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Arizona Real Estate Advisory Board


The Arizona Real Estate Advisory Board was established by the Legislature to provide the Real Estate Commissioner "with such recommendations as it deems necessary and beneficial to the best interests of the public.  The board shall also provide recommendations on specific questions or proposals as requested by the Commissioner."

The board comprises of nine members appointed by the Governor.  The term of office of each member is six years.

The membership of the board consists of:

  • Two members who have each been, for five years, a real estate broker actively engaged in business as such in this state.  Not more than one member shall be appointed from any one county.
  • Two members who shall be primarily engaged in subdividing real property.
  • Three public members who are not related within the third degree consanguinity or affinity to any person holding a broker's or salesperson's license from this state.
  • Two members who have been engaged in residential real estate brokerage for the five years immediately preceding appointment.

Members receive no compensation.  Although the Board is required by Statute to convene at least once every three months, meetings are held every other month.  A notice of each meeting date and the meeting agenda is posted at the Department's Phoenix office at least one week before each meeting.


Advisory Board Meeting Calendar - 2011

Advisory Board Meeting Calendar - 2012


Advisory Board Meeting Agendas

September 13, 2011 - Agenda
July 13, 2011 - Agenda
May 18, 2011 - Agenda
March 9, 2011 - Agenda
January 20, 2011 - Agenda
November 10, 2010 - Agenda


Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

November 17, 2011 - Minutes
September 13, 2011 - Minutes
July 13, 2011 - Minutes
May 18, 2011 - Minutes
March 9, 2011 - Minutes
January 20, 2011 - Minutes



Advisory Board’s Committee on Continuing Education Agendas

September 6, 2011 - Agenda
August 9, 2011 - Agenda
July 28, 2011 - Agenda


Advisory Board’s Committee on Continuing Education Minutes

September 6, 2011 - Unapproved Minutes – Pursuant to ARS § 38-431.01(E)(3), please be advised that
these minutes include a legal action to make a recommendation to the Real Estate Advisory Board.
August 9, 2011 - Unapproved Minutes
July 28, 2011 - Unapproved Minutes



Advisory Board Yearly Report

2009 Report

2010 Report


At this time, all meetings are scheduled to be held in the Department's Phoenix office at 2910 N. 44th Street.  An official notice of each meeting will be posted on our News & Alerts page no less than 24 hours before each meeting.

Advisory Board Members are available to act as communication facilitators, to help open the lines of communication with the public.  For more information on what issues facilitators may help you with, please click here.






Charles Bowles, Tucson

Designated Broker
Term Expires 1/31/2015

(520) 577–0200
Email




Charles Bowles was appointed to the Board by Governor Janice Brewer in August 2009.

Mr. Bowles has been actively involved in the real estate industry since 1978.  He has been with Diamond Ventures in Tucson since 1999 and is the Vice-President of Marketing and Sales, Broker.

He has been the recipient of many awards including the following: NHBA National MAIM Award Winner- 1995; SAHBA Winner of 1996 Sales Manager of The Year; 4 separate Grammy Awards for Sales and Marketing Excellence; Chairman of Sales and Marketing Committee Multiple Years; Chairman of Multi-Housing Council for Southern Arizona; Member of the Year 2008 and Tucson Father’s Day Council–Father of the Year 2008.

He has extensive volunteer experience and currently serves as President of Tu Nidito Board of Directors.


Carla Bowen, Pinetop

Designated Broker
Term Expires 1/31/2013

Realty Executives White Mountains
1413 E. White Mountain Blvd.
Pinetop, AZ  85935
(928) 367-6400




Carla Bowen was appointed to the Board by Governor Janice Brewer in January 2010.

Ms. Bowen has been actively licensed as a full time Realtor since 1980 and is a Designated Broker / Owner of Realty Executives White Mountains with offices in Pinetop and Show Low.

She has served as President of White Mountain Association of Realtors twice, was Realtor of the Year 2001, and currently serves as Region 3 Vice President for AAR and on the Executive Committee for AAR.  She also serves as Vice Chair of the Navajo County Board of Adjustments.

She is honored to serve on the Advisory Board and appreciates the appointment.


Ann White, Tucson

Subdivision Member
Term Expires 1/31/2011

Tucson, Arizona
(520) 795-8728
Email




Governor Janet Napolitano appointed Ann White on January 31, 2005 and her term expires January 31, 2011.

Ms. White has been a real estate professional for 30 years and has been with U S Home for 23 years either in New Home Sales or in management since 1987.

She was the 2006 Chair for the Carondolet Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports three hospitals in Southern Arizona (St. Joseph, St. Mary and Holy Cross).  In the past, she has served as the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association Pac Committee Chair as well as being on the Board of the Tucson Association of Realtors®.

She is also the proud grandmother of seven grandchildren!


Frank Dickens, Scottsdale

Residential Licensee Member
Term Expires 1/31/2017

RE/MAX Achievers
6424 E. Greenway Parkway
Scottsdale, Arizona  85254
(480) 596-9799
Email




Frank Dickens was appointed to the Board by Governor Janet Napolitano in 2005.

Mr. Dickens has been a licensee since 1979 and currently serves the Arizona Association of Realtors® as President and as National Director in Land Use and Environment.  He has also served as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner in the City of Flagstaff.

A life long resident of Arizona, he is a firm believer that growth, commerce and the environment can be balanced in Arizona to assure a healthy lifestyle for all of it's residents.


Patti Shaw, Phoenix

Public Member
Term Expires 1/31/2014

Old Republic Title Agency
2201 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 118B
Phoenix, Arizona  85016
(602) 631-3700
Email




Patti Shaw was appointed to the Advisory Board by Governor Janet Napolitano in January 2008.

Ms. Shaw has 30 years of experience in the title insurance industry.  She has been employed by Old Republic Title Insurance Agency, Inc. for 17 years and is the Vice-President/Escrow Operations Manager.


Jo Ann F. Sabbagh, Tucson

Public Member
Term Expires 1/31/2015

Email




Jo Ann F. Sabbagh was appointed to the Board by Governor Janice Brewer on July 30, 2010.

Ms. Sabbagh has worked in public accounting for over 15 years.  She founded Sabbagh Tax & Accounting, LLC in 2004.  Her practice focuses on the needs of small business owners and individuals in both Tucson and Sierra Vista.  When not attending to the needs of her clients, Ms. Sabbagh is also an author and speaker for Gear Up Seminars, a division of Thomson Reuters.

She is an active member of the National Society of Accountants (NSA) and is a Past President of the Arizona Society of Practicing Accountants (ASPA).  She is also a member of the Tucson Botanical Gardens and Tucson Zoological Society.

Ms. Sabbagh is originally from Toledo, Ohio, but considers Tucson her “home” since moving there in 1997.


Kim Horn, Prescott

Residential Licensee Member
Term Expires 1/31/2017

Nextage Southwest Premier Realty
410 S. McCormick
Prescott, Arizona  86303
(928) 778-7036
Email




Kim Horn was appointed to the Advisory Board by Governor Janice Brewer in January 2011.

Ms. Horn has been an Arizona Real Estate licensee for over 24 years and presently the Owner/Broker of Nextage Southwest Premier Realty.

She has served as the President of the Arizona Association of REALTORS® (AAR) and on the AAR Legislative and Political Affairs Committee.  Ms. Horn is the recipient of AAR’s “Arizona Realtor of the Year” and “Distinguished Service Award”.

She has two children and lives in Prescott.