People on the Move

Josie Baker has started work as Barstow’s recreation activity coordinator. A Barstow native, Baker most recently held the same position in Apple Valley for four years, and before that taught preschool at the Smart Start Academy, according to a statement on Barstow’s website. She replaced Lucas Crank, who now works …

Former KNBC-TV sports anchor Fred Roggin will serve as celebrity grand marshal of Palm Springs’ 31st annual Festival of Lights Parade to be held Dec. 2. A Coachella Valley resident, Roggin will be joined by Canine Mayor Buddy Holly and several other community grand marshals at Palm Springs’ signature holiday …

Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson will deliver the State of the City Address Jan. 25. at the Riverside Convention Center. The address, titled Riverside in Motion, will review the city’s accomplishments in 2023 and discuss some of the issues Riverside will face in 2024, according to a statement on the city’s …

Gil Salazar has been promoted to senior vice president of information technology by Stater Bros. Markets Inc. Salazar, who was also named chief information officer, has nearly 35 years of IT experience and has worked for Stater Bros. for eight years, according to a statement on the company’s website. His …

Nearly 900 people gathered Nov. 15 at the Riverside Convention Center for the 21st Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards. Sponsored by the Inland Empire Spirit of Entrepreneurship at Cal State Bernardino, the annual black-tie affair celebrates business acumen in the Inland Empire. This year’s award recipients, chosen from 32 finalists, …

Gary Woods has been named superintendent of the Temecula Valley Unified School District. A public and private school teacher for 33 years, the district’s board of trustees on Nov. 13 voted 3-2 to make Woods head of the district, according to a district statement. The vote, which happened in a …