Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Dev Motwani to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors. Dev Motwani Motwani, of Fort Lauderdale, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Merrimac Ventures, a real estate development firm involved in numerous development projects including the new Four Seasons Hotel and Residences […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Patricia “Patti” Ketcham, Renee Butler, Patricia Fitzgerald, Randy Schwartz and Richard Barbara to the Florida Real Estate Commission. Patricia “Patti” Ketcham Ketcham, of Tallahassee, is a licensed real estate broker and owner of the Ketcham Realty Group. She is a Past Chair of the […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Janet Rabin, Herbert Jourdan and Shawn Wilson to the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board. Janet Rabin Rabin, of Cape Coral, is Team Lead for Collateral Valuations at NewRez. Previously, she held appraisal positions with Ditech Financial, Corelogic and Landsafe. Rabin has been involved with […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of James Scott, Robert Sendler and Carlos Penin to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Governing Board. James Scott Scott, of Fort Lauderdale, is Chairman and a Founding Director of Tripp Scott and a former President of the Florida Senate. He served in and received […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-12, appointing Bruce L. Bartlett as state attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Bartlett, who currently serves as Chief Assistant State Attorney, replaces the late Bernie McCabe, who passed away on January 1st, 2021 after serving as state attorney since 1992. For a PDF copy […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Simone Marstiller as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and Shevaun Harris as Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). Marstiller has served as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) since 2019 and Harris, who […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Sara Bernard and Angela Johnson to the Board of Dentistry. Sara Bernard Bernard, of Windemere, is a partner and real estate attorney at Holland & Knight. Previously, she was a partner at Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel. Bernard has served as executive director and […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of James “Jim” Holton to the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority Governing Board. James “Jim” Holton Holton, of St. Petersburg, is an attorney at Hall Booth Smith, P.C. and the President and Owner of JWH Properties, Inc., a real estate investment company. He has […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jonathan Scott Christy to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board. Jonathan Scott Christy Christy, of Marianna, is a Trucking Supervisor for Anderson Columbia, a position he has held since 2000. A Commercial Driver’s License holder, with over 20 years of experience in the construction […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of David Hidalgo to the Lake-Sumter State College District Board of Trustees. David Hidalgo Hidalgo, of Clermont, has been a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for Envision Physician Services since 2006. He is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetist, National Firewood Association and […]