Susan Halfacre

President

Hello fellow owners!  My name is Susan Halfacre, and my husband, Bill, and I have been STR owners for 9 years in Branson.  We purchased our first lake property in 1983 when we were in college at College of the Ozarks. We own/manage 37 properties throughout SW MO and AR. We also flip 8-10 properties each year throughout Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas.

Bill and I both graduated from College of the Ozarks, then moved to Tulsa, OK. My degree was in Business Administration and Accounting and my husband’s was in Media/Public Relations. My post-graduate work was in organizational management, non-profit board development, human relations, and counseling. I am a Certified Life Coach and hold Certifications in nonprofit management and grief counseling. I currently mentor up to 10 college students and young adults for their college entrance.

My three major accomplishments in my life were 

  1. Creating my own advertising & marketing company in Tulsa where my team won over 200 creative awards and I was named with the industry’s Silver ADDY Lifetime Achievement, 14 best places to work in Oklahoma, The Chamber of Commerce businessperson of the year, Oklahoma’s Integrity in Business Award, the AAF Sterling Service Award, and was elected into the House of Representatives for AAF 4-state regional advertising board before retiring and moving back to Branson. 
  2. Over a 20-year period, I worked on establishing the Oklahoma Aquarium.  My team led the way to raise $20million to build the aquarium where I supervised the construction trades and architects during the build and 400 volunteers and 65 employees to open the Aquarium, serving as the first Chief Operating Officer. 
  3. My third and most important accomplishment was our son Jonathan. Jonathan was a brilliant engineer that was 1 semester from graduating with multiple engineering degrees at Oklahoma State University. Jonathan passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in October 2020.

In my spare time, I am a full-time realtor where I have been named as an Icon Agent for both Missouri and Arkansas and most recently was named to the Agent Leadership Council representing more than 2,000 agents in MO and KS. I also own the Vintage Vault in downtown Branson that is known for Reclaim. Restore. Repurpose.

I look forward to meeting all of our new neighbors!