People on the Move

Reza Aslan, a religious scholar and professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, will host a new series on CNN. “Believer,” the series’ tentative title, is being billed as a “spiritual adventure” series in which Aslan will join a faith-based group and a experience life as a true believer among …

Citizens Business Bank has hired Donald Toussaint to oversee its newly formed Commercial Banking Center in Oxnard. Toussaint will hold the title executive vice president and regional manager for the Ontario-based financial institution, according to a statement released Tuesday. “Don is a great addition to the Citizens Business Bank team, …

Temecula City Councilman Chuck Washington has been appointed to serve on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment Wednesday, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Washington, 62, is the first African-American to serve on the board. He replaces Jeff Stone, who was elected to …

V.P. Franklin, a professor of education and history at UC Riverside, was scheduled to attend a White House reception today honoring Black History Month. Franklin recently completed the first issue of the centennial volume of The Journal of African American History, which he edits from an office on the UCR …

John Russo has been named Riverside’s city manager. Russo, who has been Alameda’s city manager for the past four years, previously served five years on the Oakland City Council and was Oakland’s city attorney for 11 years, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Russo, 56, will start May 4. …

Darren Feldman has been named Cal Fire Unit Chief for San Bernardino County. Feldman, a 1983 graduate of Pacific High School, has worked for Cal Fire since 1985, when the agency was known as the California Department of Forestry, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Feldman, …