BENTON TOWNSHIP — When Mike Nadolski started working at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center in October 2012, it was meant to be a three-year plan.
Now, more than 10 years later, he’s gearing up for retirement from LMC. He started as operations manager, then became director of the Mainstage, then executive director of the Mendel Center.
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Michael Nadolski, executive director of Mendel Center Operations and director of The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speaker Series, greets the audience during his last economic club Thursday night at The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College.
Don Campbell / HP staff
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