Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Ramirez serves as Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer. She previously served as Senior Vice President / Chief Operations Officer and Chief DE&I Officer from 2021 to 2024, Senior Vice President / Director of Operations from 2018 to 2021 and as Senior Vice President / Director of Branch Administration from 2017 to 2018.
Ms. Ramirez has over 18 years of experience in senior level banking and is skilled in strategic operational process and sales management. Before joining the Company, she served as Vice President & Multi-Branch Manager at MUFG Union Bank from 2010 to 2017 where she implemented and steered sales activities, developed a team to act as trusted client advisors and provided leadership on operational integrity and compliance awareness.
Ms. Ramirez serves on the board of directors of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Capital Black Chamber of Commerce and the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. She also serves as an advisory board member of the Sacramento State University College of Business Advisory Council and Creciente, a Latinx Leadership program. In addition, she serves on the board of directors of Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber Political Action Committee (Metro-PAC) and the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (SHCC PAC).
Ms. Ramirez is an alumni of Leadership Sacramento, class of 2021. She is also a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum, class of XXVI. Ms. Ramirez graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She is a graduate from California State University, Sacramento, with a Master of Business Administration. She is also a graduate of CBA Executive Banking School.
Ms. Ramirez has won numerous awards. In 2021, she was recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal among their 40 Under 40 and by Comstock's Magazine among their Women in Leadership. In 2022, Ms. Ramirez was recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal among their Women Who Mean Business honorees. In 2023, she was named among the inaugural class of Top 25 Latino Change Makers by the Sacramento Bee. In 2024, she was recognized among the Association of Latino Professionals for America's 50 Most Powerful Latinas and by the National Association for Women Business Owners Sacramento Valley Chapter with an Outstanding Women Leaders award. In 2025, Ms. Ramirez was among the Sacramento Business Journal's Champions for DE&I honorees.
