2020 Leadership Council

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 amenities and infrastructure crafted a unique and enticing welcome. He wanted to be involved. He wanted to give back. He wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself. Metro EDGE was the perfect outlet to channel this new-found…

Taylor Toledo-Kearns is a marketing professional with 3fold Communications, where she leads the organization's Education and Workforce Development team. Her work includes developing marketing and advertising strategies and providing communications solutions for community colleges, educational associations, nonprofits, and workforce development organizations. Her involvement in the Sacramento community includes time spent in 2014-16 on Metro EDGE's Communications committee as co-chair, chair, and special projects liaison. She also served on the Sacramento chapter's Reading Partners advisory board in 2019-20 which connected local schools with literacy programs. Additionally, she served on the Metro Chamber's Inspire Giving advisory board in 2018-20 in a communications capacity. Today, Taylor has begun serving Metro EDGE as the interim 2020 Vice Chair and 2020-21 Chair to the organization.…

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 where he managed five core programs related to physician diversity, and oversaw all social media platforms for the organization. Mr. Singh is currently working with Capital Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to create his own LLC focused on community…

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 serving her community. In her current role, she provides strategic oversight of SAFE’s extensive community involvement, the [email protected] Work program - which combats financial distraction and provides wellness benefits to employees around the region, and Financial Education programs for adults…