Tracy Edwards is a member of the Redding Rancheria. She is the granddaughter of the late respected Tribal Elder Betty Benner. She graduated from University of California at Los Angeles in 1991 with a B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis in Philosophy. She attended Law School at the University of California at Davis and received her Juris Doctorate in 1996. She immediately returned home and has worked for her Tribe since 1996 as the Tribal Attorney and since 2004 as the Chief Executive Officer.
Tracy was born in Redding and has lived in the community for 40 years. She is a graduate of Pacheco Jr. High and Anderson High School. Her community undertakings include being a past member of the Pacheco School Board, the Youth Violence Prevention Council of Shasta County, Board of Directors for the Redding Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors for the Shasta Regional Community Foundation. She has served on the Mercy Advisory Board, Mercy Foundation North Board, and the Turtle Bay Board of Regents. She has also served six years as a member of the Board of Directors of California Indian Legal Services. Tracy is married to Scott Edwards and most importantly the busy mother of son Tyler, daughter Miranda, and son Payton.
