Meet Calvin Klaassen, Commercial Associate

Calvin joined J.P. Weigand & Sons, Inc. in April, 2019 and brings with him over 40 years of commercial and residential real estate experience. He started his real estate career in 1978 by opening one of Wichita’s charter Century 21 franchises with his father and brother. In the beginning, Calvin’s business was a combination of residential sales, management, renovation and investment brokerage. In 1985, he joined one of Wichita’s premier commercial brokerages and later became the managing broker for the commercial division of a large local real estate firm. In the fall of 2007 Calvin joined Utter Commercial Real Estate, Inc. and enjoyed being an agent with them until the entire team joined the Weigand firm.

Calvin’s interest in real estate included a fascination with construction, so he obtained a general contractor’s license and built several homes, did a number of commercial remodels and built a strip shopping center.

As a life-long resident of Whitewater, Kansas, Calvin attended the Remington USD 206 schools for all 12 years of his primary education. He then earned an Associate’s Degree in electronics from DeVry in Phoenix, Arizona.

Calvin has been an active participant in various professional and charitable service organizations. He served as a director on the Wichita Area Association of Realtors Board of Directors for several years and was elected President in 2001. He also served on the Board of WAAR’s Commercial Investment Council and the Kansas CCIM Chapter. He has been the recipient of the Master’s Circle Award and President’s Club Award several times. Calvin has also been on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Association of Realtors for several years.

In service to his home and work communities, Calvin was elected to and served on the Remington USD 206 School Board for 16 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Health Concepts Foundation, a Wichita organization charged with assisting projects designed to help the elderly.

DEGREE
• Associate Degree in Electronics - DeVry University

MEMBERSHIPS
• Kansas Association of Realtors® (KAR)
• National Association of Realtors® (NAR)