Stater Bros. has named Keith Thomas its group senior vice president-retail operations. A Stater Bros. employee for 38 years, Thomas will oversee day-to-day operations at the supermarket chain’s 172 stores, according to a statement. He will also become a member of Stater Bros.’ executive management committee, which evaluates and …
Read More »Hagman named supervisors’ chairman
Curt Hagman has been named chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. Hagman, who was first elected to the board in 2014, will serve a two-year term, his fellow board members decided Tuesday. “It is an honor to have been unanimously selected by my colleagues to lead San …
Read More »Umansky named to hall of fame
Brad Umanksy, president of Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga, has been named to the Association of Commercial Real Estate’s Southern California Hall of Fame. A 25-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, Umansky was inducted last month during the association’s annual holiday party, according to a statement. …
Read More »New dean for CSUSB Palm Desert campus
Jake Zhu has been named dean of Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus. Currently interim dean of the school’s College of Education and a professor of information and decision sciences, Zhu is scheduled to start his new job July 1, according to a statement on the school’s website. Zhu, …
Read More »New director of public works for Riverside
Gilbert Hernandez has been named Riverside’s deputy director of public works/city engineer. A 12-year Riverside employee, Hernandez is in charge of the city’s paving program and will work with Riverside’s development staff to promote investment in the city, according to a statement. Hernandez, who most recently held the title traffic …
Read More »Ontario appoints new fire chief
Ray Gayk has been named Ontario’s fire chief. A 21-year veteran of the Ontario Fire Department, Gayk’s appointment was made official during a city council meeting on December 18th, according to a statement on the city’s website. Gayk was senior deputy fire chief prior to his promotion. He has held …
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