Episode 12: Kenneth Mantel-Running for Skokie Park District Commissioner

In this episode, we sit down with Kenneth Mantel. Ken is running for Skokie Park District Commissioner. Ken is a Skevanston resident, father to Walker Elementary School students and a local insurance broker at Mantel Insurance Company. Ken even wrote the Affordable Care Act policies for Illinois from 2014-2018.

Ken was lucky enough to grow up in Skokie, and is now raising his family in the same amazing community. He has a passion for civic engagement with a background in Political Science from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and a M.S. in Public Service Management- Public Administration from DePaul University. He is also a member of the Skokie Public Safety Commission, Skokie Chamber of Commerce, Skokie Littler task force, and Kiwanis International.

As a park district commissioner, he has goals to improve the camp and class registration process, ensure improvements to IT infrastructure, increase ADA compliance and give better pet access to our parks. In collaboration with private and corporate partners he plans to fund future capital projects and make Skokie Park District the premiere park district in Chicago’s Northshore.

The election takes place on April 2, 2019. Early Voting will take place March 18-April 1. To find your early voting locations and election day voting location, click this link: https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/your-voter-information/voter/search
To support Ken, go to his website at https://mantelforskokieparks.com/, GoFundMe page here:https://www.gofundme.com/mantel-for-skokie-parks like his page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mantelforSkokieParks/ or email Ken at kjmantel@gmail.com.

I’d like to thank several people for help with today’s show. This includes my real estate brokerage, Dreamtown Realty in Evanston for helping me with my graphics for the show. I’d like to thank Industrious in Evanston for use of their space to record follow them on Instagram at @industriousevanston. And if listening to this podcast gave you the bug to buy or sell real estate, give me call or go to my real estate website at http://www.aaronmasliansky.com And don’t forget to subscribe! Thank you.