Granville County Department of Social Services Director LaToya Toussaint was recently honored by the University of North Florida Black Alumni Association for achievement as a non-profit professional. Toussaint received the award, along with other alumni at a ceremony in Jacksonville, FL.
Toussaint began her current role in Granville County in 2023 and has more than 18 years of experience in Human Services in North Carolina and Florida, both in the public and private sectors. Before coming to lead the Granville County DSS, Toussaint was the senior deputy director of Health and Human Services in Wake County.
Before moving to North Carolina, Toussaint had various leadership roles in Florida’s public and private sectors, according to information from Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood. She was Broward County’s human services administrator and a case manager with the Florida Department of Children and Families, in addition to other positions within child welfare, early childhood education and mental and behavioral health programs.
She also served on local and statewide committees and work groups which continue to influence decision-making across Florida today.
In addition to this latest recognition from the UNF Black Alumni Association, Toussaint has been a National Peer Reviewer with the Council on Accreditation since 2018. She was recognized by Nonprofits First of Palm Beach County as a Rising Leader in 2016 and honored on Legacy Magazines’ “40 Under 40” list of recognized professionals from across Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties in 2017.
The University of North Florida Black Alumni Association focuses on financial contributions, direct personal involvement, and engaging the current minority population at UNF. The organization advocates for the needs of minority alumni and current students to university administration and the broader UNF alumni organization.
Toussaint holds a bachelor’s degree in health science and a dual master’s degree in public administration and nonprofit management from UNF.