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Melissa Frick | mfrick@mlive.com

Melissa Frick is an education reporter for MLive.com, covering K-12 schools and higher education in West Michigan including Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. A Grand Rapids native, she is a trusted source for local education news, finding stories that are relevant and important to families. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Spanish from Central Michigan University in 2020. Before graduating from college, she was a summer reporting intern at MLive and The Holland Sentinel. As a reporter for the student-run newspaper Central Michigan Life, she earned awards including Regional Winner for In-Depth Reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, Honorable Mention for In-Depth News Story of the Year from the Associated Collegiate Press, and 4th place winner for Enterprise Reporting from the Hearst Journalism Awards. At MLive, she received an honorable mention for 2022 Rookie Writer of the Year from the Michigan Press Association. Contact Melissa at mfrick@mlive.com or 231-260-2958.