Tag Archives: People on the Move

Guy Raz of National Public Radio will be the commencement speaker at Pitzer College, scheduled to be held May 13 at the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza. Raz, the host, co-creator and editorial director of two of NPR’s most popular programs – “How I Built This” and “TED Radio Hour” …

Lifetime Riverside resident Henry W. Coil Jr. has received the city’s 2016 City Spirit Award. Coil received the award from Mayor Rusty Bailey and the Riverside City Council during the March 28 council meeting, according to a statement on the city’s website. “Henry Coil Jr. epitomizes what it means to …

Kelvin Downes, regional director of operations for amazon.com, will be the second keynote speaker at the Southern California Logistics & Supply Chain Summit, scheduled to be held April 20 at Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona. More than 500 people, along with about 20 industry experts, are expected to attend …

Moreno Valley Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez recently attended the National Policy Institute on Energy, Natural Resources and Climate Change, a two-day conference in Houston. The event, part of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, allowed Gutierrez and other policy makers to discuss energy issues and the future stewardship …

Joseph Ortiz, a partner with Best, Best & Krieger LLP’s Riverside office, has been appointed to the California Fair Employment and Housing Council. A longtime trial lawyer and human resources attorney, Ortiz has tried employment cases before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and arbitration tribunals, according to a statement …

Will Allen, one of the country’s premiere urban farmers, will be the keynote speaker at GrowRIVERSIDE 2017, a three-day event scheduled to be held March 29-31. Allen is the founder of Growing Power, a large not-for-profit urban agriculture project in Milwaukee, according to a statement released by the city. A …