• Commissioner of Real Estate, State of California since 2004
  • Regulating the over 500,000 California Real Estate Licensees in all areas of real estate including property management, lending, and real estate sales or leasing.
  • Providing approval of statutory required public reports on property that is subdivided within the state and offered for sale to consumers.
  • Supervise 342 employees and 5 offices throughout the state.
• Nearly two decades of experience in real estate sales, leasing, management and financing.
• Experienced in regulating the real estate industry including, subdivisions, time-share operations and real estate licensees.
• Possess broad based experience in real estate, trade associations and related public and private sector for profit and not for profit entities.
• California Association of REALTORS, member Board of Directors.
• Licensed California Broker since 1994, Managing Broker and co-owner of family owned and operated real estate and property management firm from 1994-2004, licensed Broker in Arizona since 2000.
• Selected "REALTOR of the Year" by his peers in 1993.
• Proven leader and task force organizer as co-founder of organizations like 21st Century Solutions; Monterey Peninsula Water Coalition; the Affordable Housing Steering Council of Monterey County and the Associated Rowers of St. Mary's College.
• Third generation resident of Monterey County.
• Elected 3 times as 5th District Representative of the Monterey County Republican Party.
• Volunteer auctioneer having raised over $1 million for non-profit boards, schools & foundations throughout Monterey County.
• Directed key developments in the California Real Estate community as Chairman of RE InfoLink MLS in 2003 & 2003, and as President of Monterey County Association of REALTORS in 2002.

Business Accomplishments and Community Leadership:

• Served as Representative of Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak on the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors 2006-2008.
• Chairman of the Monterey Juvenile Impact Program.
• Monterey County Association of REALTORS Board of Directors, 2001 to 2004. REALTOR of the Year 1993, Founding Director 1995, Board Member 1995-98.
  California Association of REALTORS, State Director, 1994-1997 and 2003-2004.
• Monterey County Youth Museum, Board of Directors, 1999-2004.
• Economic Development Corporation of Monterey County President, 1997-1999, Board Member 1994-2004.
• Kinship Center (statewide adoption & foster care not-for-profit agency) President, Board of Directors 2002-2003.
• Common Ground of Monterey County, Board Member, 1999-2004.
• Candidate for Monterey County Supervisor 1993 & 1996.
• Affordable Housing Corporation of Monterey County
• President, 1995 to 2004, Board Member 1990-2004.
• Appointed to the Monterey County Flood Task Force 1994-1995
• Appointed to the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Citizen’s Financial Advisory Task Force 1992
• Affordable Housing Steering Council of Monterey County Co-Founder and Chairman, 1993-1995.
• Monterey County Visitor and Convention Bureau, Founding Director, 1994, Member Board of Directors, 1994-1996.
• Monterey Peninsula Water Coalition, Co-Founding Member since 1992.
• Member Northern California Lincoln Club since 1996.
• Business Member of Monterey Chamber of Commerce since 1989.
• United Way of the Monterey Peninsula, Campaign Chairman, 1995, Board Member 1993-1997.