People on the Move

Rick Mayhew is retiring as Upland’s fire chief. Mayhew, 54, is stepping down because of an unspecified medical condition, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Mayhew’s last day on the job is scheduled for July 18. Deputy Fire Chief Dave Corbin will serve as interim chief …

Brian Harris has been named a Riverside County Teacher of the Year. Harris, an English instructor at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, was one of four recipients of the award, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Marisela Recendez, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Myra Linn Elementary …

Andrew Peykoff II, chief executive officer and president of Niagara Bottling in Ontario, has been named an Entrepreneur of the Year for 2015 by Ernst & Young LLP. Peykoff received the award in the consumer products category among businesses in the Inland Empire and Orange County, according to a statement. …

A former creative writing teacher at UC Riverside has been named the United States’ poet laureate. Juan Felipe Herrera is the nation’s 21st poet in chief and the first Latino to hold that prestigious title, according to multiple published reports. He will serve for two year. The U.S. Library of …

Dave Despain, an on-air personality with MAVTV, will serve as grand marshal of the upcoming MAVTV 500. The MAVTV 500 is part of the IndyCar series and is scheduled to be held June 27 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. MAVTV is …

Ruthanne Taylor Berger has been named to the Riverside County Planning Commission. Berger, who ran last year for a seat on the Murrieta City Council, is currently a member of that city’s planning commission, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Supervisor Chuck Washington nominated Berger to the five-member commission, …