People on the Move

Fontana  Mayor Acquanetta Warren traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this month, where she participated in a panel discussion on workforce development. The event, sponsored by the National Association Association of Workforce Boards, gave Warren an opportunity to discuss ways to prepare people for the job market, according to a statement. …

Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington is the first recipient of the Michael A. Hestrin Family Justice Award. District Attorney Hestrin presented Washington with the award Feb. 8 at the annual meeting of Safe Alternatives for Everyone, according to a statement Safe Alternatives for Everyone is a nonprofit agency in Temecula …

Newly-elected Assemblyman James C. Ramos, D-Rancho Cucamonga, took the oath of office Feb. 9 during a ceremony at Cal State San Bernardino. The first Native American elected to the state legislature, Ramos was sworn in by Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon, according to a statement. “I am so proud …

Jasmin A. Hall will represent the Inland Empire Utilities Agency on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. A retired Southern California Edison employee, Hall succeeds Michael Camacho, who was named to the board in February 2011, according to a statement. Hall is vice president …

Vincent Whipple has been appointed Cal State San Bernardino’s director of tribal relations. A Native American educator and tribal advocate, Whipple was named to the new position to attract more Native American students to the university and help them succeed once they’ve enrolled, according to a statement on the school’s …

Donald W. Trapp, deputy fire chief with San Bernardino County, will serve as the department’s interim chief beginning later this week. Trapp will fill in for Mark Hartwig, who is leaving the department Feb. 15 to become Santa Barbara County’s fire chief, according to a statement posted on San Bernardino …