Meet Our Agents
Aaron Rietsema
Partner/Residential & Commercial Broker Associate
April Van Otterloo
Marketing Director
Brett Sichmeller
Designated Broker
As a native of Sioux Falls, Brett’s knowledge of the geography of the area can assist in finding you with the home you are searching for. With over 160 transactions since 2018, he will work hard to make sure your needs are met. He is licensed in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa and is ready to help you with all your real estate needs.
Before real estate he started his career in banking and farming. He and his wife Tara have 5 children and live on the south side of town. When he is not busy helping clients with their real estate needs, you can find him coaching basketball or cheering on his kids at their various activities.
Charity McKnight
Broker Associate
Dave Dreessen
Broker Associate
Eric Kerkvliet
Responsible Broker/Attorney
Eric Kerkvliet is one of the founders of the Alpine Companies, where he acts as General Counsel, as well as the Responsible Broker for Alpine Commercial and Alpine Residential. Eric enjoys overseeing the legal and financial aspects of the Alpine Companies.
Eric is also an attorney with Equity Law Firm, PLLC, where he is licensed to practice in South Dakota and Iowa. A native of northwest Iowa, Eric attended Augustana University and earned his law degree, with honors, from the University of South Dakota in 2006. Eric was a judicial clerk for the First Judicial Circuit and was in private practice for more than thirteen years with Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. before founding Equity Law Firm. Eric has been practicing as an attorney since 2007 and focuses his practice on all aspects of real estate, including representing syndicators in drafting the appropriate documents for raising money through private placements.
Eric and his wife, Brooke, have four children, and he enjoys golfing and attending his children’s many school and sporting events.
Jack VanLeur
Broker Associate
Jack was born and raised in Brandon, SD. He then attended college at Creighton for business (and baseball).
He is married to Meghan and is typically outdoors hunting, fishing or playing ball with his two sons, Bennett and Cohan.