Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Real Estate Commission, Texas*

9 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 329 1700 North Congress Ave., Suite 400P.O. Box 12188Austin, TX 78711-2188

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	R. Scott Kesner	El Paso, 01-31-2025
Vice Chair	Mark Woodroof	Houston, 01-31-2027
Secretary	Benjamin "Ben" Pe�a	Bayview, 01-31-2027
Board Member(s)	Chance Brown	Cypress, 01-31-2029
	Leslie Lerner	Houston, 01-31-2027
	Renee Harvey Lowe	Clarksville, 01-31-2029
	Barbara Russell	Denton, 01-31-2025
Public Member(s)	Stuart Bernstein	Austin, 01-31-2029
	Jason Hartgraves	Frisco, 01-31-2025

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Chelsea Buchholtz	(512) 936-3177 / (512) 936-3788
Deputy Executive Director	Positon Open	(512) 936-3576 / (512) 936-3788
General Counsel	Vanessa E. Burgess	(512) 936-3284 / (512) 936-3788
Deputy General Counsel	Abby Lee	(512) 936-3057 / (512) 936-3788
Finance Director	Ranada Williams	(512) 936-0102 / (512) 936-3551
TREC Enforcement Director	Michael Molloy	(512) 936-3048 / (512) 936-3809
Information Technology Director	Tom Watson	(512) 936-3242
Licensing Director	Denise Sample	(512) 936-3095 / (512) 936-3899
Education & Examinations Director	Jennifer Wheeler	(512) 936-3096 / (512) 936-3863
Customer Relations Director	Robert Hood	(512) 936-3807 / (512) 936-3798

Notes

The commission administers the laws and adopts rules for the licensing and registration of real estate brokers, sales agents, real estate inspectors, home warranty companies, easement and right-of-way agents and timeshare interests.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2025.