Vanessa Raven

​Vanessa Raven is the President of the 2026 WLS Board. Vanessa is a medical malpractice Trial Attorney with Ikuta Hemesath, LLP. She has served on the board of WLS since 2014 and is a Sacramento area native. Vanessa received her J.D. from McGeorge School of Law and B.A. in English Literature from California State University, Sacramento. She spends her spare time with her husband, two daughters, two cats and one dog, reading for pleasure, and renovating her 1970's craftsman home in Fair Oaks.