Vito Chiesa, of Hughson, in July 2017 was appointed chair of the Partnership Board where he has served as a member since 2012. Chiesa has been a member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors since 2008 and manager at Chiesa Ranch Inc. since 1987.

He is chairman of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority and a member of the Stanislaus County Agricultural Advisory Board, California State Association of Counties Board of Directors and the Stanislaus County Fish and Wildlife Committee.