2020 Leadership Council
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 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…
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Taylor Toledo-Kearns, 2020 Vice Chair
Director of Client Strategy, 3fold Communications
Taylor Toledo-Kearns is the Director of Client Strategy at 3fold Communications where she co-leads a team of managers to develop award-winning marketing solutions for healthcare, education and workforce development, and community impact organizations across the nation. She has been with the agency almost four years and previously served as the Director of Education and Workforce Development where she developed marketing and advertising strategies for community colleges, workforce development initiatives, and education-focused nonprofits and associations. Back in 2015 she moved from San Francisco to Sacramento where she joined EDGE as a member of the Communications Committee, eager to put her fingerprints on the marketing and communications that were shaping the region and attracting the city’s diverse talent. She climbed the ranks…
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Ravindar Singh, 2020 2nd Vice Chair
Marketing Outreach Manager, Children’s Choice Dental Care & Premier Orthodontics
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…
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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 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…
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