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Members

Elected Board Members

David J. Yonan President
Ron Macedo Vice President
Joe Alamo Secretary
Michael Frantz Director
Becky Hackler Arellano Director

David J. Yonan

President

Director Yonan represents Division 2 and was elected to the board in November 2022 and is the current President. His current term of office expires in December of 2026. Director Yonan received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from California State University, Stanislaus. Director Yonan had a 37-year career in Agribusiness banking with Bank of America’s and was head of their Modesto office for the last 15 years before retiring in 2020. Director Yonan is a lifelong Ceres resident and 3rd generation farmer. He serves as TID’s representative on the Investment Committee, the Power Supply Risk Committee, and an alternate for the Don Pedro Recreation Agency Board of Control.

Ron Macedo

Vice President

rmac100@aol.com

Director Macedo represents Division 5 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since December 2009. His current term of office expires in December 2026. He is also a past Director for the Stanislaus County Fair Board. He owns R.A.M. Farms in Turlock, CA and was the past President of Stanislaus County Farm Bureau. Previously, Director Macedo was the State Director for the California Farm Bureau Federation, District 13. Director Macedo serves as TID’s representative on the Don Pedro Recreation Agency Board of Control.

Joe Alamo

Secretary

tidjoealamo@aol.com

Director Alamo represents Division 3 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since December 2009. His current term of office expires in December 2026. In addition to the TID Board, Mr. Alamo serves as a Board of Director for American AgCredit. Director Alamo received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Agribusiness from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and currently owns and operates a dairy and farming operation with his two brothers. He is a current member and past president of the Central Counties Dairy Herd Improvement Association. He has served as Director of the Turlock Pentecost Association and Director of the Board of the Cal Poly AGR Alumni Association. Director Alamo is also a member of Western United Dairyman and Stanislaus County Farm Bureau. He is a representative on the TID’s Pension Investment Committee. In addition, he is the District’s representative for the West Turlock Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, the Pension Investment Committee, and the alternate representative to the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority.

Michael Frantz

Director

michaelfrantz@tid.org

Director Frantz represents Division 1 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2009. His term expires in December 2028. Director Frantz is President of Frantz Wholesale Nursery, LLC, a position he took over from his father in 1998. His family farm prioritizes good stewardship by recycling green waste, capture & reuse of irrigation water, and using on-farm solar generation to offset a substantial part of their electric load.

Director Frantz is active on local, statewide, and national boards, including the Ag Council of California Nursery Committee, AmericanHort Advocacy Committee, Nursery Advisory Board of the California Dept. of Food & Agriculture, and the Board of Sustainable Conservation.

In addition to many other local boards and committees, Director Frantz serves as TID’s representative on the District’s Power Supply Risk Committee, Investment Committee, and is a representative to the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority. He was also the 2023 recipient of the Profile in Leadership Award, from the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation.

Becky Hackler Arellano

Director

beckyarellano@TID.ORG

Director Arellano represents Division 4 and has been a member of the Board since 2024. Her term of office expires in December 2028. Director Arellano is a former Turlock City Councilmember and a current business partner in Reliable Property Management, LLC and Little Red Door, LLC. She comes from a third-generation farming family and currently farms corn and alfalfa. Director Arellano is the past President of the Pitman FFA Boosters and past Board Member of the Letters to Santa Charity. Director Arellano serves as TID’s representative for the West Power Authority, California Farm Water Coalition, Pension Investment Committee, and an alternate on the Groundwater Committee and West Turlock Subbasin Sustainability Agency.

Division Map

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Meetings

Board Meetings

TID is governed by a five-member, locally elected Board of Directors that meets Tuesdays at 9 a.m. in the TID Board Room at 333 E. Canal Drive, Turlock.

At each Board of Directors meeting time is allotted for public comments – typically this occurs at the beginning of the meeting. The Board will hear any comments that fall under the District’s jurisdiction but no action will be taken at the meeting. Please be advised that the meetings start promptly at the stated time and public comment is early on the agenda.

Instructions for Participating in a TID Board Meeting

Join in Person:

Attend the meeting at the TID Board Room, 333 E. Canal Drive, Turlock.
Public comment is taken early in the meeting; please arrive on time.
To speak during Public Comment, complete any required sign-in or follow the instructions provided at the meeting.

View Livestream:

Click on the “video” link on the Meetings & Agendas page.

Join by Computer or Tablet:

Click the meeting link in the Agenda about five minutes before the meeting starts.
Install or open Zoom if prompted and enter the meeting ID from the Agenda.
Attendees join muted.
To speak during Public Comment, select “Raise Hand” and wait for the Board Secretary to call your name.

Join by Phone:

Call the phone number listed in the Agenda.
Enter the meeting ID followed by #.
Attendees join muted.
To speak during Public Comment, press *9 to “Raise Hand” and wait for the Board Secretary to call your name or the last four digits of your phone number.

Public Comment Submission:

Public comments may be submitted in writing prior to a meeting by emailing PublicComment@TID.org. Please note there are no statutory requirements for written comments to be read aloud during the meeting or for the Board to be notified of each submission.

For Help: If you experience issues joining the meeting, contact TID Information Technology Support at 209‑883‑8411.

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