Boards and Committees – The Official Website of Lac Courte Oreilles

Big Fish Golf Course Board of Directors

The Big Fish Golf Course Board of Directors oversees the operations of the newly-acquired golf course by the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe. The board consists of five members and the manager of the golf course. There are no set terms and it meets every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM at the golf course.

Members Include:

Chris Rusk, Chair
Randy Cadotte
Michelle Beaudin, TGB representative
Tweed Shuman, TGB liaison

Comprehensive Community Services Board of Directors

The Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Board of Directors is a standing committee that oversees the CCS program operated under LCO Behavioral Services. The board has six members and the director. There are no set terms and it meets quarterly.

Members Include:

Marie Kuykendall, Chair
Rose Barber
Lisa Kisch
Laurie Rice
Becky Taylor
Marie Basty, CCS Director

Enrollment Committee

The Enrollment Committee works in conjunction with the Enrollment Department and is responsible for review of applications for Tribal citizenship, acceptance of relinquishment requests, acceptance of requests to recind relinquishment, and recommending the acceptance or rejection of Citizenship applications or renunciation petitions to the Tribal Governing Board. It is a standing committee of seven members who are appointed by the Tribal Governing Board. Members serve 4-year terms concurrent with the terms of the appointing Tribal Governing Board members. Regular meetings of the committee are scheduled on the second Thursday of each month.

Members Include:

Cindy Miller, Chair
Janet Isham, Vice-Chair
Donna Treadway-Lack, Secretary
J. William Cadotte, Member
Tibissum Rice
Becky Taylor
Cindy Taylor, Member

Gaming Board of Commissioners

The Gaming Board of Commissioners, also known as the Gaming Commission, is a regulatory board that oversees all of the tribe’s gaming operations to insure they operate accordingly under gaming compact regulations. The board has five members and the gaming director. There is no set term and meet twice monthly, every other Wednesday.

Members Include:

Lynette Tribble, Chairperson
Preston Larson, Vice Chairperson
Kathy Baker
Arianna Johnson
Patricia Harrington
Dave Martinson, Interim Executive Director

Health Advisory Board

The Health Advisory Board is a regulatory board that oversees the tribal clinic. The board has seven members and the health director. Members serve 3-year terms and meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month..

Members Include:

Faith Smith, Chair
Dorothy Sharon
Mona Ingerson
Vicky Carpenich
Roseanne Barber
Dorothy Crust
Luann Kolumbus

Housing Authority Board

The LCO Housing Authority Board is a regulatory board that oversees the LCO Housing Authority. The board has seven members and the housing director. Members serve 2-year terms and meet monthly.

Members Include:

Dan Grover
Trish Kakazu
Leslie Ramczyk
Tanya Manuelito
Chad Martin
Carole DeMain
Jamie Fleming
Marcy Gouge, Housing Authority Director

LCO Drug Task Force

The LCO Drug Task Force is an ad-hoc committee tasked with creating a tribal action plan to combat the opioid crisis that has affected LCO. The board has seven members. Members have no set term ad meet monthly.

Members Include:

Carlena Dennis, Chair
Bryce Crone, Vice Chair
Layla Beckermann, Secretary
Stuart Belille Jr.
Danielle Grover
Charleigh Clause
Charleigh Clause
Adam Thayer

All Directors are expected to attend monthly meetings

LCO Ojibwe School Board

The LCO Ojibwe School Board is made up of the LCO Tribal Governing Board members. The TGB members’ term is 4-years, the term of their elected positions. There is no set time for their meetings.

Members Include:

Gary “Little Guy” Clause, Chair
William Trepanier, Vice-Chair
Michelle Beaudin, Secretary-Treasurer
Jordan St.Germaine
Lorraine Gouge
Janet Quaderer
Don Carley

LCO Ojibwe University Board of Regents

The Board of Regents oversees the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College. It is a regulatory board with seven members, an emeritus member with no vote, a tribal governing board liaison and the college president. Members serve 3-year terms and meet every other Wednesday.

Members Include:

Jason Bisonette, Chairperson
Monica Chase, Vice Chairperson
Marie Basty, Treasurer
Daryl Coons, Jr, Secretary
Gary Gerber
Kyle Van Acker
Melissa Lewis
Dr. Russell Swagger, LCO College President

LCO Ojibwe University Community Library Board

The LCO University Community Library Board oversees the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College Library. It is an ad-hoc committee with seven members and a liaison from the Sawyer County Board. Committee members meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Members Include:

Marie Kuykendall, President
Faith Smith, Vice-President
Leslie Ramczyk
Katherine Marson
Jason Weaver, Sawyer County Board Appointee

LCO Head Start / Early Head Start Policy Council

The LCO Headstart Policy Committee is a committee that sets policy for the LCO Headstart and Early Headstart programs. The board has four members and the headstart director. Members meet on the last Friday of the month.

Members Include:

Jess Belille, Chair
Joy Taylor, Vice Chair
Katrina Wolf, Secretary
Dawn Isham
Barb Biller, Headstart Director

LCO Federal Credit Union

The LCO Federal Credit Union Board of Directors is a standing committee that oversees the LCO Tribe’s credit union, the LCO Federal Credit Union. The board has seven members including the credit union dirctor. There are no set terms and meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Members Include:

Richard Denomie, Sr, Chair
Norma Ross, Vice Chair
Treasurer, vacant
Secretary, vacant
Dolores Denasha, Board Member
Sirella Ford, Board Member
Gary Girard, Board Member
Joy Taylor, Interim General Manager

Honor The Earth Powwow Committee

The Powwow Committee is a special purpose committee established to organize and operate the annual Honor the Earth Powwow, one of the largest powwows in North America. The committee has 15 coordinators who are paid for their work during powwow, but not for attending meetings. Their term on the committee is a lifetime appointment. They meet monthly and several times per month before Powwow.

Members Include:

Janet Quaderer, Co-Chair
Cody Carley, Co-Chair / Maintenance and Grounds
Jim Miller, Security
Delores Belille, Spirit Run Coordinator
Marcy Gouge, Traditional Foods Coordinator
Stephanie Gouge, Feast Coordinator
Alicia Wolfe, Parking Coordinator
Michelle Kingfisher, Gate Coordinator
Bezhig Hunter, Pageant Coordinator
Mike DeMain, Drum Coordinator/Arena Director
Paul LaCapa, Vendors Coordinator
Rusty Barber, Veteran’s Recognition

LCO Financial Services Board of Directors

The LCO Financial Services Board of Directors is a regulatory board that oversees LCO Financial Services. The board has five members and the executive director and the dorector of operations. Members serve 3-year terms and it meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays every month from noon to 1:30 PM.

Members Include:

William Trepania, Treasurer
Daylene Sharlow, Secretary
Jason Weaver, Board Member
Don Carley, TGB Representative and Board Member
Trina Starr, LCO Financial Services Chief Administrative Officer

Namekagon Transit Board of Directors

The Namekagon Transit Board of Directors is a joint board between representatives from Sawyer County and Lac Courte Oreilles that oversees the Namekagon Transit, a public transportation agency that serves both, the LCO Reservation, Hayward, and surrounding areas. The board has six members. There are no set terms and meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM.

Members Include:

Ron Buckholz
Hal Helwig

Sawyer County / LCO Economic Development Committee

The Sawyer County/LCO Economic Development Committee is a joint committee made up of business and political leaders from both the LCO Reservation and other Sawyer County communities who work to increase economic development opportunities. The board has 17 members and a president. There is no set term and they meet the 1st Thursday of every month.

Members Include:

Monica Johnson, President
Amanda Wilson, Vice President
Jordan St. Germain, Secretary
Jessica Wagner-Schultz
Michelle Beaudin, LCO TGB
Mary Jo Becker
Luke Beirl
Craig Olson
Ed Peters
Mark Lundeen
Dr. Leo Carlson
Chris Rockdaschel
Mike Stamp
Stacey Hessel
Ben Kanters

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