Keri Then, Member - Area 5
Trustee Keri Then was elected to the Riverside Community College District (RCCD) Board of Trustees in 2022 and serves Trustee Area 5, residents of Moreno Valley, CA and surrounding unincorporated communities. She is the Chair, RCCD Teaching and Learning Committee and actively supports student success and equity at the District’s three colleges—Moreno Valley College, Norco College, and Riverside City College.
Keri is retired from the United States Air Force where she served on active duty for over 20 years. She was deployed to Turkey during Desert Storm/Shield and Hungary during the Bosnian Conflict.
For the past 28 years, Trustee Then has called the City of Moreno Valley home and has committed herself to serving the community. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Muslim Family Foundation; a member of the Riverside League of Women Voters; and a life-time member and former senior vice commander of Moreno Valley Veterans of Foreign War, Post 8547.
She was a two-term appointee to the Moreno Valley Unified School District's Measure M Citizens Bond Oversight Committee and served on the Riverside County Commission for Women.
Trustee Then holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Argosy University; Master of Science in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado, Boulder; Master of Science in International Relations from Troy State University; Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Chapman University; and an Associate of Science in Electronic Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force.
Dr. Keri Then is a former Visiting Lecturer and Adjunct Faculty, University of Redlands. She was the recipient of the 2017 Excellence in Teaching award and was selected as one of the best instructors at the University of Redlands in 2018.
Trustee Then is married to Robert, who is also a retired military service member, and they have two daughters, Christina and Elizabeth.