College of the Redwoods Names New President

Kathryn G. Lehner has been chosen as the next president of the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California. She currently serves as president of Mendocino College, which is headquartered in Ukiah, California. She also serves as chair of the North State Rural Community College Association.

Lehner was named president of Mendocino College in 2005 after serving two years as vice president for academic affairs. Prior to coming to Mendocino, she was an administrator at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs for nine years.

President Lehner is a graduate of the University of Kansas. She earned an MBA at the University of New Mexico.