Acquanetta Warren was elected as the City of Fontana’s first female and African American Mayor in December 2010 and re-elected in 2018. Since taking office, Mayor Warren has and continues to be a strong advocate for economic development, jobs, affordable housing, public safety, a healthier community and fiscal integrity. Under the Mayor’s stewardship, the City of Fontana was named the fourth Most Prosperous City in the U.S. (with a population over 100,000), as well as the Most Prosperous City in California from RentCafé. This acknowledgment followed the 2017 Fiscal Times’ rating of Fontana as one of the financially strongest cities in the nation.

From the day the Mayor was inaugurated, she has emphasized that Fontana is “Open for Business” and works directly with the Fontana Chamber of Commerce to support the needs of the business community. This effort was rewarded in 2017 with the city being ranked fourth in California in the five-year annual growth of retail sales. During Mayor Warren’s time on the City Council, there has been significant economic growth and infrastructure improvements including - four reconstructed freeway interchanges resulting in reduced traffic congestion, safer streets and an ease of facilitating the movement of goods through San Bernardino County’s “Inland Empire.” In order to continue this economic growth, Mayor Warren began the “Mayor’s Manufacturing Council,” which saw more than 500 women attend the first annual Inland Empire Women in Manufacturing event.

Realizing that a strong economy requires a healthy community, Ms. Warren founded the award-winning program, Healthy Fontana. The program promotes an active community lifestyle and teaches smart nutrition choices. In 2016, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) named the City of Fontana the number one mid-sized city in the nation for eliminating childhood obesity. Ms. Warren has received numerous recognitions and several awards for her efforts throughout the Inland Empire, including 2017’s Health Champion Award for Southern California Elected Officials from the California Center for Public Health.

A strong community also needs safe neighborhoods. Public safety is among the Mayor’s highest priorities. In 2013, Fontana was named one of the top 20 safest communities in the country. Continuing to keep the community safe, the Mayor holds open conversations connecting the community with the police officers that serve to protect them.

Mayor Warren is an active community champion for education. While in office, Mayor Warren has held education summits with local schools, the community college district and business leaders to outline plans preparing the youth for future job markets. Since 2011, she has raised $525,000 for the Fontana Boys and Girls Club through her annual Mayor’s Gala.

Ms. Warren was appointed to the Fontana City Council as a city council member on December 17, 2002, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2008. Prior to the council, Ms. Warren served as Co-Chairperson of the City of Fontana General Plan Advisory Committee and Chairperson of the Citizen Village of Heritage Development Landscape Committee.

It doesn’t get much better than being the Mayor of your hometown. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to proudly serve in this role since 2012. I am happy to share with you a little bit about my family and my experience.

My wife Judy and I are blessed to raise our two daughters in this exceptional city. We love the strong sense of community, the rich culture, and the diverse educational options. I hope that my daughters will continue my family’s 100 plus years of tradition, and raise my grandchildren in Riverside.

My K-12 education in Riverside prepared me well for higher education and my diverse career. Upon graduating from Poly High School, I attended West Point, where I earned a degree in Political Science. I then served as a helicopter pilot in the United States Army, a Platoon leader, and a Company Executive Officer. My active duty service provides me with unique insight into the challenges faced by our veterans and their families. I believe that supporting our military families must be one of our top priorities.

Upon leaving the military, I started the process of pursuing my lifelong dream of having a meaningful career in public service. During my career, I worked for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Executive Office of the President, and the Riverside County Economic Development Agency. I returned to school to pursue a Master’s in Public Policy from UCLA and a teaching credential from CSU San Bernardino.

My early career provided me with a broad experience that I draw from to better serve as your Mayor. One of my most meaningful life experiences was teaching your children, our future leaders, at Poly High School. Teaching inspired me to run for elected office. As I reflected upon the future of Riverside, I wanted to ensure that the City was providing safe neighborhoods, quality jobs, and a quality of life where future generations would be proud to raise their children.

In 2007, I was elected to serve as the City Council representative for Ward 3. In 2012, I was elected Mayor. I am grateful for the City’s vote of confidence; I never take the responsibilities of this office lightly.

As you can imagine, the work of the Mayor’s office is dynamic. Staying connected to the community needs requires strong leadership, strong collaboration, and a focus on both short and long term planning. I am proud of the current state of our city, we have accomplished much and we are well positioned for future success.

Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes was elected in November 2016 to represent California’s 60th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Norco, a portion of Riverside, and unincorporated communities of Home Gardens, El Cerrito, and Coronita.

As a state legislator, Sabrina has worked continuously to serve her community and enhance the quality of life for Riverside County residents. Sabrina’s top priorities include veterans, public safety, transportation, higher education and the economy.

In her first year, she authored legislation to support veterans, students, seniors, and working families—six of which were signed into law. In addition, she secured $427 million in critical transportation funding to improve Riverside County’s infrastructure and was instrumental in restoring Vehicle License Fee revenue to California’s newest cities, which include Jurupa Valley and Eastvale.

Previously, she served as a Director for the Legislature and the California Voter Project. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Sabrina worked in the private sector alongside various community organizations to enhance the local economy, broaden access to quality education, and improve access to governmental services.

Throughout her career, Sabrina has demonstrated her commitment to fighting for the best interests of local residents through multiple partnerships with community organizations. She is currently a member of the Human Rights Campaign, The PICK Group of Young Professionals, and serves on the Advisory Board for the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Public Policy. She has previously served on the Board of Directors for the UCR Chicano Latino Alumni Association, and non-profit organizations TruEvolution and Women Wonder Writers.

Sabrina is a lifelong resident of Riverside County. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside, and completed an executive education program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Hilary provides consulting, coaching, and training to clients in the areas of change management, communications, organizational effectiveness and human resources management.

Hilary’s career has been a combination of consulting and entrepreneurship. After obtaining her MBA from the UCLA Graduate School of Management, Hilary was a consultant for the Evaluation and Training Institute in Los Angeles and then in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Hay Group and Mercer Consulting, two large international human resource consulting firms. While at Hay and Mercer, she helped Fortune 500 and public-sector clients evaluate compensation plans; build human resource programs around the key competencies of high-performing employees; design and improve performance evaluation practices; conduct employee opinion surveys; and identify opportunities to improve organizational design.

After 13 years of helping other companies, Hilary took a break from consulting to join her family in launching a consumer direct-mail art supply business. Over 10 years, they grew the start-up venture into a $3 million company that employed 25 people and served thousands of customers worldwide. This experience helped Hilary understand the multi-faceted challenges of running a business and gave her the insight that actually managing employees is much more complicated than consulting to others about how to do it.

Having worked in these two different worlds, Hilary founded HRK Consulting to blend her experience in large company consulting with the insights gained from being an entrepreneur. Today she draws on this dual perspective to help her clients improve communication, teamwork and engagement among employees, producing meaningful results that leave both workers and company owners feeling more satisfied and productive.

Hilary’s clients have spanned many industries including manufacturing, financial services, non-profit, healthcare, hospitality and government. In addition to her MBA from the UCLA Graduate School of Management, Hilary holds a BA in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine and is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner.