Patrice Toney has served the Town of Carrboro as the Town Manager since May 2024. She has made history as the first woman and the first African American woman to hold this position in Carrboro. Toney has over 27 dynamic and progressive years working in city, county, and town local governments in North Carolina. She is a respected leader, taking collaborative, innovative, and fiscally sound approaches to implement strategic initiatives and policies for the Town of Carrboro.
Previously, Toney worked since 2016 for the City of Winston-Salem, where she served as an interim city manager and assistant city manager providing direct oversight to police, fire, human relations, emergency management, neighborhood services, and housing development. She also served as budget and evaluation director, where she managed a $500 million annual operating budget and six-year capital improvement plan.
In her earlier employment, Toney served seventeen years with Forsyth County Government where she held position as senior budget and management analyst, public health outreach supervisor, community resource consultant, and police department communications for the city of Winston-Salem.
Toney holds numerous honors including the 2024 Power 100 Black Business Inc Magazine Award, which recognizes North Carolina’s most influential black leaders, International City and County Management Association (ICMA) 25 Years of Service Award, Winston-Salem’s Mayor and City Council Outstanding Women Leaders Award, the Chronicle Newspaper Community Service Award, and the YMCA Distinguished Service Award.
Toney has a master’s degree in public affairs/administration from UNC-Greensboro and a bachelor's degree from UNC-Charlotte. Her professional development includes completing senior executives in state and local government from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the public executive leadership academy from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government.
Toney has served on numerous community advisory boards and is currently serves as the vice-chair of the International Black Theatre Festival/NC Black Repertory Company, and Winston-Salem State University Graduate School Advisory Board. She also has professional membership in the International City and County Management Association (ICMA), National Black Forum for Public Administrators, and the North Carolina City and County Managers Association.