Longtime member of the St. Clair Community College Board of Trustees Nicholas DeGrazia resigned this past Thursday, December 15, saying in his resignation email that “[a]fter almost 14 years of serving on the board, it’s time.”
The news prompts the calling of a special meeting by the other trustees for 4:30 p.m. tonight, December 19, to review resignation policies and further steps, with tomorrow, December 20, marking the first day people can apply for the position. Applications can be filed through Friday, December 30, with the current trustees collecting and possibly reviewing applications on December 31.
While DeGrazia, who has been on the board since 2009 and was due to finish his current term in 2026, did mention he planned to travel after leaving the position, he did not cite a reason for the sudden resignation on December 15.His resignation comes a week after the board voted 5-1 to buy a $1.2 million property for potential college housing in downtown Port Huron, with DeGrazia being absent from the meeting and subsequent vote.
The board is expected to decide DeGrazia’s successor by Monday, January 9.
