MEET VERNA
“West Sacramento has been home since my family arrived in 1987, following my father’s acceptance of a job at the Port of West Sacramento. That was the same year our city incorporated, and it feels as though we’ve grown up together. Now, my husband and I are raising our own family here—because West Sac is the most amazing place to live.”
Elected to the West Sacramento City Council in November 2022, Verna was voted in as Mayor Pro Tem in January 2025 & 2026.
She is an award-winning economic development executive known regionally as a dynamic and innovative leader focused on coalition building, program development, and problem-solving.
The mother of two has spent most of her life giving back to the community—from First 5 Yolo Commissioner to President and CEO of the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, and the West Sacramento Community Foundation board member, among many other roles.
A graduate of the University of California at Davis with a degree in Community and Regional Development, an American Leadership Forum fellow, and a graduate of Leadership Sacramento. She is a Sacramento Business Journal “40 under 40” award winner, a California Travel Association “Emerging Leader,” and in 2019 was recognized by Metro Edge as their Young Professional of the Year.
Verna currently represents the City of West Sacramento on the City/School 2x2, Executive Commission to Address Homelessness, Port District Commission, West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency JPA, Yolo Habitat Conservancy, Yolo Subbasin Sustainable Groundwater Agency, and the Yolo County Consolidated Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board. She is an alternate representative for the City/County 2x2, League of California Cities, Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District Board, Yolo County Housing Authority, Yolo County Transportation District, and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District.
