Tag Archives: People on the Move

Ardy Farokhirad has been named senior vice president-regional manager of California Bank & Trust’s Southern California east region. Farokhirad, whose territory will include the Inland Empire, will oversee eight branches, 50 employees and an estimated $722 million in deposits, according to a statement released Monday. “I’m excited to join California …

Lori Bettison-Varga, president of Scripps College, is stepping down to become director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Bettison-Varga is scheduled to leave this fall, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Her appointment must still be approved by the Los Angeles County Board …

Beau Yarbrough, regional education and politics reporter for the San Bernardino County Sun, has been named Print Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club. Yarbrough, whose work also appears in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and the Redlands Daily Facts, won for newspapers with a circulation of …

Michael Burrows has been named executive director of San Bernardino International Airport. Burrows, who has been the airport’s interim executive director for the past year, was appointed Wednesday during a meeting of the San Bernardino International Airport Authority and the Inland Valley Development Agency, according to a statement released by …

Rick Mayhew is retiring as Upland’s fire chief. Mayhew, 54, is stepping down because of an unspecified medical condition, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Mayhew’s last day on the job is scheduled for July 18. Deputy Fire Chief Dave Corbin will serve as interim chief …

Brian Harris has been named a Riverside County Teacher of the Year. Harris, an English instructor at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, was one of four recipients of the award, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Marisela Recendez, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Myra Linn Elementary …