Staff Members

Donovan English is a lifelong Red Lake reservation resident. As an enrolled Red Lake Tribal member, he graduated from Red Lake High School in 1976. He then continued his education and graduated in 1978 from Staples Technical School with a Certificate in Diesel Mechanics. Donovan furthered his training at Minnesota Mack Truck School located in Crookston in 1978. He also attended Red Lake Indian Mills School and Bemidji State University from 1979 to 1980. In 1980, he used his training to get a position as a Mechanic at the Red Lake School District in the Transportation Department. Donovan continued to [...]

Dell Marie Johnson is an enrolled Red Lake Tribal member, who was born and raised in the Red Lake reservation community. She graduated from Red Lake High School in 1990, and focused on her family and cultural activities for many years. Dell then returned to college and graduated from the Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College/Red Lake Campus in 2007. She has been a RLNC Board Member since 2007. She also served as a volunteer on the local Head Start Parent Council 2008-2009, and continues to volunteer for many school activities and Parent Councils in the local Kelliher School [...]

Rachele Donnell is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and was born and raised on the Red Lake Reservation. She earned her Associate Degree from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. She is an RN and has served as a Community Health Nurse. Additionally, she is a nationally recognized Emergency Medical Technician. Over the course of her career, Rachele has been employed by the Jourdain/Perpich Nursing Home in Red Lake, Red Lake Ambulance and Transportation, and has served as an EMT at Thief River Falls/Seven Clans Casino. Currently, Rachele is employed by [...]

Delwyn Holthusen graduated from Red Lake High in 1999. He is an enrolled Red Lake Tribal member, who was born and raised in the culturally strong Red Lake reservation community of Ponemah. In high school, he was a Student Advisor to the Blandin Foundation. Also in high school, Delwyn was a state- wide basketball star whose successful teams gained national recognition. He continued his education at Bemidji State University and the United Tribes Technical College. He has worked in his community as a Fitness Trainer and since 2008, as a Community Coordinator. In 2012, he was appointed by the Tribal [...]

Charlys May is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and was born on the Red Lake Reservation. She currently serves as the Vice Chairperson of the RLNC Board. Charlys graduated in 2006 from Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College/Red Lake Campus with an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts. During her time there, she was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and was recognized for distinguished scholarship on the Dean’s List. She also received the National Career Readiness Certificate, issued in 2013, in recognition of verified skills essential to workplace success and [...]