A Branson native and third generation Realtor®, Jeff graduated from Branson High School and attended Missouri State University in Springfield where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Entertainment Management. After graduation, he put this degree to work at Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Branson where he was Merchandise Manager for over three years. His responsibilities included inventory tracking, ordering, concession and staff management. Jeff has a Missouri Salesperson and Broker’s license and is a partner...
Rachel was raised in Macedonia, OH along with her two sisters. She was active in sports, gymnastics, and dance throughout her school years. Dancing since the age of 2, she went on to attend Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA where she achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Dance in only 3 years. Her dreams of singing and dancing professionally led her to Branson where Rachel has shared the stage with several talented singers, dancers, comedians, and magicians. Most recently, Rachel finished her fourth season as a performe...
Kay and her husband Duane moved to the beautiful Ozarks and have made it their home since leaving Phoenix in 1972. They opened Gerken & Associates in 1975 and have maintained their reputation as one of the leading real estate firms in Branson. An active member in the Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors®, Kay served as Board President in 1991 and received the Realtor® of the Year Award in 1992. A proponent continuing real estate education, she achieved numerous designations during her career. They include, Certified Real E...
Born and raised in Independence, Iowa, his family moved to Phoenix in 1962 where his father started a successful real estate firm. After graduation from high school, Duane served in the U.S. Navy Seabees and upon returning from Vietnam, in 1971 he and his wife Kay moved to the Branson Tri-Lakes area. With a construction background, Duane started developing subdivisions and established a real estate office, Gerken & Associates in 1975 with his wife Kay. Since 1975, Duane continually furthered his real estate knowledg...
Dave was born and raised in Harrison, Arkansas where he was the middle of five children. Growing up, Dave spent many years being homeschooled and worked vigorously in his family's restaurant. In the last decade and a half, Dave has lived and worked in the Branson area. Before becoming a REALTOR®, he was employed by Johnny Morris at Big Cedar Lodge where he spent many years in the food and beverage department, managing the Buzzard Bar Restaurant and Devil’s Pool Restaurant from 2004-2017. In 2015, he attended clas...
In 1994, Marci moved to Branson to work for the summer. Little did she know she would meet and marry her husband David and forever consider the Ozarks her home. David’s career with the United States Secret Service took their family across the country from Nebraska to Kansas, to California, and then to Oklahoma. During those years of moving and raising kids, they never stopped hoping to eventually return to the Tri-Lakes area. In 2005, Marci made the decision to put her experience with relocating to work for others...
Meet Susan. Born and raised with one brother and two sisters, she grew up in Ozark county on her family’s homestead founded in the 1800’s. Your local girl, Susan Ewing attended Ava High School and School of the Ozarks (aka College of the Ozarks). She spent 28 years living in different parts of the country including Seattle, WA, Omaha, NE and most recently Denver, CO. After raising three kids and exploring the countryside, she yearned to be back home. The place she loves the most…the Ozark Mountains. Susan spe...
Will was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, where he still has many family and friends. After school, Will joined the United States Navy and served for over 10 years. He traveled the world and earned several medals for combat action and excellence in service. After leaving the service, Will moved to Denver, Colorado. As a single father, he was happy to be stateside to be able to raise his daughter. While in Denver he met his wife Chris, where they enjoyed spending time in the mountains, hiking with the dogs, going to ...
Destiny grew up in the tiny town of Stoutland, MO. Much like every girl from a small town, Destiny wanted to test out “big city life” and moved to Orlando in 2010 to intern at Walt Disney World. She specialized in guest relations until she graduated from the program in 2011 and moved back home, realizing she was no match for the fast pace of Orlando, or the Florida humidity. She does love bringing that extra hint of magic and pizzazz that she picked up during her internship into everything she does. She got h...