About Lorene
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Lorene kamalu
davis county commissioner
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Commissioner Qualifications/Experience
Incumbent, sworn into office January 2019
Vice Chair of Board of Commission in 2019, Chair in 2020, Vice Chair 2022, Chair 2023 and 2025
Supervises Davis County Health Department now and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; DCHD receives accolades in Utah and U.S.
Chairs all the Human Services collaboratives; (former chair of Local Homeless Council)
Oversees Davis County Animal Care, Libraries
Convenes the Davis’ Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
UofU Master of Public Administration graduate in 2018, 4.0 GPA
7 years with active duty Air Force husband at Scott AFB, IL 1993-1996 and Hill AFB, UT, 1996-2000
County resident with family since 1996 (Kaysville)
Kaysville City Planning Commissioner from January 2014 - June 2018
Economic Development champion; started monthly Kaysville Business Support Meetings in April 2016
Management consultant for Shoeta in Kaysville, Utah (2014-15)
Co-author with Kaysville & Farmington officials of the cities' Active Transportation Plan for safer walking & cycling
Home business entrepreneur for 20 years; led a nationwide sales team for customer service, sales, recruiting, and leader development
Additional EXPERIENCE, MEMBERSHIPS
Member, American Legion Auxiliary
Board of Governors, Davis County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Farm Bureau (Davis)
Member, League of Women Voters (Davis)
Kaysville Rotary Member
Former elected Republican State and County delegates for District 14 (I let other neighbors take turns and choose not to dominate)
Marriott School of Management B.S. degree in Business, Human Resources, Brigham Young University
Born in SLC, generations of Utah family heritage back to pioneer roots
Public Relations, Monsanto Company
Raised in Evansville, Indiana; class Valedictorian 4.0 GPA; Harrison High School student body president
Trustees Scholar at BYU
Indiana University Honors Program German exchange student (German language immersion)
Daughter of University of Evansville foreign language professor Dr. Henry Lee Miner and musician Marilyn Shipp Miner; eldest of 7 children with 3 sisters and 3 brothers
Wife of Dr. Layne Kamalu, MD, independent family medicine doctor practicing in Kaysville
Mom of Jordan (Davis High grad 2008); Michael (2011); Kaylie (2013); Christian (2016); & Caleb (2018) — all have their own families now
Hobbies: running, lifting, cycling, canyoneering, yoga