Tag Archives: People on the Move

Donnie Welch has been named publisher of the Victorville Daily Press. Welch, who took over Monday, replaces Al Frattura, who left the paper in August after two years as publisher, according to a Daily Press report. The 52-year-old Welch has worked in advertising, marketing, sales and employee development, and he …

Mary Rivers, a fourth grade teacher in the Hesperia Unified School District, has been named one of three teachers of the year in San Bernardino County. Rivers teaches at the Krystal School of Science, Math and Technology, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Christopher Brunette, a social studies teacher …

Ernest Siva, tribal historian for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, will be recognized next month for his work preserving Native American culture, language, history and art. Siva is scheduled to receive the 11th annual Spirit of the Heard Award from the Heard Museum in Scottsdale, Ariz., according to a …

A UC Riverside professor is heading up a research team that is investigating the possibility of life on other planets. Biogeochemistry professor Timothy Lyons is overseeing a multi-disciplinary team that has received an $8 million grant from NASA’s Astrobiology Institute to conduct a five-year study, according to a report in …

Michael Burrows has been named acting director of the Inland Valley Development Agency and the San Bernardino International Airport Authority. Burrows will receive an annual salary of $225,000 while he fills the interim position, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Both of those agencies are responsible for the development …

A former executive with Harrah’s Entertainment in Las Vegas has been named interim publisher and chief executive of the Orange County Register. Richard Mirman started work Monday, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. He replaces Aaron Kushner, who will remain principal owner and chief executive of Freedom Communications, the …