Who is Acquanetta Warren? Mayor of Fontana goes incognito on 'Undercover Boss' Season 11
After a hiatus of two weeks, the inspiring reality show ‘Undercover Boss’ is finally returning on CBS. Season 11 of the series has been really amazing and we have seen a lot of inspiration stuff happening this time around. In the previous episode, we saw Gary Findley, CEO of Restoration 1, making an appearance and getting to know more about his company while being on the road.
The journey continues and in the latest episode of the reality series, we are going to see the Mayor of Fontana, Acquanetta Warren, appear on the show. Well, we don’t need to tell how influential Warren really is because she is responsible for changing things in Fontana and would always want better for her people.
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The city, which was founded by Azariel Blanchard Miller in 1913, is situated in California and remained rural until World War II. It is now a regional hub of the trucking industry. In 2020, the US Census Bureau revealed that Fontana has a population of 208,393, making it the 21st largest state in California. Since 2010, Warren has been holding the important position of Mayor and hails from the Republican Party. It will be interesting to see if Warren manages to keep her disguise without getting recognized and even if she does, how would she handle the situation. Let’s dive deeper and get to know more about Mayor Warren.
Who is Acquanetta Warren?
Born in 1956, in Compton, California, Warren created history by getting elected as Fontana's first female and first African American Mayor. As far as her education is concerned, Warren attended Locke High School from 1971 to 1974. After completing high school, she went on to attend Occidental College and earned a BA Degree in Political Science and Urban Studies.
She began her professional journey in the Banking sector and joined Lloyd Banking Group as a Product Manager from 1981 to 1986. After that, she became the Vice President of the First Interstate Bank and held that position for another five years. Meanwhile, in 1991, she started working as the Deputy Director of Public Works in the City of Upland and managed Infrastructure Department.
In 2002, she thought of working for Fontana and after working tirelessly for eight years, she became the Mayor of Fontana in 2010. She was the first African-American Mayor of Fontana. She was re-elected in 2014 and 2018 and is currently serving her third term as the Mayor of Fontana. She has been a force to be reckoned with and has done a lot of amazing work for the city. Warren has also ensured that every child in Fontana receives the highest level of education and declared a State of Emergency on education in 2019.
She has been a key political figure since 2002 and has taken some of the most important initiatives in Fontana’s history. In 2018, she received more than 56% votes and was re-elected as the Mayor for the third time.
Her appearance on ‘Undercover Boss’ Season 11 will be really important because she might be taking some really important decisions for the public after encountering some of the key people from the Fontana community.
'Undercover Boss' Season 11 returns to CBS with a new episode every Friday at 8 pm EST.