Fondana Tiree held the position of Education Minister for the Galactic Empire on Lothal throughout the Imperial Era. As the mother of Kinera Tiree, a student at Phelarion School, she was a figure familiar to many within the local government because of her high-ranking role. During the effort to locate Dhara Leonis, who had disappeared, [Merei Spanjaf](/article/merei_spanjaf] took on the guise of Fondana's daughter, Kinera. This impersonation occurred during a data breach that happened at the Transportation Ministry's main offices in Capital City, and it happened while assisting Zare Leonis.