Janene grew up on a farm near Surprise, Nebraska and graduated from Rising City High School. Janene is the youngest of three girls born to Ron and Donna Sedlak. While in high school she participated in many extracurricular activities including volleyball, basketball, school plays, band and speech. During the summer she enjoyed playing softball and was very active in the local 4-H club. She often found herself busy with babysitting jobs, working at the local convenience store and also working on the family farm. After high school, Janene attended Lincoln School of Commerce and majored in Business Administration where she graduated with her associate’s degree. During college she met her now husband, Kerry Huntley. Janene was previously employed for Cass County Clerk of the District Court in 2002-2004, and then when she and Kerry moved to Omaha she started working for Douglas County Clerk of the District Court from 2004-2015. During her time working for District Court she became intrigued with the legal process and learned many aspects of the filing side of the process. She started working for Husker Law in July 2015.
During her time away from the office Janene is often busy with their three children, Emma, Lillian and Jacob, additionally they have a cat, Stan and dog, Molly. She has served on the elementary and middle school PTO boards and volunteers countless hours. She is also a religious education teacher at their church. Her children enjoy band, trap shooting, softball, dance, baseball, football and 4-H, so she is often running to events, practices and meetings. Their family enjoys camping when possible, swimming, fishing and being outside especially during the summer. Janene enjoys kickboxing, though admits she has not been able to workout nearly as often as she’d like. When possible they enjoy spending time with friends and family.