[1] Smoke-Conner earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from NSU in 1989, specializing in television and radio broadcasting.
[1] Since 1991, Audra Smoke-Conner has worked as a guidance specialist at the American Indian Resource Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
[1] As a council member, Smoke-Conner focused on informing citizens about available tribal services and programs, as well as addressing housing and education funding concerns.
[1] She served on several council committees, including education, executive finance, health, language and culture, rules, resources, and employment, the latter of which she chairs.
[1] Smoke-Conner ran for re-election in 2007 but was defeated in a run-off election by Tina Glory-Jordan, a local attorney and former Cherokee Nation district court judge.