Tag Archives: People on the Move

Zak Schwank, a four-year member of the Temecula city council, has been named the city’s mayor for 2023, according to a statement on the city’s website. Schwank, who spent the last year as Mayor pro tem, was elected to his second four-year term in November. He was appointed unanimously to …

Keith Alexander has been named chief of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ fire department. A tribal employee for the last 21 years, Alexander will oversee the department’s day-to-day operations as well as its emergency medical services teams, according to a statement on the San Manuel website. “Keith has …

Jhalister Corona has joined the Mt. San Jacinto College Board of Trustees. A world history teacher in the Perris Union High School District for the past 20 years, Corona was sworn in Dec. 15, and now represents Area Four, according to a statement on the community colleges’ website. Corona attended Mt. …

Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson has been named vice-chair of the National League of Cities’ 2023 Community and Economic Development Committee. Victoria Woodards, league president and the mayor of Tacoma, Wash., selected Dawson for that position, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. Dawson will be able to work closely with other leaders …

William “Willie” Racowschi has been appointed the Victorville Fire Department’s interim chief. Racowschi, who was Torrance’s fire chief for seven years, is scheduled to begin work Dec. 31, according to a statement on the city’s website. He replaces Brian Fallon, who left to become Lompoc’s fire chief. Victorville officials plan …

Christopher Wilhite has been appointed to serve two more years as San Bernardino County’s assessor-recorder-clerk. The board of supervisors unanimously approved Wilhite’s appointment on Dec. 6, according to a statement on the county’s website. “I want to thank the board and county leadership for their continued support,” Wilhite said in …