People on the Move

The Apple Valley Town Council conducted its annual reorganization Wednesday, naming Kari Leon mayor and Art Bishop mayor pro tem. Both will server in those largely ceremonial positions in 2022. Leon thanked the council for the appointment and also expressed gratitude to outgoing Mayor Curt Emick for his service as …

Randall W. Lewis, executive vice president for marketing with the Lewis Group of Cos. in Upland, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Cal State San Bernardino. Lewis will received the degree Saturday during the fall commencement for the College of Education and the College of Social …

Jonathan Cryer has been named an employee of the quarter by Omnitrans. A coach operator, Cryer has worked for San Bernardino County’s largest transit agency for three years, according to a statement on Omnitrans’ website. Cryer, who once drove for the Foothill Transit Zone, was recognized for going beyond his …

Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend President Biden’s signing of the $1.12 trillion infrastructure bill. Warren was invited to help represent small to medium-sized cities, according to a statement on the city’s website. Warren participated in several planning sessions while the bill was being put …

Brie Griset-Smith is the Inland Empire Community Foundation’s new senior vice president of charitable giving. Griset-Smith, who began work Nov. 1, has more than 20 years experience in fundraising, program development, staff management and financial administration, according to a statement on the foundation’s website. Most recently, Griset-Smith was chief development …

Lorissa Villarreal has been named Riverside’s homeless solutions officer. Villareal, who has spent eight years working for nonprofits, is scheduled to start work on Dec. 10. “We need a data-driven strategy to reduce the number of people without shelter in our community,” Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said in a statement. …