is a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe and resides in the North Reserve community with her three children, one of whom is a Waadookodaading graduate and another who is in first grade. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northland College, a legal assistant certificate from the University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, and an accounting certificate from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute. She has served as a Board member of Waadookodaading since 2008 and now serves as a Parent Representative. Lorene is employed by the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Government as the Grants Director.