MARQUETTE, MI— Governor Whitmer has appointed NMU alumna Melissa Holmquist to the university’s Board of Trustees.
Holmquist is the President and CEO of Upper Peninsula Health Plan. She graduated Northern in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and went on to get her master’s in education-school counseling.
Holmquist fills a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of former trustee Donna Murray-Brown. Her term expires December 31st, 2026.