Tag Archives: People on the Move

Ontario has a new fire chief. Michael Gerken recently replaced Ray Gayk, who retired, according to a statement on the city’s website. Gerken who has spent nearly three decades in fire service, is Ontario’s 33rd fire chief. He was most recently the city deputy fire chief, where he was in …

Cheylynda Barnard has been named Moreno Valley’s Mayor Pro Tem. Barnard, who represents the council’s fourth district, was approved unanimously last month by her fellow council members, according to a statement on the city’s website. An 18-year Moreno Valley resident, Barnard was elected to the council in November 2022. She …

Ralph Duarte has been named San Bernardino County’s veterans affairs director. A former sergeant, Duarte has more than five years service with the U.S. Army and California Army National Guard, including tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a statement on the county’s website. For the past 10 …

Brian Sylva has been named president of Mt. San Jacinto College’s board of trustees. Sylva, a Beaumont resident and the sports information director at College of the Desert in Palm Desert has been an MSJC trustee since 2020, according to a statement on the school’s website. Sylva has served on …

Marcus Dillard has been named chief of San Bernardino County’s Office of Homeless Services. Dillard most recently worked at Riverside County, where he helped provide housing for more than 900 homeless individuals through that county’s Project Roomkey program and the March Veterans Village, according to a statement on San Bernardino …

Art Tinoco has been named Riverside County’s registrar of voters. Tinoco, who has been interim registrar for the past two months, was named permanent registrar by the board of supervisors on Dec. 12, according to a statement on the county’s website. “After conducting a recruitment, it became clear that we …