Melissa L. Hall, MPH -
Executive Director

Melissa was born in Kansas and raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, and a Master of Public Health from Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. She has more than 15 years of experience developing, managing and evaluating public health communications and programming. Her accomplishments include serving in the Peace Corps as a Community Health Educator, and completing a fellowship with the American Cancer Society, Collaborative Evaluation Fellows Project.

 

Heather Dombrowski -
Development Coordinator

Heather is responsible for the development work at the Medical Care Access Coalition including grant writing, reporting, fund raising, event planning, and evaluation work.

Heather graduated from Northern Michigan University in 2001 and received a Bachelors in Public Administration. She continued her education at NMU and in 2004 received her Masters in Public Administration. She began working with MCAC in Spring of 2005.

She lives in Marquette with her husband and son.

 

Mary K. Holkko-
Financial Coordinator

As the Financial Coordinator for the Medical Care Access Coalition, Mary is responsible to maintain fiscal and organizational integrity through management, implementation, compliance and controls.

Mary is a graduate of Northern Michigan University. She has over twenty five years of non-profit management and over thirty years of accounting experience.

Mary enjoys music, gardening and spending time with her family and friends. She is thrilled and honored to be part of a the dedicated staff that works along side the compassionate volunteers and board at MCAC because of their heart felt vision to provide: All people access with dignity to quality, affordable healthcare.

Linda Wolf -
Asst. Clinical Services Coordinator

Linda Wolf is a native of Marquette. She has worked in the clerical field for many years.

She volunteered in the Kevin O’Brien Medical Library at Marquette General Hospital before coming to MCAC, and currently chairs the Mastectomy Pillow Project at MGH. Linda is currently enrolled in the Medical Office Assistant class through Bay deNoc Community College.

Linda lives in Sands Township with her husband, Terry, their poodle, Abby, and an African Gray parrot named Ziggy. She enjoys crafts, sewing, camping and fishing (if Terry handles the worms and fish going on and off the hook).

Lori Hinga, LPN -
Senior Clinical Services Coordinator

Lori received her diploma from Northern Michigan University in 1984. Since that time, she has worked in various acute health care settings and social service agencies, including service in the US Army, home health, the YMCA, and as a Senior Center Director.

At MCAC, she is primarily responsible to direct all aspects of the MCAC volunteer clinic, MCAC pharmacy program and MCAC dental program. Lori is the liaison to the volunteer physicians, mid-level practitioners and nurses that serve in the clinic.

Lori has volunteered as flight nurse with the Wings of Mercy - Western Michigan which is an organization that provides free air transportation to patients with a limited income and with the MCAC free clinic.

Lori enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, kayaking and hiking. She resides in Gwinn with her daughter Emily and Timber the dog.

Hugh (Mac) Miller III -
Program Coordinator, MAP-C

As the MAP-C Coordinator, Mac organizes all aspects of MCAC's volunteer services and the enrollment process. The MAP-C Program focuses on those patients who are placed in primary care homes outside of MCAC's Volunteer Clinic. Additionally, Mac created and manages the MCAC website.

A 2001 graduate of Northern Michigan University, Mac received a B.S. in Graphic Communication with a minor in Mathematics. Mac has been with MCAC since April, 2004.

Mac lives in Negaunee with his wife, daughter, and two large dogs.

Nicole Phillips -
Program Support Specialist

Nicole began working at MCAC in the summer of 2002, took a few years off to stay at home with her young children, and returned to work in the fall of 2008. She currently helps to coordinate specialty care for MCAC patients and assists with the volunteer clinic.

As a graduate of Northern Michigan University, Nicole earned a B.S. degree in Biology and later became certified in Secondary Education.

Nicole lives in Marquette with her husband and three children. She enjoys volunteering as a Sunday school teacher and as a Christian Education Committee member at the First Presbyterian Church and loves spending time with her wonderful family biking, hiking, swimming, and cooking.

 

Tammy Millimaki - Administrative Specialist

Tammy is a life-long resident of the U.P. She was born and raised in the small town of Republic and received a BS degree in Elementary Education from Northern Michigan University . She spent several years at home, providing in-home daycare and running a home-based business selling jewelry. She remains very active within her church, school and community and before joining MCAC, worked as a Customer Service Representative for a local insurance agency.

As the Administrative Specialist, she is responsible for handling a wide variety of situations involving the clerical and administrative functions of the office.

Tammy resides in Ishpeming with her husband, Keith, two children, Tyrus and Hannah, Chocolate Lab, Dega Mae, and Cat, Isabelle Lou. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, camping, and attending her children's sporting events.