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What is your role at Engle Mar t in & Associates? How long have you worked for the company? What o�ce are you in?

What is the best advice that anyone has ever given you?

“ R e m e m b e r, i t i s n’ t yo u r m o n ey o r yo u r c h e c k b o o k . Wo r k o n e fi l e at a t i m e . ”

I a m a c l a i m m a n a g e r/t e a m l e a d e r fo r o u r o� c e s i n M i n n e a p o l i s , M a d i s o n , D et ro i t , C h i c a g o, B i r m i n g h a m a n d M o b i l e . I ’ ve wo r ke d fo r E n g l e M a r t i n fo r 5   ½ ye a r s a s of M ay 3 , 2 0 2 0.

Do you have any kids and/or any pets? Tel l us about them.

I f a g e n i e g a v e y o u a w i s h , w h a t w o u l d y o u w i s h f o r ?

I ’d w i s h fo r t h e g e n i e’s f re e d o m .

W h e re to b e g i n? M y b e a u t i f u l w i fe a n d I h ave 6 c h i l d re n a g e s 3 2 , 2 8 , 2 6, 24 , 1 2 a n d 9. W hy, ye s , we’ re C at h o l i c , w hy d o yo u a s k ? We h ave t h re e p et s i n t h e h o u s e a s we l l . C o o p e r i s a 1 2 0 l b. m a st a d o r ( m a st i �/ l a b ra d o r m i x) w h o l o o ks l i ke a c h o c o l ate l a b. At l a s i s a f u n h u s k i e - d o o d l e a n d we i g h s o n l y 5 0 l b s . B ot h d o g s a re c o nt ro l l e d by o u r 1 4 l b. m a l e, o ra n g e t a b by c at “G a r fi e l d . “

What do you l ike to do in your free t ime?

I n m y f re e t i m e , I l i ke t o s p e n d t i m e w i t h m y fa m i l y. We l ove t o g o c a m p i n g t o g et h e r i n t h e wa r m e r m o n t h s , a n d d o va c at i o n re n t a l s by ow n e r d u r i n g t h e c o l d m o n t h s .

S P O TL IGHT

Ke i t h’s d o g s , C o o p e r & At l a s .

What are three things you cannot l ive without?

I c a n’t l i ve w i t h o u t a i r, wate r, a n d fo o d , i n t h at o rd e r. Afte r t h at , I ’ m o n G o d ’s g o o d g ra c e s . A l s o, I c o u l d n ot l i ve w i t h o u t my fa m i l y.

Do you have any hidden talents?

I e n j oy m a k i n g p e o p l e l a u g h a n d I e n j oy s i n g i n g . I ’ ve s u n g fo r we d d i n g s a n d o n e f u n e ra l . I ’ ve h a d p e o p l e b u y m e d r i n ks fo r s i n g i n g a n d I ’ ve wo n a few ka ra o ke c o nte st s to o. N ow i t i s t i m e to st a r t wo r k i n g o n a st a n d - u p ro u t i n e !

W h o h a s b e e n t h e m o s t i n fl u e n t i a l p e r s o n i n y o u r l i f e ?

M y b i g b ro t h e r, a h a rd w o r k i n g , d e d i c a t e d f a m i l y m a n , h o n e s t a n d c a r i n g .

I f y o u w e r e p l a n n i n g y o u r d r e a m v a c a t i o n , w h e r e w o u l d y o u g o?

I w o u l d l o v e t o g o t o D e n m a r k t o m e e t m y ex t e n d e d f a m i l y a n d t h e n t h e A l p s i n G e r m a n y t o v i s i t o u r fo re i g n exc h a n g e s t u d e n t a n d h e r f a m i l y.

K e i t h ’ s h u g e f a m i l y ! .

R i g h t t o l e f t : B r i t t a n y , M a x , I s a b e l l a , D e b b i e , E m e l i a , E r i k , A n n a .

What was the first concert you’ve been to?

M y fi r st a n d o n l y c o n c e r t wa s i n 1 9 8 5 w h e n I we nt to t h e M r. M i ste r c o n c e r t i n C h i c a g o. A l i tt l e k n ow n g ro u p c a l l e d “ T h e B a n g l e s” , o p e n e d a n d d e b u te d a s o n g c a l l e d “ Wa l k L i ke a n Eg y pt i a n” .

D e n m a r k i s a S c a n d i n av i a n c o u nt r y c o m p r i s i n g t h e J u t l a n d P e n i n s u l a a n d n u m e ro u s i s l a n d s . I t ' s l i n ke d t o Sw e d e n v i a t h e Ö re s u n d b r i d g e . C o p e n h a g e n , i t s c a p i t a l , i s h o m e t o roy a l p a l a c e s a n d c o l o r f u l N y h av n h a r b o r, a n d t h e i c o n i c “ L i tt l e M e r m a i d ” st at u e .

T h e B a n g l e s a re a n A m e r i c a n p o p ro c k b a n d t h at fo r m e d i n Lo s A n g e l e s , C a l i fo r n i a , i n 1 9 81 . T h e b a n d re c o rd e d s ev e r a l s i n g l e s t h at re a c h e d t h e U.S . To p 1 0 d u r i n g t h e 1 9 8 0 s .