Jake Wuest has been named California market president by FirstBank. Wuest will oversee FirstBank’s three California locations, all of which are located in Palm Desert, according to a statement. A FirstBank employee since 2007, spent his first nine years managing branch offices in Colorado, where FirstBank started in 1963. His …
Read More »Krouse accepts dual role with California Travel Association
Michael K. Krouse, CHME, CASE, President, and CEO of the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau, has agreed to serve on the Executive Committee for California Travel Association (CalTravel) as well as a PAC Trustee for the organization. Cal Travel is the united voice of the travel and tourism industry …
Read More »Freer named chair of CSU CABO
Douglas Freer, chief financial officer at California State San Bernardino, has been named chair of the California State University Chief Administrators/Business Officers. That group reviews issues affecting the California state system and advises its chief financial officer and senior human resources officer. Freer, who joined Cal State San Bernardino in …
Read More »Pearson receives leadership award
La Vonda M-Pearson, Apple Valley’s director of government services, recently received the Value Based Leadership with Heart Award from the City Clerks Association of California. M-Pearson helped write the town’s resolution denouncing racial injustice and inequality. Town council members approved it earlier this month. “This was an important moment for …
Read More »Earp to receive Riverside Spirit Award
Zack Earp, a longtime advocate for veterans and their children within the Alvord Unified School District, is scheduled to receive Riverside’s City Spirit Award. A Marine Corp. veteran, Earp has spent five decades working on behalf of veterans and their families in the school district, where he worked for three …
Read More »Graham joins CSUSB administration
Daria Graham has been named Cal State San Bernardino’s dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs. A longtime teacher and administrator at the University of Dayton in Ohio, Graham is scheduled to begin her new job on July 1, according to a statement on CSUB’s website. “I …
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