NOTES & NOTABLESANDREW ROBITSHEK CHOSEN TO FILL TRUSTEE VACANCYANDREW ROBITSHEKNMC’s Board of Trustees unanimously appointed business owner Andrew Robitshek of Traverse City to fill a vacant trustee seat in November 2021. He will serve until the next community college election in November 2022.The owner of Bay Motor Products, a small manufacturing company, Robitshek, 54, was one of 11 eligible candidates who applied to fll the vacancy. He cited his love of the community, business knowledge and past board experience as driving his interest in serving on the board.
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