Michelle Kommer, a former member of Gov. Doug Burgum's cabinet appointed to the PERS Board to help guide landmark pension reform, left the position after endorsing Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller's rival.
The chair of the board that oversees North Dakota public employees’ retirement and benefits has resigned less than six months after her appointment by the governor.
(Bismarck, ND) The chair of the North Dakota PERS Board is resigning. The board oversees the benefits and retirement of public employees in the state. Michelle Kommer, a former state commerce commissioner, was appointed as chair of the board by Governor Burgum last fall to replace Mona Tedford Rindy. Her resignation comes less than six months after she was appointed.