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Riverside County Regional Medical Center has a new chief executive officer. Zareh Sarrafian, 50, took over as head of the county-run hospital in Moreno Valley earlier this week, replacing interim CEO Lowell Johnson, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Sarrafian, Riverside resident, will be paid $345,536 annually. He will …

A lecturer at Cal State San Bernardino has been recognized for his efforts to mentor students. Jose Rivera has been named a recipient of the 2014 Young Professional Mentor award by the University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, according to a report in the Inland Valley …

Robert DeChaine of Claremont has been named one of five recipients of Cal State Los Angeles’ President’s Distinguished Professor Award. DeChaine, a professor of liberal studies and communications studies, teaches courses in rhetorical theory, cultural studies, human rights, globalization and immigration, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily …

Jeff Melching has been named Menifee’s city attorney. Melching, a partner with Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa, specializes in municipal law, land use planning and entitlement, according to a city statement. He has more than 20 years of legal experience, including a stint as Duarte city attorney, Irvine …

Author Adam Tanner is scheduled to address the Inland Empire World Affairs Council on Tuesday. Tanner will talk about his new book. “What Stays in Vegas: The World of Personal Data – Lifeblood of Big Business – and the End of Privacy as We Know It” at an 11 a.m. …

Molly Schmid has been named vice president of ieCrowd’s Life Science Business Group. Schmid will assist the Riverside company in its main function, which is to buy intellectual property from universities and convert them into market-ready products, according to a company statement. ieCrowd also plans to license its product designs …