Glen Hayward was born and raised in Redding, CA and is a Redding Rancheria Tribal Member of Pit-River & Wintu descent. Glen attended Shasta College for his RN license and worked in the Emergency room for 11 years. Prior to coming to Redding Rancheria, Glen was the VP of Emergency Services at Shasta Regional Medical Center.

Glen earned his Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Jacksonville University, a Masters of Science in Disaster Medicine from Philadelphia University and his Masters of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner from Samuel Merritt University.