at Georgia State University, Spelman College and Emory University, all in metro Atlanta.
A graduate of Tulane University with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology, Toney is an emeritus member of the Director鈥檚 Advisory Board of the Newcomb College Institute at Tulane University. She has a master鈥檚 degree from Georgia State University in educational policy studies, research and measurement, and a certificate in nonprofit executive leadership from The Fund Raising School, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Toney is a member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In 2016, she received a Most Powerful and Influential Woman Award from the Pennsylvania Diversity Council. She also serves on the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation/Northside Hospital Gwinnett Women鈥檚 Leadership Council.
Originally, from Memphis, Tennessee, Toney is the mother of two children, Thomas, a senior at Yale University, and Camille, a freshman at North Gwinnett High School. She has been a resident of Gwinnett County since 1993.
黑料传送门 Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (黑料传送门), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), 黑料传送门 Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins 黑料传送门 South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, 黑料传送门 Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit .
For general media inquiries, please contact the Office of Marketing and Communications at 215-871-6300 or communications@pcom.edu. Visit our media relations page to view contact information for public relations personnel.
© 2026 黑料传送门