TREC confirms three new members

​​​AUSTIN – The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) has confirmed broker members Leslie Lerner and Mark Woodroof and public member Ben Peña as new commissioners for terms to expire Jan. 31, 2027. 

The commissioners were nominated in March and confirmed by Senate vote April 28.  

Lerner is broker-owner of Leslie Lerner Properties LLC in Houston. She is a member of the Texas Realtors and the Houston Association of Realtors​ (HAR). She currently serves as chair of the TREC Broker Responsibility Working Group. 

Woodroof is a managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene in Houston. He served as 1999 chairman of HAR and held leadership roles with the Texas Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. 

Peña of Brownsville recently completed his six-year term at the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, where he served as a member of the executive committee and chair of the Behavioral Enforcement and Peer Review committees.  

The newly appointed Commission members’ first meeting will be Monday, May 3, at 10 a.m. in Austin. 

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