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 Florida Real Estate Commission and Past President of the Tallahassee Board of Realtors. Additionally, she has been a member of the Florida Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors and the Mortgage Bankers Association. Ketcham earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University.

Renee Butler

Butler, of Winter Haven, is a licensed real estate broker and President and Owner of The Butler Team at Brokers Realty of Central Florida. She is a member of the East Polk County Association of Realtors, Florida Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce, Polk County Sheriff’s Advisory Board and Citizens Bank and Trust Advisory Board. Butler studied at Polk State College and Florida Southern College.

Patricia Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald, of Jupiter, is a licensed real estate broker and manager of Illustrated Properties. Previously, she was owner of Coastal Properties. Fitzgerald has been involved with the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches, Leadership Palm Beach County, Women of the Moose and is a member of the Miami Association of Realtors, Florida Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. She studied at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Randy Schwartz

Schwartz, of Winter Springs, is an attorney and former general counsel for the Florida Association of Realtors. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and the University of Central Florida in addition to being the former Bureau Chief for the Real Estate Bureau of the Orlando Field Office of the Florida Attorney General. Schwartz earned his juris doctor from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.

Richard Barbara

Barbara, of Coral Gables, is an attorney specializing in real estate, general civil and commercial litigation. He was selected as a “Top Up and Coming Attorney” by Florida Trend and has been a member of the Baptist Health South Florida Foundation, Miami Cancer Institute and C-Suite Miami. Barbara earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Florida International University and his juris doctor from Stetson University College of Law.

These appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.

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