Jeff Potter, director of events at the state Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, takes a break during the 2017 Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp at the Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena. He was co-director of the camp at the time and will retire at the end of April after being with ORDA for 36 years. (News photo — Andy Flynn)

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed state Olympic Regional Development Authority Events Director Jeff Potter as he prepares to retire after 36 years at the organization. He reflects on his career, which began in 1985 as a summer intern.