Wilson Bio

Desirée has been an active member of the Rotary Club of Point West – Sacramento for over 15 years.  She is the current club treasurer and The Rotary Foundation Chair.  She earned the distinction of Rotarian of the Year for District 5180 in 2013-14 and served as Governor of the District in 2021-2022.

 

Desirée is the Chair of District 5180’s Leadership Training Program (PRLS) and enjoys helping other district Rotarians enhance their leadership skills.  She is also currently serving as the Chair of District 5180’s Charitable Foundation.

 

She has lived in the Sacramento area for most of her life.  With a degree in Accounting, she began working for the State of California as an auditor and spent almost 17 years in a variety of fiscal management and executive positions there. 

 

She had the opportunity to realize her dream of owning a Hallmark store and in 1998 purchased her first store in Orangevale.  She ended up with a small chain of Hallmark stores in Orangevale, Sacramento and Napa. 

 

After running Hallmark stores for 17 years, Desirée sold her business and went back to work for the State with the California Highway Patrol.  After three years there, she was fortunate enough to retire in August 2016 and enjoy Rotary full-time as well as other opportunities.

 

Desirée recently joined the Africa Hope Fund, Inc. (a non-profit organization that promotes wildlife conservation in Southern Africa and supports anti-poaching efforts, conservation education for children, wildlife damage mitigation, and continued education for local children to ensure their economic futures) as the Treasurer and Board Member.