People on the Move

Araceli Barajas has been named Omnitrans’ employee of the year for 2019. Senior executive assistant to the chief executive officer/clerk of the board, Barajas was recognize for going “above and beyond” in her daily administrative duties, according to a statement. Barajas began with Omnitrans three years ago as an executive …

Moreno Valley Councilwoman Carla Thornton recently visited three local elementary schools, where she observed the city’s Afterschool Expanded Learning Program. During her tour of Hidden Springs, Sugar Hill and Cloverdale elementary schools, Thornton met students and observed staff from Think Together, the program’s provider, according to a statement on the …

Moreno Valley Councilwoman Carla J. Thornton will be honored by the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy this month. Thornton will receive the organization’s Outstanding Individual in Government Award for her combined work as a social worker, local elected official and a faculty member at California Baptist University, …

Mark Denny has been name Fontana’s city manager. Denny, who has more than 25 years experience in local, county and state government, is scheduled to assume office April 6, according to a statement on the city’s website. Following an extensive search, Denny was selected to succeed Ken Hunt, who retired …

Rebecca Lyons has been named the University of Redlands’ professor of the year. A chemistry professor in the school’s College of Arts and Sciences, Lyons was selected for that honor by the Mortar Board Honor Society, according to a statement on the university’s web site. Lyons has taught at the …

Kristine Shoup, a human resources analyst with Apple Valley, has been named the town’s employee of the quarter for the first quarter of 2020. Hired in 2005, Shoup began working for Apple Valley as a recreation leader while she was still in high school, according to a statement on the …