In 1962, Elizabeth "Betty" Krolak moved from the Midwest to Las Vegas with her husband and six children. She attended a real estate class her husband had enrolled in but was unable to complete. Betty passed the test and became a licensed Nevada real estate broker in October, 1963. She initially went to work for Pyramid Realty, and in 1964, she opened her own office, Clark County Realty. She was appointed by Governor Michael O'Callahan to the State of Nevada's Real Estate Commission, making her the first woman to serve on the Commission.
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Jerry L. Bruner is a retired real estate appraiser, and former president of the Las Vegas Appraisal and Construction Finance Corporation, as well as Steffen Holding Corporation. He is the son of Elmo C. Bruner (1906-1973), an architect and appraiser; and Lucile Spire Bruner (1909-1998), an educator and celebrated Las Vegas, Nevada artist.
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