Staff

Gail was raised in the Keweenaw, and holds a Liberal Study Associate’s and a Political Science Bachelor’s degree from NMU. Her diverse service background began with eight years employment at financial institutions including the 1st National Bank of Calumet and Houghton National Bank. Relocating to Marquette in 1985, she began 18 years of employment in various positions at Northern Michigan University. Her most recent positions were as an Administrative Professional in Institutional Research, and in Finance and Planning. In 2003, she founded Creative Computer Concepts, an electronic imaging business. In 2005, she began working for Centrup Hospitality as the General Manager for the Country Inn & Suites in Marquette. Under her tenure, the hotel has received numerous awards including 2009 Hotel of the Year for all Country Inn & Suites worldwide and the Global Hospitality Award for being one of four top hotels for the entire Carlson Brand. In 2011 she was named Hotelier of the Year for the State of Michigan by the Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association.

Currently, Gail serves on the UP Catholic Credit Union Board, Finance Council for St. Michael’s Church and is a 3rd year mentor for NMU’s Student Leader Fellowship program. She is a past vice president of the Marquette Country Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Marquette Township Business Association. She has also served in varied capacities with Marquette Senior High School Sports Boosters, Little League, and Marquette Mountain Racing Team while her children were involved.

Gail and her husband Bob live in Negaunee. They have a son Ross, a daughter-in-law Lucy, and granddaughter Jordyn who reside Negaunee, a son Ryan of San Francisco, CA and daughter Sarah who is a student at MSU.

Zosia was raised in Gdansk, Poland, and holds a Math Education Master’s degree and a Sociology Master’s degree from University of Gdansk, Poland. Zosia relocated to Marquette in June, 2005. Zosia has over eight years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining Community Foundation of Marquette County, Eppensteiner was serving as customer service manager at Wells Fargo Bank and First Merit Bank. In addition to her duties at the Foundation, Zosia teaches evening math classes at Northern Michigan University.

Zosia and her husband Eric live in Marquette. They enjoy spending time outdoors with their son, Max and their dog, Nala.

Emma Schultz has been with the Foundation since the beginning of 2018.   Emma is a 2017 graduate of Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management. During her time at Northern she volunteered with CSNMU and was an intern at Travel Marquette.

“I appreciate being a part of the community in Marquette County, from growing up in Ishpeming, working in Marquette and now living in Michigamme, it’s exciting to see aspects of the Foundation all throughout our area. ”

Emma enjoys taking hikes, fishing and spending time with her family, friends, husband and two dogs at their house on Lake Michigamme.

Melissa is originally from lower Michigan but has called Marquette home for over fifteen years. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from NMU in 2002, and a Masters in Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007. Shortly after finishing graduate school, she returned to Marquette where she was Director and Curator of the DeVos Art Museum at NMU from 2007-2018. Melissa serves on the board of the Liberty Children’s Art Project in Marquette and is an advisor to the John Lautner Foundation based in Los Angeles.

Melissa lives in Marquette with her husband Scott, son Oskar, dog Dexter and two cats, Bill and Irma. They enjoy gardening, cooking and playing in the woods on their ten-acre homestead.