Trena Kimler-Richards has a long history of Agriculture Science and Education, graduating from CSU Chico with a bachelor’s in agriculture business and a master’s in agriculture education. She first came to Red Bluff in 1985 to teach agriculture and serve as the FFA advisor at Red Bluff High School. In 1990, she joined the faculty at CSU Chico, College of Agriculture as a lecture and outreach coordinator. Most recently, she taught at Shasta College as the Agriculture Science instructor, developing course work in Sustainable Agriculture and Rangeland Ecology. She serves on the leadership team for Expect More Tehama as well as the agriculture advisory committees at Corning and West Valley high schools. She is also a member of the Tehama County Farm Bureau. Currently, she is a private contractor for Career Technical Education program development.