Impact
The measure of a leader is what she builds for others
Prof. Tofade measures her work in careers launched, institutions strengthened, communities served, and professionals who became leaders because someone invested in them.
On Students
In 2017, a student left a wrapped gift on her desk that she would not open for years: a daily reminder that students must remain top of mind, top of heart, and top of focus in every decision.[5]Read the story →
On the Pharmacy Profession
As the first Black woman President of the FIP Academic Pharmacy Section, Prof. Tofade shaped pharmacy education policy for a global federation representing over five million pharmacists. As Chair of the AACP Council of Deans, she advanced accreditation standards across U.S. institutions. As recipient of the ASHP Donald E. Francke Medal, the field's highest honour for international contributions, she is recognized as someone who moved the entire profession forward. Under her leadership, two institutions achieved the maximum possible accreditation terms for their programs.[0][4]
On Economic Development & Community
Prof. Tofade believes institutions do not end at their walls. Under her leadership, ACPHS expanded the Collaboratory in Albany's South End, addressing health disparities in a medically underserved neighbourhood; and the Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET), backed by Empire State Development funding and an FDA contract, building Albany's biopharma workforce pipeline.
The ACPHS–Russell Sage merger, announced under her leadership, is the college’s single largest contribution to regional economic development: a comprehensive university of ~4,000 students with $246M in combined assets, positioned to anchor health professions education in the Capital Region for decades.[2]
On Mentorship & Leadership Development
She honors the mentors who invested in her when she was early in her career, and pays that investment forward through direct coaching, the Tofade Aspiring Leaders Endowed Fund at Howard, Global Women Leaders Inc., and two decades of quietly shaping professionals who now lead institutions of their own.[1]
