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Member-at-Large
Rugby, ND |
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David is a Distinguished Alumni of Mayville State University. He is also known for his exemplary business career, for 14 years he served as President and CEO of Chiptronics Inc., an electronics manufacturing distributorship. Since retiring from Chiptronics in 2006, Trottier has been working as a private consultant, local radio host and sports broadcaster; and is the Director of Human Resources for the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby. David has been active in the arts, especially theatre and music, since an early age. He has directed or performed in more than 35 shows, and was the founder and lead singer for The North Band for 12 years. He still plays guitar, sings and writes songs and poetry and is currently playing with a band U-3+1. David has served on the North Dakota Council on the Arts as a Governor appointee since 1990. In 1998, he was appointed board chair. David is also a past board member of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). In 2007 NASAA named David the recipient of their Distinguished Public Service Award. It honors an individual volunteer leader whose outstanding service, creative thinking and leadership have had a significant impact on the field of public support for the arts in his or her state or region. David currently resides in Rugby and has 4 daughters, Tarah, Tawny, Trista, and Tashal.
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