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MARQUETTE -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday announced her appointment of Melissa A. Holmquist to the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees.
Holmquist, of Marquette, is the president and chief executive officer of the Upper Peninsula Health Plan. She has worked for UPHP since 2002, beginning as a receptionist and rising through the ranks to assistant director of operations, director of government programs and chief operating officer.
Holmquist is the treasurer for InvestUP, vice president of the Economic Club of Marquette County and a member of Marquette Ambassadors. She earned her bachelor of science degree in psychology and master of arts in education from Northern Michigan University.
Holmquist was appointed for a term that began Friday and will expire on Dec. 31, 2026. She succeeds Donna Murray-Brown, who resigned.
The appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Michigan Senate.