The Salton Sea Authority Board of Directors have named a new president.

Altrena Santillanes, most recently serving a the SSA Vice President, assumed the Presidency on July 1. She has served on the Board of the organization since 2017. Santillanes is the Tribal Secretary for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuila. 

Other board members elected to serve in leadership roles include Castulo Estrada of the Coachella Valley Water District as Vice President, Gina Dockstader, Imperial Irrigation District Director, as Secretary and Riverside County Supervisors Yxstian Gutierrez as Treasurer.