“It’s absolutely vital for agriculture to maintain its important place in the economy"

Mar 21, 2019

Terry Lindley

Terry Lindley hails from Humboldt County. While attending Ferndale High School, he met Steve Olson, the agriculture instructor. Steve would later become a professor and chairman of the SRJC ag department, and eventually, a dean of the college.

After high school, Terry moved to Santa Rosa and lived with Steve and his wife while studying ag business at SRJC. Terry said that the Olsons became trusted friends and mentors, providing counsel and guidance as he embarked on his career and focused on community leadership.

Terry is a lender, leader, rancher and agricultural visionary, in a career that has spanned four decades in Sonoma County. Terry retired as the Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice-President of American AgCredit, a farm lending agency that has become the fifth largest Farm Credit Association in the nation.

In retirement, Terry is still on the go, running Lindley Cattle Co. on mostly leased land in Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt counties. He also serves, or has served, on dozens of committees and boards, including more than 20 years on the Board of Trustees of Santa Rosa Junior College, of which he is still a member.

“It’s absolutely vital for agriculture to maintain its important place in the economy and way-of-life of Sonoma County.”