Florida State University News FSU Real Estate Center names Franklin Street’s Baker as new executive director February 10, 2021 | 9:52 am | SHARE: Baker takes over for Dean Gatzlaff, the Mark C. Bane Professor who has directed the center since 1995. Dean Michael Hartline credited Gatzlaff's stewardship for the center's "remarkable growth." An award-winning real estate expert with more than three decades of industry experience will be the next executive director of the Florida State University Real Estate Center. Michael Hartline, dean of the College of Business where the center is housed, announced Wednesday that Yvonne Baker, most recently a regional managing partner at Franklin Street in Orlando, has accepted the position. Baker will start her new role April 5.