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Governor appoints U.P. resident to NMU Board

MARQUETTE, MI--   Governor Gretchen Whitmer has named a Baraga woman to the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees. 

Bridget Summers will fill the vacancy created by the unexpected death of Travis Weber in February.

Summers is vice president of the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce and director of the Village of L’Anse Downtown Development Association. She previously served as director of Settlements and Global Operation at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

A Chicago native, Summers moved to the Upper Peninsula with her husband. Her community involvement has also included the Baraga County Economic Development Corporation and Sacred Heart School Council.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from National Louis University.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.