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Ralph Duarte has been named San Bernardino County’s veterans affairs director. A former sergeant, Duarte has more than five years service with the U.S. Army and California Army National Guard, including tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a statement on the county’s website. For the past 10 …

Brian Sylva has been named president of Mt. San Jacinto College’s board of trustees. Sylva, a Beaumont resident and the sports information director at College of the Desert in Palm Desert has been an MSJC trustee since 2020, according to a statement on the school’s website. Sylva has served on …

Marcus Dillard has been named chief of San Bernardino County’s Office of Homeless Services. Dillard most recently worked at Riverside County, where he helped provide housing for more than 900 homeless individuals through that county’s Project Roomkey program and the March Veterans Village, according to a statement on San Bernardino …

Art Tinoco has been named Riverside County’s registrar of voters. Tinoco, who has been interim registrar for the past two months, was named permanent registrar by the board of supervisors on Dec. 12, according to a statement on the county’s website. “After conducting a recruitment, it became clear that we …

Brendon Biggs is stepping down as San Bernardino County’s public works director. A county employee since 1991, Biggs has held several positions during that time, including supervising project design engineer, division chief of transportation planning, and deputy director of operations, according to a statement on the county’s website. In 2019, …

Anthony Mwene Musumba, an assistant physics professor at Riverside City College, will receive the 2024 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to the American Association of Physics Teachers. Musumba is being recognized for “his exceptional contributions to the association’s mission and his dedicated efforts to advance excellence within the …