Betsy moved to northwest Gainesville in 1974. After graduating from high school, she left Gainesville to pursue a business education at Duke University and an MBA in marketing from The Wharton School of Business. After a twelve-year career in pharmaceutical marketing research and consulting, she returned to her hometown of Gainesville and pursued her interest in real estate. Having been a real estate investor for years, she decided to turn her passion into a career by becoming a full-time Realtor. Soon, she became a broker and opened Pepine Realty. She began building a robust real estate team, helping families and businesses with their relocation, second-home purchases, primary residences, and office spaces. Her team stays very active in the community, volunteering regularly in the communities that have supported them. Pepine Realty has one office in Gainesville. In addition to working full time as a broker of real estate, she is also an active volunteer in the community, earning the Impact Award in 2016 by Business in the Heart of Gainesville. She has served on numerous boards, been active in teaching Gainesville’s youth at church, and assisted with homelessness in the community. She has also raised several guide dogs for the blind. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, running, traveling, wine, cooking, and reading. Most importantly, she devotes significant time to her two daughters and rescue dogs.

Her professional career encompasses leadership and team motivation, coaching, training, recruitment, luxury sales, new home sales, default market expertise, business development, operations, and proficiency in real estate and contract law.

Commencing her real estate journey in the 1980s within the title industry, she served as a title examiner and paralegal in Massachusetts. In 1992, she acquired her broker’s license, subsequently dedicating 15 years as the operating principal broker of a boutique real estate office in the north shore community of Boston, holding brokers’ licenses in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

During the market downturn, she transitioned to an operations role in a prominent foreclosure law firm before relocating to South Florida in 2011 to pursue opportunities in the default market. Credited with aiding thousands of Florida homeowners and realtors in successful short sale closings, she served as Director of the short sale division of a statewide title company.

In 2014, she obtained her Florida broker’s license and assumed the role of Team Leader & Designated Broker of Keller Williams Realty in West Palm Beach. Additionally, she holds a Florida title insurance agent license since 2013.

Most recently, she operates as the broker owner/operator of Coastal Properties of Florida, situated in West Palm Beach FL since 2018.

She and her husband Bryan relocated to High Springs Florida in 2022, dedicating a year to travel and family. With three grown children and 17 nephews and nieces, family remains a focal point of her life.

In her leisure time, she enjoys cooking, camping, traveling, swimming, boating, indulging in music, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Her academic pursuits span Psychology at Valley College CA, Real Estate Law & Paralegal Studies at Bentley University MA, and Interior Design at North Shore College MA.

Active in professional circles, she has served on the Board of Directors for Realtor Association Broward-Palm Beach – St Lucie Counties from 2020 to 2022 and fulfilled a two-year term on the Regional Board of Directors North Palm Beach from 2020 to 2022. She also served as a Florida Realtor Director for FAR from 2019 to 2022.

Jack Luiszer was born in New Jersey and earned his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Following stints at Becton-Dickinson and another major corporation, he found his professional home at Chesebrough-Ponds, where he dedicated 15 years. In his role as General Manager of the health and beauty company, he oversaw operations in Puerto Rico and Connecticut.

In 1988, he and Maureen relocated to Sanibel Island, Florida. Maureen served as Executive Director, managing Senior Living facilities in Georgia and Florida. They are proud parents to a daughter, Janice, and a son-in-law residing in Crystal River, and delighted grandparents to two grandchildren, with one gearing up for a spring wedding. Their cherished golden Retriever, Abbey, completes their family.

During their tenure at OTOW over the past two years, Jack and Maureen have actively engaged in various clubs and committees. Recently, Jack was appointed as a replacement for the Board of Directors. In addition to his community involvement, Jack also imparts his knowledge by teaching Real Estate in Ocala, while Maureen fulfills the role of Insurance/Billing Administrator at their daughter’s counseling practice.