As a first-generation college graduate, Tendore was also the first FBI Community Leadership Awardee from Wind River Indian Reservation in 2018, and in 2019, she was the first American Probation and Parole presenter from WRIR for Juvenile Service.

Tendore brings expertise from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where she earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She also has experience in human services and completed the Leadership Wyoming program in 2020.

Tendore, who is a member of the English as a Second Language (ESL) generation, aspires to establish a learning center that supports tribal language and oral history.