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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Robin J. Engel |
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Louisville, Kentucky , United States |
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April 14, 1962
(62 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
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| Info | Councilman Robin Engel was born in Neenah, Wisconsin in 1962. He is a graduate of St. Mary Central High School in Menasha, Wisconsin. Engel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. He served as Student Government Senator and College Republican Chairman.
Engel was elected to his first term as Louisville Metro Council District 22 representative on November 5, 2002, re-elected to a second term on November 2, 2004 and ran unopposed for a third consecutive term in 2008. He represents the Fern Creek, Highview, Jeffersontown and Buechel areas and City of Heritage Creek, marking the first time Metro Council members were elected to serve as public officials in the newly merged city/county government beginning January 6, 2003.
As a Council member, Engel served two consecutive years as the Republican Caucus Chair in 2006 and 2007. He currently serves as Chair of the Appropriations/Finance (NDF/CIF) Committee, and is a member of the Transportation/Public Works Committee and Labor & Economic Development Committee. Engel also Chairs the State Funding Formula Work Group formed in 2003 to research inequities in various funding formulas and identify the unmet needs that could be filled by bringing Louisville tax dollars back to our community.
Engel is the Market Manager for Solo Cup Company based out of Chicago, IL. Engel’s background includes over 20 years of extensive experience in business, administration and sales. He previously served as Senior Sales Representative for the state of Kentucky and parts of Indiana for SCA Tissue (formerly Wisconsin Tissue and Georgia Pacific Tissue) in Menasha, Wisconsin. He was the two-time recipient of the 2002 and 2004 Elite Club Award. In 2006, the Fern Creek Lions Club honored Engel as the first recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award. In June, 2006, Engel served as a Kentucky World Trade Center representative in traveling to China as part of the Leadership Mission Conference with Jiujiang Sister City elected officials.
Engel’s active community involvement includes memberships with the Fern Creek Community Association and Chamber of Commerce, Jeffersontown Chamber of Commerce and former member of the Kentucky Right to Life Board of Directors. He is a member of the Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries Financial Task Force Committee (and its $500,000 Capital Building Campaign). He served as Past President of the Jeffersontown/Hikes Point Republican Club, past member of the Jefferson County Republican Executive Committee and Past President of the Old Fairgrounds Woods Homeowners Association. Engel previously served on the Jefferson County Merit Board as an appointee by Jefferson County Attorney Irv Maze. Additionally, Engel was previously appointed by Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson as the Metro Council representative serving two years on the Mayor’s Brightside/Anti-Litter Campaign Committee. Engel was appointed by the Louisville Metro Council President to serve as a Foundation Board member for the Louisville Zoo for 2008 and 2009. Engel serves as the 2009 Jefferson County Chair of the statewide health initiative for the annual “2nd Sunday” program. He is a member of and also previously served on the St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Parish Council, and was the Co-Chair of the Archdiocese of Louisville 2008-09 “Building a Foundation of Hope” campaign for St. Gabriel Parish.
Engel is married to Dena Akers, a teacher. They have four children ages 7 to 17 yrs. old. They are members of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in Fern Creek.
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