Melissa Charron joins the PLU Athletic Staff as the Head Athletic Trainer in June of 2023.
Charron joins the staff at PLU after serving the past three years at Division II Southwest Minnesota State University. Charron spent her first two years in Marshall, Minnesota as a graduate assistant for the Mustangs before being promoted to assistant athletic trainer for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prior to SMSU, Charron spent two years as the head athletic trainer at White River High School in Buckley, Washington. Charron additionally has experience working with multiple teams at George Fox University and with the football program at Portland State University.
Charron graduated from George Fox with a bachelor's degree in athletic training and earned a master's of science in physical education from Southwest Minnesota State. While an undergrad at George Fox, Charron was a member of the Bruin softball team.
