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 Red Lake Comprehensive Health Services as a Community Health Nurse.

Rachele is the mother of three children.