Darrell Talbert

In December of 2006, Darrell Talbert completed serving his 12th year and third term on the Corona City Council.  His elected service began in 1994 and offered him the opportunity to serve as Mayor in 1998, 2002 and 2005. During his time in office, he was best known for his tireless service and visionary ideas as part of the City Council Infrastructure and Economic Development Committees and is credited for much of Corona’s regional development dominance in the Inland Empire over the last decade.
 

In January of 2007, Talbert accepted a position with the City of Corona as the Deputy Director of Community Development and in February of 2008 was promoted to Director for the Corona Redevelopment Agency.  In this role, he leads the Redevelopment and Economic Development efforts of the City of Corona as well as helps the community maintain there regional dominance as a true economic engine for the County if not the State.  Talbert will focus his goals on continued development of class “A” office projects – that now total over 1.4-million square feet in various stages of construction – additional job creation as well as highly-amenitized TOD’s (Transportation Oriented Developments) throughout the city’s already evolving core.