[3][4] Toland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas.

[5] Toland had previously worked for the Government of the District of Columbia in the Office of Planning and Economic Development, a real estate services company, and most recently served as President and CEO of a community health-improvement and economic development organization based in Iola, Kansas.

[10] Toland also assisted in negotiations with the state of Missouri to end the incentives "Border War" in the bi-state Kansas City region.

[11] Toland also oversaw the restoration of the Kansas Main Street Program at the Department's newly established Community Development division.

[12] Throughout 2020, Toland and the Department of Commerce worked on the expansion of a Schwan's Company facility in Salina, the successful recruitment of a $400 million Urban Outfitters distribution center in Wyandotte County, and two new Amazon distribution centers in Park City and Kansas City.