Boards and Committees

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:

Trish Kakazu
Donny Quaderer
Rosalie Miller
Michelle Beaudin
Jordan St.Germaine, TGB Representative
Vacancy

Community Cannabis Committee (CCC)

This is a new committee. More information will follow.

Members Include:

Anthony Roach, Chair
Nicole Carley, Vice Chair
Edward “Sonny” Potack, Jr., Secretary/Treasurer
Carlena Dennis
Roberto Pacheco
Robin Coyne
Sonya Sunderland

Comprehensive Community Services

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
James Hatcher
Patricia House
Marcia Miller
Patricis St. Germaine
Becky Taylor
Marie Basty, Behavioral Health Director
Constance Newman, CCS Director

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:

Chris Gokey, Chair
Jessica Carley, Vice Chair
Norma Ross, Secretary
Vacant, Treasurer
Val Hugo
Richard Denomie, Sr
Joy Taylor, General Manager

Credit Union Supervisory Comittee

Members Include:

Chris Gokey, Chair
Jessica Carley, Vice Chair
Norma Ross, Secretary
Vacant, Treasurer
Val Hugo
Richard Denomie, Sr
Joy Taylor, General Manager

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
Layla Beckermann, Secretary
Stuart Belille, Jr.
Danielle Grover
Charleigh Clause
Adam Thayer

All Directors are expected to attend monthly meetings

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:

Kevin Stevens, Chair
Cindy Miller, Vice-Chair
Marley Corbine, Secretary
J. William Cadotte
W. Tibissum Rice
Becky Taylor
Donna Treadway – Lack

Financial Services

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 Trepanier, Tresurer
Daylene Sharlow, Secretary/Treasurer
Jason Weaver
Don Carley
Jordan St.Germaine
Michelle Beaudin
Anoosh Motamedi, Chief Executive Officer
Trina Starr, Chief Administrative Officer
Adele White, Chief Financial Officer

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:

Patricia Harrington, Chair
Kaylee Trepanier, Vice Chair
Kathy Baker, Secretary
Preston Larson
Chris Gokey
David Martinson, Director

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

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
Mona Ingerson
Roseanne Barber
Dorothy Crust
Luann Kolumbus

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
Vacant, 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

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

K-12 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

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

Public Safety Commission

Information will be updated soon.

Members Include:

George Morrow, Chair
Eric Crowe
Jamie Fleming
Mike Isham
Bill Taylor

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:

Adam Lamoureux, Executive Director
Matt Albrecht, President
Steve Gershman, Vice President
Ben Kanters, Secretary
Monica Johnson
Ashley Schroder
McKenna Green
Kathy Kadlec
Chris Ruckdaschel
Ken Heffron
Craig Olson
Mark Berquist
Jim Miller
Stacey Hessel

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, Chair
Monica Chase, Vice Chair
Marie Basty, Treasurer
Daryl Coons, Jr., Secretary
Gary Gerber
Kyle Van Acker
Melissa Lewis
Karen Breit, Interim University President

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

LAC COURTE OREILLES

Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe

Helping Wisconsin Families with Heating and Energy Costs

Community Governance

Serving the community with shared purpose.

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