Tag Archives: People on the Move

Nicole Ramos has been named director of marketing and promotions at Omnitrans. An Omnitrans employee since 2001, Ramos will oversee 16 workers and be responsible for advertising, customer service, promotions, partnerships, media relations, publications, and community outreach, according to a statement on the transit agency’s website. Ramos has been  interim …

Araceli Barajas has been named Omnitrans’ employee of the year for 2019. Senior executive assistant to the chief executive officer/clerk of the board, Barajas was recognize for going “above and beyond” in her daily administrative duties, according to a statement. Barajas began with Omnitrans three years ago as an executive …

Moreno Valley Councilwoman Carla Thornton recently visited three local elementary schools, where she observed the city’s Afterschool Expanded Learning Program. During her tour of Hidden Springs, Sugar Hill and Cloverdale elementary schools, Thornton met students and observed staff from Think Together, the program’s provider, according to a statement on the …

Moreno Valley Councilwoman Carla J. Thornton will be honored by the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy this month. Thornton will receive the organization’s Outstanding Individual in Government Award for her combined work as a social worker, local elected official and a faculty member at California Baptist University, …

Mark Denny has been name Fontana’s city manager. Denny, who has more than 25 years experience in local, county and state government, is scheduled to assume office April 6, according to a statement on the city’s website. Following an extensive search, Denny was selected to succeed Ken Hunt, who retired …

Rebecca Lyons has been named the University of Redlands’ professor of the year. A chemistry professor in the school’s College of Arts and Sciences, Lyons was selected for that honor by the Mortar Board Honor Society, according to a statement on the university’s web site. Lyons has taught at the …