In the academic realm, Professor Toomey created and coordinated the Recreation Leadership Curriculum. He was heavily involved in curriculum development and his commitment to physical education. He created recreation and physical education programs for elementary schools where he and his students went into county elementary schools twice a week providing a supplemental PE lesson. In addition, Toomey was responsible for the creation and the implementation of therapeutic recreation programs, which was developed for senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and nursing program students. Toomey's programs worked heavily with the Montgomery Country Recreation Department hosting such memorable events as the Halloween Parade at White Flint and the Doll Festival at Strathmore Arts. Toomey also was responsible for Family Night for the Community where one night a week Toomey and his students would host a "games night" at local elementary schools, so that athletics and fun was brought to families in their neighborhood community. Toomey was instrumental in getting Redgate Golf Course built and preserving it for the community's use. Redgate also became the team's home course and site of golf classes for students.

He held a role in planning the design for the Physical Education Building in the 1970's and as he feels, "Dr. Chacos was the chair then and he needed some help, so I got Bill Campbell from University of Maryland, a swim coach and professor, and he made several pertinent recommendations to the design."