In this post we recognize Brad Nadeau, Director of Athletic Communications, for his 25 years of Service to Middlebury. Brad reveals his fondest Midd memory, shares his future goals, and tells us about a trusted mentor. Read on to learn more about Midd from Brad’s point of view.
What did you do prior to work at
Middlebury College and where were you located?
Attended college at the
University of Maine.
What job titles have you held
while working at Middlebury?
Director of Athletic
Communications
Take us back to your first year
as an employee at the College. What were the most significant things happening
in your life outside of work then?
I
moved here a few months after graduating college in August of 1994 with my
fiancé, at the time, Sara. After a year living and working here, we got married
back in Maine in the summer of 1995.
What are the most significant
things happening in your life outside of work now (that you’d like to share)?
Twenty-five
years later, we have a son who is a junior at MUHS and my wife continues to
teach at MUMS.
What is your fondest memory or
experience that you’ve had while working at Middlebury?
Right
out of the gate in my first year here, we hosted and won the 1995 NCAA Men’s
Hockey Championship – that was a whirlwind year. Watching so many of our
athletes put in great efforts and win championships has always a thrill for me.
I have also really enjoyed getting to know so many of them on a personal level
and especially my student workers over the years.
Many people change jobs/careers
multiple times in their working life. Something must have kept you here for 25
years. Is it anything that you can put into words?
Middlebury
is a special place, and to me, the Athletic Department is one of its bright
lights. I have never met or seen people more dedicated to their crafts and
professions then the group I work with in the Peterson Athletics Complex.
What are your plans for the next
25 years?
I hope to continue to help
promote the accomplishments of our student athletes here at Middlebury until
retirement, whenever that may be!
Do you have a favorite place on
campus?
Sitting at a baseball or
softball game on a warm/sunny spring day. Another favorite place is
watching/working a football game in the press box on a picturesque fall
Saturday afternoon.
Is there any person on campus
(or retiree, former employer) that mentored you, or you feel helped you grow
into your job, grow to enjoy your work and your time at the College?
I worked side by side with
Carolyn LaRose in athletics for 20 years and miss her every day in the office.
I came in as a 22-year old, fresh out of college, and she was so great at mentoring
me. Whether it was how the old AS400 system worked or talking about the history
of athletics here, she was a great asset to have.