Our Agents

Dan Drake

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Dan is the newest member of the Royal LePage team here in Grande Prairie. Yes he's new, with only a couple of home sales behind him. He has a lot of energy, he's fired up, he's enthusiastic, and he has time available for you. Dan believes that buying or selling a home is not a decision to be rushed. He enjoys meeting new clients and spending the time they need to understand the process, and to make a decision they will be happy with. He believes it is important to be available to help his clients before, during, and after the transaction. He has implemented a client appreciation program, as it's part of his commitment to run his business strictly by referral. He will continually strive to provide you with excellent service, because in his business the most profound assets he posses are your respect and trust.

Dan came to Grande Prairie 7 years ago. After growing up in B.C. he spent his adult life moving around western Canada in his twenty seven year retail career. He has managed many big box stores and at one point was a regional manager. Through his retail career Dan has taken many time management, motivational, and customer relationship courses. Dan has grown roots in Grande Prairie, and believes it is a great community to live and raise a family.

Dan is a member of the Swan City Rotary Club, where he has served on the board for five years, including last year when he served as the president. He has worked with many committees and has travelled to Chile and Mexico to support some of Rotary's international projects. Dan has also worked to support Red Cross, Breakfast for Learning, and the Children's Miracle Network.

Dan has four grown children, only one who still lives in Grande Prairie. He enjoys walking his dog, playing hockey, skiing, hiking, camping, fishing or just enjoying Grande Prairie with his special lady Cheryl.

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Gail Haakstad

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Gail is proud to call Grande Prairie and the Peace region her home for most of her life. Gail’s background is in sales, recreation, education and owner operator of a commercial art gallery for 12 years. Gail graduated from Mount Royal College in Calgary, and returned home to Grande Prairie. Eventually marrying and starting her own family.

Gail has been married for 31 plus years to Carmen, and they are the parents of three daughters; Daneil who is married to Alex, (grandchildren Trystin, and Jordyn) Tory, and Durai, All of whom are very supportive of Gail’s career.

Gail & Carmen’s families have been in the Peace Region for four generations and they have always felt that it is important to give back to the community, which has been so good to them. Gail & Carmen are pleased to support many different organizations over the years, such as: Odyssey House, Grande Prairie Regional College, The Prairie Art Gallery, Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, QE 11 Hospital Foundation, Cancer, Alzheimers, Community Foundation, Dance and Hockey, just to mention a few.

Carmen and Gail enjoy spending time with their grandchildren and extended families. They have been fortunate to travel recently to, South Africa, Europe, New York, Washington, Denver and Chicago.

Real Estate has been a wonderful career choice, and Gail am delighted that she has been able to achieve, most recently, the Diamond Award , and several other sales awards over the past 9 years with Royal LePage and also the MLS Gold Award and The Rookie of the year award from the Grande Prairie Real Estate Board. Gail looks forward to beginning her 10th year in real estate. She enjoys working within the local market with Sellers and Buyers, as well as clients moving to and from Grande Prairie and area. Referrals have been a large part of Gail’s business. Great Customer Service and a good knowledge of the market are essential. Gail looks forward to finding you that perfect home, and getting the best dollar for you when selling your home.

Awards

2003 – Rookie of the Year

2004, 2005 Royal LePage President’s Gold Award

2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 Royal LePage Diamond Award

2009 –Royal LePage Platinum Award

2010 – Royal LePage Award of Excellence

2009 – MLS Gold Award

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Ryan Jackson

780-897-8110 Email Ryan Visit Website

Real Estate is not my job it's my passion. When working with Ryan Jackson you will have the peace of mind that an educated & motivated Realtor is representing your best interests. With a flexible schedule I work when your ready evenings & weekends=no problem. Buying or Selling a property should be an enjoyable experience I have the tools to make this a reality.

Ryan Jackson was born and raised in Grande Prairie and has lived here for 25 years of his life. Ryan moved away in 2001 to pursue a golf scholarship south of the border in Chicago. There he managed to obtain a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Ryan returned home shortly after and followed his dream of one day becoming a Realtor to help family’s buy and sell homes in a stress free environment. Ryan has been with Royal LePage-The Realty Group for 5 years and loves every minute of it.

Ryan takes giving back to the community very serious and has been a donor to the Royal LePage Shelter foundation for 4years and continues to give back to the community that he loves, making it a friendlier and safer community one home at a time.

Ryan enjoys spending time with family and friends while sneaking in a few rounds of golf during the summer. If you’re looking for a young motivated professional, who will take his time to make sure that all of the details in a real estate transaction are taken care of stress free please contact Ryan

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John Krol

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John is very patient with buyers as they take their time deciding on the best home for their family. John lists properties for sale in Grande Prairie and in the Spirit River / Rycroft area. Living on farms for 50 years, he is also very familiar with country residential and acreage properties and enjoys sharing his expertise in this area.

John Krol was raised in Spirit River and lived there for his first 50 years. John has three married adult children: Angela who is a mother of two, Brenton who is an electrician and Steven who is a mechanical engineer in Edmonton. John moved to Grande Prairie in 2008 when he married Angie Peters.

As a young adult, John spent some time in central Alberta framing houses and then returned to Spirit River to join his father and brother on the family dairy farm. Later, John owned and operated a beef cattle farm. In 2002, John was injured in a skiing accident and decided to take the opportunity to study real estate while he could not work on the farm. For a few years he did both farming and real estate and then decided that full time Real Estate was his new chosen career. John has been at Royal LePage The Realty group since 2008 and he and his wife seized the opportunity to purchase the brokerage in June 2011.

John enjoys supporting his community by serving on boards such as the Agricultural Service Board, 18 years as Trustee for Spirit River on the Catholic School Board, including two years as the President of the Alberta Catholic School Trustee Association, and currently serves as a Director on the Grande Prairie Real Estate Board. John financially supports various health organizations, GP Boys’ Choir, Compassion House and the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. John is actively involved every spring in the Royal LePage garage sale to raise funds for Odyssey House.

John enjoys spending time with family and friends and always has time for a good conversation with you. John relaxes by building things and other activities like skiing, camping and travelling.

Awards

2008 – Master Sales Award

2009 – 2010 President’s Gold Award

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Kelly McLeod

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The global economy is currently in a volatile state and the Grande Prairie Real Estate Market can be just as challenging to understand. Now more than ever using a skilled, experienced Realtor is critical in making sound decisions. Please feel free to call Kelly if you are thinking of buying, selling or simply want to further understand the current market.

Kelly was born and raised in Grande Prairie and is extremely proud to call it home today. Both of Kelly’s parents were Realtors in Grande Prairie and he grew up watching the real estate industry and this community evolve. At 18 years old Kelly was traded by the Grande Prairie Storm and moved to southern BC in 1996 where he thoroughly enjoyed life in the Kooteneys and playing junior hockey. After two years in Cranbrook and Kimberley, Kelly moved to Red Deer to take his first two years of a Bachelor of Commerce degree and played hockey with the Red Deer College Kings. From Red Deer Kelly moved to Lethbridge for four years graduating from the University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor of Management degree majoring in Human Resources and playing for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns hockey team.

After graduation Kelly spent a year and a half in a Management position with a cattle company near Lethbridge. In 2004 Kelly and his wife Karly returned to Grande Prairie where she began recruiting for the Peace County Health Region (she is now a professor at the Grande Prairie Regional College) and Kelly joined the Real Estate Industry with Royal LePage. Kelly and his wife have since had three beautiful girls Rylee, Camryn and Kasey and are looking forward to watching them grow up in Grande Prairie.

In 2005 Kelly’s Real Estate peers voted him "Rookie of the Year" and over the past 6 consecutive years he has achieved the MLS Gold Award and the Royal LePage Diamond Award (given to the Top 3% in Canada) and is consistently one of the highest producing realtors in town.

Kelly attributes his success to hard work, dedication to customer service, local knowledge and much appreciated referrals from all of his satisfied clients.

Awards

2005 Royal LePage President’s Gold Award

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Royal LePage Diamond Award

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Jordan Menzies

780-933-4015 Email Jordan Visit Website

When the time comes to buy Real Estate in Grande Prairie Jordan Menzies will guide you every step of the way. Purchasing Real Estate can often be the single biggest investment of one's life. With a young, educated & motivated Realtor like Jordan working on your behalf you can rest assured all your Real Estate dreams will come true. Jordan’s Real Estate market knowledge & local roots make the perfect combination to get you into your new home stress free.

Jordan will sit down with you and determine where your priorities & needs lie for your Real Estate purchase. He will work together with you to find suitable homes which fit your needs & budget. Once we have narrowed down the homes to view we will set the appointments at a date & time which fits your schedule. Jordan attends Realtor open houses every Tuesday & Thursday mornings. This allows him to get a sneak peak on new listings which may fit for our Buyers. This means that Jordan’s buyers will get the 1st opportunity to view homes before other buyers. Whether you are from Grande Prairie or relocating from another area we can guide you to the best neighborhoods for schools, services, parks, transit & resale potential. Working together Jordan will find you the perfect home and will negotiate you the best possible purchase terms & price.

Jordan believes in giving back to his community. He is a volunteer board member for the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce. Jordan also gives has given his time over the years to the Grande Prairie Golf and Country Club as Board Member , Executive Board Member and Club Captain. Professionally, Jordan has served on the Royal LePage Canada Service Advisory Council as he was selected as one of ten Royal LePage brokers from across Canada to serve on the Service Advisory Council. In this role, he attended quarterly meetings to discuss, brainstorm and approve new ideas and he assisted with ongoing pilot projects and campaigns.

Jordan’s volunteer commitment also extends to non-profit organizations in the community. For the Royal LePage National Garage Sale for Shelter, Jordan has organized a community garage sale in Grande Prairie to raise money for the Odyssey House Women’s Shelter and the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. He oversaw planning, advertising, donations, and day of operations for the garage sale. Our Brokerage received a top 15 designation for fundraising for three consecutive years.

Jordan served as the Sponsorship Committee Chair for the Odyssey House and Sunrise House Golf Fundraiser . He was responsible for obtaining and managing all sponsors, and organizing the Sponsors’ Mixer. Serving as the Auction Committee Chair, he was responsible for obtaining and managing all auction donations and he assisted with day of operations. This event raised over $110,000 in the first year of the tournament for local women’s shelter and youth shelter.

Jordan believes that giving back to the community which has given him so much is vital. Over the past several years he has been involved with several local organizations & events. This passion has been nurtured through a family that has been involved in the Grande Prairie business community for over 75 years. Jordan takes great pride in continuing the Menzies family commitment to making Grande Prairie a great place to live, work & raise a family.

Awards

2008, 2009, 2010 President’s Gold Award

2011 - Director’s Platinum Award

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Angie Peters

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As Broker, Angie strives to lead a professional group of Realtors to success at Royal LePage The Realty Group by providing a positive work environment, leadership training and leading edge social marketing. Angie does not actively sell Real Estate, however, her Property Management team manages over 400 residential rental properties, giving people a positive place to live by taking care of over 200 people’s investment properties.

Angie has been a resident of Grande Prairie for almost 25 years. Angie was raised in the Peace Country then spent 10 years away going to University and living in Europe before returning to the greatest place in the world to raise a family. Angie has 2 sons in their twenties, Lucas & Alden Dixon. Lucas is a Firefighter with the new Fire Department at the County of Grande Prairie and Alden, who sang for 10 years in the Grande Prairie Boys’ Choir is at University in the Bachelor of Music Program.

Angie has worked in the community as a Teacher, owning a clothing design company, in Injury Prevention Programs and as Executive Director of Grande Prairie Lifelong Learning. As owner of a number of residential rental properties, Angie made the decision to build a very successful Property Management Business at Royal LePage before becoming the Broker/Owner at Royal LePage The Realty Group with her husband of three years, John Krol.

Angie supports the community by serving on numerous boards such as the Catholic School Board, Grande Prairie and Area Safe Communities, Grande Prairie Boys’ Choir, Community Advisory Board on Housing and Swan City Rotary. Angie financially supports the Boys’ Choir, various Health Organizations, the Rotary Foundation, Shelterbox Canada.

Angie enjoys reading, gardening, international travel, camping, and skiing. Angie believes that the best way to do these things is with family and friends.

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Joan Prankie

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Joan’s commitment to service excellence, delivered in a professional manner, has made her highly respected by her colleagues, and has resulted in many referrals from her clients and from realtors in other areas of Canada.

Her friendly disposition and extensive knowledge about Grande Prairie and surrounding areas makes buying or selling a very pleasant experience for her clients. Joan takes pride in finding the perfect “home” for her buyers, and works diligently to assist her sellers to obtain the highest sale price for their home, in the least amount of time.

Joan is a consistent award winner, achieving The Award of Excellence every year since 2007. She personally assists all her clients to ensure their utmost satisfaction.

Joan has been a resident of Grande Prairie since 1981, when she moved here with her husband and their two sons, Gerald and Jeff, from Ontario. Joan started her real estate career in January 2002. She previously held several administrative positions, one of which was with the City of Grande Prairie Planning Department, where she gained experience in the many aspects of property development and municipal government management.

Joan is involved in many community events, and is an active member of the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce. She supports several local charities and proudly promotes the Grande Prairie region at every opportunity. Joan knows her area very well and is an excellent source of information reading all types of real estate.

Joan helps clients in Grande Prairie and in the surrounding communities. In addition to having training for a special designation as “Seniors Real Estate Specialist”, Joan is very experienced in acreage selling in the County of Grande Prairie and the MD of Greenview. “For prompt, courteous service & excellent results, call Joan!”

Awards

2002 - The Master Sales Award

2003 - The President’s Gold Award

2004 - 2007 & 2011 The Director’s Platinum Award

2008 - The Diamond Award

2009, 2010 - The President’s Gold Award

MLS GOLD AWARD - 2004, 2005, and 2009

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Vaughn Rycroft

780-831-8744 Email Vaughn Visit Website

Growing up, all I wanted to do was be a Realtor®, I felt I would be good at it and I feel that everyone should own a home. Today I am living my dream, helping young and old buy and sell. But to be successful you need to be professional and available at all times and that’s what I am good at, being there for my clients.

Buying or selling a home is big decision – you need an experienced professional to guide you through the process. When you work with me, you can count on personal, attentive, patient service, excellent knowledge of the area, great negotiation skills and expert selling strategies. Purchasing or selling real estate can often be the single biggest transaction of one’s life. So you need a professional Realtor® to guide you every step of the way. Phone me anytime to help you with your real estate needs. It’s my job!!!

Awards

Top Ten Award for Royal LePage in all Alberta 2006

Royal LePage The Realty Group’s #1 Realtor in 2006, 2009, 2010

Diamond Award 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Royal LePage The Realty Group’s #1 Agent in Volume Sales 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010

Award of Excellence 2008, 2010

Directors Platinium Award 2004, 2005

GP MLS Gold Award 2004-2008

2004 Rookie of the Year for Grande Prairie Real Estate Board

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Jeannie Schultz

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Jeannie is passionate about real estate. This passion drives her to do everything in her power to meet and exceed the expectations of those who seek her services.

Service is Jeannie’s watchword. From promptly replying to phone, text or e-mail messages, making and keeping appointments , informing her clients of every detail of the buying or selling process to attending to paperwork with care, Jeannie goes above and beyond to satisfy.

First time buyers are Jeannie’s specialty although she thoroughly enjoys working with anyone who comes her way. As an educator of 28 years, Jeannie brings a skill set that transfers well to real estate. Jeannie’s communication skills and teaching ability insure that her clients are understood and understand the real estate transaction. Jeannie takes the time to get to know her clients and understand their needs and wants. She then seeks to match the best home to the buyer or assist the seller in the promotion and sale of their property.

Jeannie has lived and worked in Grande Prairie for since 1985 and is well acquainted with the city. Upon retiring from a fulfilling teaching career, Jeannie chose real estate in 2006. Since then she has worked with former students, colleagues , friends and family as well as new people to the city. Working by referral has broadened her client base and brought her many new contacts.

Jeannie is the wife of Loren and mother of two sons, Kenton and Kurtis. Kenton is married to Jacqueline and lives in Grande Prairie. Kurtis is presently living in Edmonton. Jeannie enjoys gardening, quilting, reading and travel. She is active in her local church and enjoys participating and volunteering in community events. Jeannie is also a supporter of the Shelter Foundation giving back to the community through Odyssey House, the local women’s shelter.

Awards

2008, 2009, 2010 -Director’s Platinum Award

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Dennis Stauffer

780-512-3217 Email Dennis Visit Website

Dennis recognizes that for most people, their homes are the most important investment they will ever make. Because of this, he takes the time to find out exactly what their hopes and goals are, and then he works to help them understand and feel comfortable with the process, from start to finish. In the last 10 years Dennis has helped well over 300 people, buy and sell their homes, so he has the experience and confidence to walk his clients through whatever obstacles the transaction may throw at them.

Dennis specializes in the sales of single family homes, new and used, acreages and condominiums, in the City and County of Grande Prairie.

Dennis has lived in Alberta his whole life. He has lived in the Grande Prairie area for a total of 16 years, 10 of which he has served a realtor.

Right out of high school, Dennis spent a number of years working in all aspects of residential home construction, so he has a better understanding than most about what goes into making a good, solid home. He then went back to school, graduating from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, in Business/Marketing. For over 20 years he worked with a large corporation, mostly in middle management.

Family is a top priority for Dennis. He has been married to his best friend Leslie for the last 35 years. They have 4 children, 5 grandchildren, and a number of chosen children. (Dennis and Leslie were foster parents for over 25 years)

Dennis is very involved as a leader in his church, Christian Fellowship Assembly. This church reaches out and assists many community organizations in Grande Prairie, Canada and internationally.

Dennis loves to keep active. He plays hockey, runs marathons and enjoys golf, skiing, singing and travel.

Awards

2004 - Master Sales Award

2005 & 2010 - Director's Platinum Award

2009 - Award of Excellence

2006, 2007, 2008 Diamond Award

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Casey Van der Kaa

780-831-9173 Email Casey Visit Website

Casey is the kind of Real Estate Agent who can make your move an exciting process by putting your needs first. He listens attentively to your desires and tailors your home search to find a great home for you and your family. Finding a Grande Prairie home that fits your family’s needs can start today with a call to Casey.

Casey was born and raised in Grande Prairie and he has spent all but 3 years here. Casey and his wife Lorrie have raised 2 boys who have remained in Grande Prairie.

Casey is committed to the City of Grande Prairie to see its continued growth and its residents prosper. Casey hopes that his clients enjoy their time in Grande Prairie as much as he has.

Casey’s past careers in retail supervision and law enforcement, along with his 13 years as a volunteer firefighter and with victim assistance in the city, have given him the training and ability to understand individual’s needs and concerns. This has transferred well into helping people with some of the biggest decisions that they are faced with buying and selling homes and has brought success to his career in Real Estate, receiving Royal LePage awards, Platinum, Diamond and Award of Excellence. These awards are humbly shared with his past clients who have graciously trusted Casey to be a part of their Real Estate transactions.

Casey enjoys camping, fishing, golf, travelling and spending leisure time with his family. He always looks forward to these activities with his sons and his new daughter in law.

Awards

2007 – Royal LePage Diamond Award

2008, 2009, 2011 –Royal LePage Platinum Award

2006, 2010 – Royal LePage Gold Award

2010 –Royal LePage Award of Excellence

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