Yolo County Board of Education Swears in Trustees, Selects New Officer

Woodland, CA - The Yolo County Board of Education held its final meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, December 16, to swear in new and returning trustees and elect its officers for the upcoming year.

During the meeting, the Board welcomed two trustees: Shelton Yip of Davis was re-elected to a four-year term, and Maria Olmedo of Woodland was elected to her first term.

The oath of office for Shelton Yip was administered by County Superintendent Garth Lewis. Yip has served for over a decade on the Board of Education. In 2022, he was elected to a two-year term to complete the remaining term for Trustee Area 4, which covers central and southern Davis, following a vacancy. He was re-elected in November to serve another four years. Yip also previously served as a Trustee on the board from 2012 to 2020.

The board will be joined by new trustee Maria Olmedo. She will serve a four-year term representing Trustee Area 3, which covers Woodland and a portion of West Sacramento. Her oath of office was administered by her husband, Eduardo Jimenez.

Tuesday’s meeting was also the board’s annual organizational meeting. Trustee Armando Salud-Ambriz of Woodland was elected president. Salud-Ambriz was elected to his first term on the board in November 2022. He is serving a four-year term representing Trustee Area 5, which covers Esparto, Woodland, and Knights Landing.

Trustee Elizabeth Esquivel of West Sacramento was elected vice president. Esquivel was appointed to the board in 2022 and elected to a four-year term in November 2022.

Additional information on the Board of Education can be found on the Yolo County Office of Education website at www.ycoe.org.