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A 32-year veteran of the Riverside Fire Department will serve as the department’s interim chief. Mike Esparza has been the department’s acting chief since December, a position he took over when Chief Steve Earley retired, according to a statement released Tuesday by the city. Esparza has now been named interim …

Thomas L. Stephenson has been named vice president of philanthropic services for The Community Foundation in Riverside. Stephenson has a long history in philanthropic work, including fundraising, community relations, legislative affairs and public policy, according to a statement. A Southern California resident, Stephenson has worked with a number of institutions, …

An Inland neurosurgeon has been honored for his work with stroke victims. Dr. Javed Siddiqi was named the winner of the Palm Springs Stroke Recovery Center’s annual Ann Angel Award, according to a statement. Siddiqi, who is head of neurosurgery at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton and Riverside County …

Two officials with the Riverside Community College District have been selected to take part in the National Science Foundation’s Mentor-Connect program. Robert Loya, an assistant professor of business administration at Moreno Valley College, and Sherry Stone, the district’s coordinator of safety and emergency planning, will both participate in the program, …

In other CBRE Group news, Andrew Briner has joined the company’s Ontario office as first vice president in its capital markets group. Briner left Cushman & Wakefield, where he was part of the company’s industrial advisory and global supply chains solutions group, to join CBRE Group, according to a statement. …

Eric Chen has been named vice president of CBRE Group Inc.’s Ontario office. Chen, whose appointment was announced Friday, will be part of the office’s private capital group and will focus on multi-family projects in the the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley, according to a statement. “Eric is …