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Two Sworn In to the TID Board of Directors

December 6, 2024

TID Board of Directors elected new officers of the Board.

TURLOCK –Michael Frantz, Director Division 1 and Becky Hackler Arellano, Director Division 4, were sworn in for four-year terms on the Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors, ending in December 2028. 

Frantz won reelection in Division 1, a seat he has held since 2009. Frantz is President of Frantz Wholesale Nursery, LLC and is active on local, statewide, and national boards, including the Nursery Growers Association Board, the Farm Bureau, AmericanHort and the Board of Sustainable Conservation.

Arellano ran unopposed in Division 4, a seat vacated by former Director Rob Santos. Arellano is a former Turlock City Councilmember, comes from a third-generation farming family and currently farms corn and alfalfa. Upon being sworn in, Arellano became the first woman in TID’s history to serve on the Board of Directors.

Santos represented Division 4 for 17 years beginning in 2007 and opted not to run for reelection in 2024.

The Board of Directors also elected the President, Vice President and Secretary of the Board. Frantz was elected President and David Yonan, Director Division 2, was elected Vice President. Joe Alamo, Director Division 3, was elected Secretary of the Board. Yonan, was elected to the Board in November 2022 and has served as Vice President since December 2022. Alamo was elected to the Board in 2009.

The President, Vice President and Secretary terms are effective December 6, 2024 through December 1, 2025.

Ron Macedo, Director Division 5, served as Board President for the past year, and completes the five-member, elected Board of Directors. 

TID Board of Directors
(Left to Right) Directors David Yonan, Becky Hackler Arellano, Ron Macedo, Michael Frantz and Joe Alamo.
Director Michael Frantz takes oath of office.
Director Michael Frantz, Division 1, has served on the TID Board of Directors since 2009.
Director Becky Hackler Arellano takes oath of office.
Director Becky Hackler Arellano, Division 4, became the first woman Boardmember to serve on the TID Board of Directors.

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Media Contacts:

Constance Anderson | cjanderson@tid.org | 209.883.8448
Brandon McMillan | bpmcmillan@tid.org | 209.883.8539

About the Turlock Irrigation District (TID)

Established in 1887, the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) was the first irrigation district in the state. Today it is one of only four in California that also provides electric retail energy directly to homes, farms, and businesses. TID delivers irrigation water through over 250 miles of a gravity-fed canal system that irrigates approximately 150,000 acres of farmland. TID owns and operates an integrated and diverse electric generation, transmission and distribution system that provides power to a population of 240,000 within a 662 square-mile area. With a drive towards innovation, TID has been a leader in new initiatives and data-driven practices to provide value to its customers. For more information about TID visit TID.org, follow @TurlockID on social media platforms and subscribe to TID Water & Power Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.