Description
Chantel Markel is a passionate real estate professional serving the greater St. George area of Southern Utah. She has been a REALTOR® since 2004 and founded the Markel Realty Group in 2011. Prior to that, Chantel owned and operated a bookkeeping/secretarial business which she opened in 1991. Today, she is proudly affiliated with Summit Sotheby’s International Realty and has developed a solid understanding of what it takes to run a business at the highest level.
Backed by the marketing power and worldwide reach of the global Sotheby’s International Realty brand, Chantel is able to better support her clients throughout their real estate journey, offering a luxury experience regardless of price, size or location of home. Staying educated and up-to-date on current market trends is Chantel’s top priority, second only to helping her clients reach and achieve their real estate goals. She attends weekly sales meetings alongside her Summit SIR colleagues to network, learn, and keep up with the newest listings coming to market. In her free time, she also enjoys learning through reading and listening to podcasts.
Chantel believes in giving back to the local community in which she lives, plays and works. She works tirelessly for her clients and is dedicated to serving her community. Chantel is also a strong advocate for child welfare; she spent numerous years as a foster parent, fostering over 75 children total—four of which she went on to legally adopt. In her spare time when not assisting clients, Chantel loves to hike, travel, ride her bike, and spend time with her family. She loves trying new things and believes in living each day to the fullest.
State:
2008 WCR State Chapter President-Elect; 2009 WCR State Chapter President; 2017-Current UAR Grievance Committee Member; 2019 UAR Grievance Committee Chair; 2019 UAR Convention Committee Member; 2016-2017, 2019-2021 UAR Director; 2017-2021 UARHOF Committee Member; 2019 UARHOF Chair; 2021-Current UAR Forms Committee Member; 2022 - Current UAR Legislative Committee Member.
Local:
2006 WCR Local Chapter President-Elect; 2007 WCR Local Chapter President; 2012 Recipient of the WCR Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Washington County; 2010-Current WCBR Governmental Affairs Committee Member; 2014-2017 WCBR Community Relations Committee Member; 2015 & 2017 WCBR Community Relations Committee Chair; 2016-2017 WCBR Director; 2019 WCBR President-Elect; 2020 WCBR President; 2021 WCBR Past President; 2022 WCBR Governmental Affairs Committee Chair.
Community:
2001-2014 Victim Advocate (sex assault and domestic violence); 2009-2010 DCFS QCR Committee Member; 2011 Children’s Justice Center Friends Chair; 2005-2012 Children’s Justice Center Friends Board Member; 2017-2022 Leadership Dixie Board Member; 2017-2022 Leadership Dixie Academy Board Member; 2021-2023 Leadership Dixie Academy Board Chair; 2021-Present St George Chamber of Commerce Sunshiner.