People on the Move

Joel Ledesma, deputy director of the State Water Project, will deliver the keynote address at the 11th annual San Bernardino County Water Conference, scheduled to be held Aug. 11 at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario. The theme of this year’s event is “Managing Water for Extremes: Feast or Famine,” according …

Jeff Kubel has been appointed a chief deputy by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Kubel will oversee the department’s court service division, coroner’s bureau, personnel bureau and Ben Clark Training Center, according to multiple reports. He fills a vacancy created by the recent retirement of Shelley Kennedy-Smith. Before his promotion …

Dr. Samar Nahas has been named chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UC Riverside’s School of Medicine. Nahas, who was previously health division director of gynecologic oncology, took over her new position July 1, according to a report on UCR Today, an online publication affiliated with the …

Rodrigo Guerra Jr. has been named to the board of directors of CVB Financial Corp. Guerra, whose appointment was effective July 1, was also named a director of Ontario-based Citizens Bank, according to a statement. When he retired last year, Guerra was a partner in the Los Angeles law office …

The last remaining member of the original Chino Hills City Council is stepping down. Ed Graham was elected to the council in November 1991, the same day Chino Hill residents voted to incorporate, according to statement on the city’s website. Graham’s resignation was effective July 7. “After 26 years of …

California State Treasurer John Chiang will speak July 13 in Rancho Cucamonga, the third gubernatorial candidate to participate in the Inland Empire Economic Partnership’s 2017 Speaker Series. The event, which will be presented by Coca-Cola and the Southern California Newspaper Group, is scheduled to be held from 11:30 a.m. to …