Having been born and raised in Piedmont, South Dakota by two self-employed parents, Suzette learned early on what it takes to run a business and how to establish good customer relationships. At age 14, Suzette began as a sales associate for her parent’s store, Alex Johnson Mercantile. Upon high school graduation, Suzette attended and received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Marketing, in 2002 from the University of Montana-Missoula.

After graduating from the University of Montana-Missoula, Suzette pursued a career in the financial industry in Minneapolis, MN; however, she moved back the beautiful Black Hills to raise her children. Once back in the Black Hills, Suzette promoted Rapid City as a tourist destination and, as a result, has many exciting “factoids” about the area that she loves sharing with new property owners! Suzette was then given the opportunity to work for Destination Rapid City, the downtown economic corporation that brought the Rapid City Community Main Street Square. This job was the catalyst for Suzette’s real estate career. In 2017, Suzette obtained her real estate license and found her passion in helping people buy and sell their properties.

In 2017, Suzette was top producer for 5 months, and was featured on HGTV's House Hunters. Suzette obtained the top number of closings in 2018, and was the Top Producing agent in January, March, May, October, November and December.  2019 and 2020 were record breaking years as Suzette was the Top Producing Agent, as well as the 2019 and 2020 Top Volume Agent at her previous agency. In 2021, Suzette was the Top Producing Agent for 3 months and Top Volume Agent for 1 month. In 2022, Suzette, along with her business partner, Ariel Rudland, started West River Realty, where she has continued to serve her amazing clients and looks forward to serving you.