Toni Newborn is the Chief Equity Officer for the City of Saint Paul. She works to ensure that the City provides equity in its workforce, services, and community. She has worked for the City since 2015. During her initial tenure, she served as the Diversity and Consulting Services Manager in the Human Resources Department. Prior to joining the City, Toni was Assistant Director of Civil Rights for the Complaint Division of the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights which enforces Minneapolis' anti-discrimination laws and policies. During her tenure with the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, she also served as a Senior Investigator in the Complaint Investigation Division.

Ms. Newborn's educational background commenced in Birmingham, Alabama, her home town, where she graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in 2003 with a B.A in Political Science. In 2007, she obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Shortly thereafter, Ms. Newborn became a licensed attorney for the State of Minnesota in 2008.

Ms. Newborn's current affiliations include the following: an active member of the Final Four Impact Advisory Committee and the Black Women's Lawyer Network