Dr. Kanika Jelks-Tomalin is the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Public Affairs for Bayfront Health System in St. Petersburg. As Chief Image Officer she guides the organization's strategic planning; government relations; marketing; media; community affairs; external and internal communications and patient experience.
In addition to multiple Bayfront leadership roles that span a decade, she has worked at the St. Petersburg Times, the Palm Beach Post, WTXL-TV in Tallahassee and WAVE-TV in Louisville, KY.
Dr. Tomalin received a Journalism degree from Florida A&M University, an MBA from the University of Miami and a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University in Boston. Her commitment to the community reaches far outside Bayfront. Board positions include: Vice-Chair of the St. Petersburg College Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions; Pinellas County Urban League; Florida Holocaust Museum; Pinellas Enrichment for Mental Health Services Advisory Board; USF St. Pete Celebrates! Host Committee; American Heart Association Go Red for Women Executive Cabinet and American Stage.
She has received numerous honors and appointments, including: being named one of Florida's Most Powerful and Influential Women in 2012 by the Florida Diversity Council; one of Academy Prep's Inaugural "Five Fabulous Females"; St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce's inaugural "Iconic Woman to Watch" in 2012 and 2008 Young Business Leader of the Year; one of Tampa Bay Business Journal's 30 Under 30; PEMHS' PACE Award for Community Service; Association of Healthcare Philanthropists fellow; a Kaiser Family Foundation urban public health reporting fellowship and a recent White House visit to discuss health policy. She is honored to lead a team that claims many state and national industry awards.
Dr. Tomalin is the fifth generation of her family to call St. Petersburg home and enjoys life there with her husband Terry Tomalin and kids Kai and Nia.
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