A committed women’s health advocate, Tonya served as a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (2007–2013), is a Board Emeritus member of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and served on the Board of Trustees for the March of Dimes (2019–2025). She was named to the 2023 Forbes 50 Over 50 list.

Tonya frequently shares her expertise on women’s health, healthcare inequalities, and social justice through appearances on ABC News, CBS Mornings, The View, NBC News, NPR, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and The Breakfast Club. She has addressed audiences of up to 10,000, in person and virtually, for leading organizations, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia Journalism School, Walmart, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.