Trenise was raised in Liberty City, a community severely impacted by gentrification. She graduated from Miami Northwestern Senior high school and currently works at Sweetwater Elementary as a food service manager. Trenise is a long time member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Nutrition Association, where she is past president.

Trenise is passionate about volunteering in the community where she grew up, especially for the Liberty Square public housing complex. Trenise strongly believes that housing is a human right and is fighting to make that right a reality.