Name: Kassie Pantelakis
Title: Senior Vice President & National Sales Manager
Company: Old Republic Exchange Co.
Location: 192 Lexington Ave., #804, New York, NY
Place of Birth: Rochester, Pa
Family: Single
College: Baldwin-Wallace College, BA Communications; JD at Ohio Northern U. School of Law
First job outside of 1031: Practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio
First job in 1031 or allied field: National agency manager for Old Republic Title Insurance
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Manage nine other attorneys across the country for 1031 matters; build relationships in the northeast part of the country with attorneys.
Hobbies: Travel, Pittsburgh Steelers fan, dining out, Starbucks junkie
Favorite Book: "Swimsuit" by James Patterson
Favorite Movie: "Shawshank Redemption"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Laurie DeMartini, president of Old Republic Exchange and Marion Aaron, former president of Old Republic Exchange
Keys to success (one idea): Working smart; understand and identify objectives then set a strategy to obtain them.
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? Sportscaster
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