Toya Stewart Downey

Media Relations and Communications Consultant
Minneapolis, MN

Toya Stewart Downey is the chief communications officer for Collaborative Student Transportation (CST) She began her career as a journalist working for newspapers across the country before moving into the communications, marketing and public relations field for entities including a tribal government, a performing arts organization and working for two school school districts in Minnesota. Stewart Downey is a storyteller by nature and has created systems, processes and protocols for improving communications practices. As an equity-focused leader Stewart Downey is driven to tell stories that lift up the voices and viewpoints of people from every culture and walk of life.