There are various boards and committees that regulate, govern, and advise departments and businesses within the LCO Tribe. These boards have different authorities and responsibilities within the organization.
LCO College 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. Board members are paid a $75 stipend per meeting. Members serve 3-year terms and meet every other Wednesday.
Members include:
Jason Bisonette, Chairman
Gary Gerber, Daryl Coons, Sawna Coons, Jim Schlender, Kyle Bisonette, Marie Basty
Dr. Russell Swagger, LCO College President
Daryl Coons, Sr, Emeritus
Jason Schlender, TGB Liaison
LCO College Library Board
The LCO College 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 receive 0 stipend per meeting and meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Members include:
Marie Kuykendall, President
Katherine Mason, Vice-President
Annette Wiggins, Treasurer
Thelma Nayquonabe, Christine Stamper, Iris Humpries, Leslie Ramczyk
Jim Schlender, Sawyer County Board Liaison
The Citizenship Committee
The Citizenship Committee oversees the Citizenship Department (formerly Enrollment Office) of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe. It is a standing committee with seven members and the Citizenship Director Office Director. Members are paid a $75 stipend per meeting. Members serve 4-year terms and meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:00 AM.
Members include:
Dave Bisonette, Chairman
Vice Chairman, Secretary
Becky Taylor, Donna Treadway, Monica Keshic, Janet Isham, and one current vacancy
Delores DeNasha, Citizenship Director
Health Advisory Board
The Health Advisory Board is a regulatory board that oversees the tribal clinic. The board has seven members ad the health director. Members are paid a $75 stipend per meeting. Members serve 3-year terms and meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Members include:
Vanessa Carrasco, Chairwoman
Daryl Coons, Susie Taylor, Dorothy Sharon, Faith Smith, Mona Ingerson, Vicky Carpenich
Gary Girard, Heath Center Director
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 are paid a $75 stipend per meeting. Members serve 2-year terms and meets monthly.
Members include:
Dianna Ton, Chairwoman
Terrance Manuelito, Karen Breit, Patricia Kakazu, Leslie Ramczyk, Renee DeBrot, Daniel Grover
Jean Thayer, 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 are paid 0 stipend per meeting. Members have no set term ad meet monthly.
Members include:
Dottie Crust, Chairwoman
Diane Sullivan, Vice Chairwoman
Sue Aasen, Michelle Haskins and there are currently 3 vacancies
All Directors are ecxpected 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 aren't paid a stipend when they meet and their term is 4-years, the term of their elected positions. There is no set time for their meetings.
Members include:
Louis Taylor, Chairman
Lorraine Gouge, Vice Chairwoman
Tweed Shuman, Secretary-Treasurer
Michelle Beaudin, Glenda Barber, Gary Clause, and Don Carley
Headstart Policy Committee
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 are paid 0 stipend per meeting and meet on the last Friday of the month.
Members include:
Lucy Begay, Chairwoman
Krysten Sullivan, Vice Chairwoman
Jane Young, Secretary
Anna Amparo
Barb Biller, Headstart Director
The 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. Members are paid a $75 stipend per meeting. There is no set term and meet twice monthly, every other Wednesday.
Members include:
Lynette Tribble, Chairwoman
Preston Larson, Vice Chairwoman
Kathy Baker, Arianna Johnson, Patricia Harrington
Jim Smith, Gaming Commission Director
The Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club of Lac Courte Oreilles operates under supervision of an independent permanent board made up of seven members including the club director. Members are paid 0 stipend per meeting. There is no set terms and they meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Members include:
Mic Isham, President
Jessica Hutchison, Vice Prsident/Secretary
Mark Montano, Treasurer
Shaylena Corbine, Youth Representative
Lorraine Gouge, TGB Representative
Tweed Shuman, TGB Representative
Heather Peterson, Club 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. Members are paid 0 stipend per meeting. There are no set terms and meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Members include:
Daryl Coons, Sr, Chairman
Richard Denomie, Val Hugo, Chris Isham, Kaylee Trepanier
Don Carley, TGB Liaison
Diana Cross, LCO Federal Credit Union Director
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:
Bonnie Corbine, Co-Chairwoman
Cathy Begay, Co-Chairwoman
Laura Edley, Gates Coordinator
Edwin Carley, Maintenance and Grounds
Susie Miller, Meals Coordinator
Jim Miller, Security
Delores Belille, Spirit Run Coordinator
Rhonda Quagon, Jingle Dress Special
Amber St. Germaine, Drum/Dance Registration
Marcy Gouge, Traditional Foods Coordinator
Lucie Anderson, Pageant Coordinator
Julie Martinson, The Stand Coordinator
Dave Keller, Sound Coordinator
Rusty Barber, Veteran's Recognition
LCO Financial 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 are paid a $100 stipend per meeting. Members serve 3-year terms and it meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays every month from noon to 1:30 PM.
Members include:
Chairman
William Trepania, Treasurer
Daylene Sharlow, Secretary
Tweed Shuman, TGB Representative
Don Carley, TGB Representative
Scott Soli, LCO Financial Services Executive Director
Trina Starr, LCO Financial Services Chief Administrative Officer
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. Members are paid 0 stipend per meeting. There is no set term and they meet the 1st Thursday of every month.
Members include:
Lynn Fitch, President
Tweed Shuman, Jason Weaver, Jim Anderson, Desmonde Bennett, Steve Buchart, Leo Carlson, Linda Graham, Dan Hinman, Troy Morgan, Emily Neff, Craig Olson, Bruce Paulson, Ed Peters, Chris Ruckdaschel, Heather Sheehan, Mike Stamp, Ty Wiley
CCS 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. Members are paid $75 stipend per meeting. There are no set terms and it meets quarterly.
Members include:
Marie Kuykendall, Chairwoman
Rose Barber, Lisa Kisch, Laurie Rice, Deb Baker, Becky Taylor
Marie Basty, CCS Director
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. Members are paid 0 stipend per meeting. There are no set terms and meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:30 PM.
Members include:
Tweed Shuman, Chairman
Marie Kuykendall, Ron Buckholz, Hal Helwig, Elaine Nyberg
Laura Edley, Gates Coordinator
Don Carley, TGB Representative
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. Members are paid 0 stipend per meeting. There are no set terms and it meets every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM at the gold course.
Members include:
Christopher Rusk, Chairman
Randy Cadotte, Joe Morey, and one current vacancy
Michelle Beaudin, TGB representative
Tweed Shuman, TGB liaison
William LaPointe, Golf Course General Manager