About Kenan Bresnan and his Family

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Kenan Bresnan has been a resident of Indianola for 20 years. His wife of 38 years is Rita Bresnan, a music teacher at Ingalls-Wilder Elementary, Indianola. Together they have raised their four children in the Indianola Community.

Children:
• Erin – Is working for a non-profit agency in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Mark – Is a professor of English Literature at St. Olaf College, Minnesota.
• Shaela – Is K-12 art teacher currently serving as a Lieutenant in Afghanistan with her reserve unit, RSG 649th. Read More...
• Conor – Is a salesman for a financial service operation in the greater Des Moines area.

Ken's Education:
• B.A. St. Ambrose, Davenport, Iowa

Employment:
• Self employed independent sales representative
• Represents succession planning and organizational development professionals
• Represents Alliance Publishing providing student planners for Character Counts

Hobbies and Pastimes:
• Reading
• Creative Writing

Community Service:
• School Board Member - three terms school board-split 1992-1995, 2001-2007
• Member, Indianola School Citizens Advisory Board
• Member Indianola High School Attendance Policy Review Committee
• Member of District’s Early Childhood Education Committee
• Member, School Bond Issue Committee for 5-6 Building
• Co-Chair School Bond Issue Committee for 5-8 Building
• Co-Chair School Bond Issue Committee for building addition
• Co-Chairman of the Hospitality Committee for the RAGBRAI group.

Memberships and Other Activities:
• Current member Indianola Breakfast Lion's Club
• Des Moines Diocese Catholic Charities Development Boards
• Senior Advocate for Christian Foundation for Children & Aging - Watch Video

Other Past Service:
• Charter member of Board of Directors of great Riverbed service
(Eastern Iowa’s Senior Transportation and Congregate Meal Organization)
• Vice President of Clinton County Senior Citizens organization, Board of Directors

Accomplishments as a School Board Member:
• The purchase of the 40 acres behind the middle school that became the community athletic facsimiles.
• The attachment of the Street Gym to the Middle School Complex.

Being Involved With:
• The passing of the bond issue and the construction of the new middle school as well as the additions to Emerson and Whittier.
• The passing of the bond issue and the remodeling of the high school.
• The passing of the bond issue and the building of the Ingalls-Wilder elementary building.
• The development and the implementation of the programs necessary for the transfer to a K-5, 6-8, 9-12 school arrangement
• Because of the timing of my spilt terms of service on the school board, I was involved with the setting up of the initial study committee for education and then during my last two terms I had the opportunity to vote for its expansion.
• During my final year on the school board, I made a presentation at the Iowa School Board Association's convention on "How to Enjoy Being a Board Member While Doing an Excellent Job."
 

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