Whitmer Appoints Sue St. Onge to Michigan Arts and Culture Council

Marquette, MI, October 14, 2026 —

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Sue St. Onge, a resident of St. Ignace in the state’s Upper Peninsula, to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, according to the information provided about the appointment.

The available details identify St. Onge’s name, her home community and the council to which she was appointed. They do not specify when Whitmer made the appointment or when St. Onge is expected to begin serving. The length of her term, the process used to select her and any other appointments made at the same time were not provided.

No information was provided about St. Onge’s professional or civic background, her qualifications for the position, or her plans as a council member. The details also do not describe the council’s responsibilities, its current membership or whether the appointment requires any further approval. No statement from Whitmer or St. Onge was included.

As a result, the appointment can be reported, but the available information does not establish what prompted the selection or what role St. Onge will take on within the council. Further details about the appointment’s timing, terms and context were not provided. The confirmed information remains that Whitmer appointed St. Onge, who lives in St. Ignace, to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.

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