2020 Leadership Council

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Joe Hernandez

Joe Hernandez, 2020 Chair

Director of Client Relations, Premier Healthcare Services
A Southern California native, UC Davis and Sac State graduate, and passionate community leader, Joe Hernandez first came to Sacramento to pursue a Master of Business Administration from Sacramento State University in 2013. During that time, up until his graduation, it was hard not to fall in love with Sacramento. The region was going through a revitalization which could be seen and felt all around. The increasing number of local restaurants, cool bars, street activations, outdoor concerts and movies, improved…
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Liza Trujillo Kirkland

Liza Trujillo Kirkland, 2020 Vice Chair

Manager of Community Health & Outreach, Dignity Health
Born and raised in Oceanside, CA to/by immigrant parents, I am inspired by a deep-seated passion for helping others. My sense of self-efficacy is highest when I can apply my experiential knowledge and skill set in a way that serves my community and the greater good. I live in Southside Park with my amazing husband, Spencer and our two crazy, but adorable pugs, Che and Rocco.
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Ravindar Singh

Ravindar Singh, 2020 2nd Vice Chair

Community Engagement Coordinator, WellSpace Health
Ravindar Singh is a community liaison who’s earned his Bachelors of Science degree from The University of Phoenix in Health Care Management, and an undergrad in Business Management. Mr. Singh currently is in the process of completing his MBA, and is set to graduate in December 2020. Mr. Singh has worked for WellSpace Health, where he built and managed the company’s community outreach engagement and public relations department. Mr. Singh moved on to work for Physicians for a Healthy California…
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Anne Descalzo

Anne Descalzo, 2020 Immediate Past Chair

Community Banking Manager, SAFE Credit Union
Anne Descalzo maintains a co-existing love for motherhood and her career! She is wife to her loving husband, John, and mother to two energetic children: Owen and Hazel and AVP of Community Banking to her team at SAFE Credit Union. Anne resides in the foothills, and in her precious free time enjoys the tranquility of being outdoors - hiking, listening to podcasts, and working on her fixer upper home. Her passion lies in sharing the value of financial wellness and…
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Evan Harris

Evan Harris

Communications Committee Chair

Senior Account Executive
Edelman
Evan is a Senior Account Executive at Edelman Public Relations in Sacramento. He previously served as a communications director and legislative assistant in the California State Assembly and is a graduate of the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!). Outside of the office, you can find him and his…
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Gina McLaughlin

Gina McLaughlin

Communications Committee Co-Chair

Content Specialist
VSP Global
Joining Metro EDGE in October 2017 is one of the best things I’ve ever done for my professional and personal development. Since I became an EDGEr, I’ve served on the Emerge Summit Committee and the Communications Committee, both of which have given me valuable experience to add to…
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Kara Johnson

Kara Johnson

Sponsorship Committee Chair

Community Engagement Coordinator
SAFE Credit Union
As a Southern California transplant, Kara Johnson has enjoyed using her role as a Community Engagement Coordinator with SAFE Credit Union to form relationships within Sacramento. Actively seeking out new opportunities to interact with nonprofits and volunteer organizations, she has been an active EDGE member since moving to…
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Tashina Brito

Tashina Brito

EMERGE Summit Chair

Community Relations Manager
Capital Public Radio
A first-generation Sacramentan, Tashina previously served as the Marketing and Events Manager at the Sacramento Midtown Business Association (MBA). Charged with promoting programs to enhance the economic and cultural well-being of Midtown, she coordinated with businesses to leverage citywide marketing campaigns and co-managed the founding of the Midtown…
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