Meet Our Team

Pappas Properties is proud of its active involvement in many of the Southeast region’s most innovative real estate developments.

Leadership

Founder & CEO

Peter A. Pappas

Peter founded Pappas Properties in 1999, a firm noted for its distinctive mixed-use and master-planned communities – Berewick Residential, Berewick Towner, Birkdale, Birkdale Village, Charlotte Cotton Mills, LandDesign Headquarters, Metropolitan, Phillips Place, and Sharon Square. In 2013, Peter joined industry icon Ron Terwilliger in forming Terwilliger Pappas, a regional apartment development firm with over thirty-five communities in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. As CEO, Peter has overseen the expansion of the company’s development activities and built Terwilliger Pappas and its Solis communities into one of the most recognized multifamily brands in the Southeast. A Charlotte native, Peter started his career with the Bissell Companies as Vice President of Marketing. During that time, Peter was involved in several high-profile projects, including relocating Michelins’ North American Headquarters to Greenville, South Carolina. He also served as President of Bissell’s land development subsidiary investment mortgage company, responsible for lot development in the prestigious Quail Hollow neighborhood. In 1991, Peter joined John W. Harris in forming the Harris Group, a southeast-based developer and provider of corporate service to numerous Fortune 500 companies. As a partner at the Harris Group, Peter’s responsibilities included developing and marketing several projects, including Ballantyne, Morrocroft, and 330 South Tryon. Peter has had a very active role in several community and real estate organizations serving as a Trustee and Governor of the Urban Land Institute, Chairman of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of Directors for the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and on the Charlotte Executive Leadership Council. Peter has also served two terms on the North Carolina Board of Transportation and was on the Metropolitan Planning Organization. He is currently serving as President of the Good Fellows Club, an organization dedicated to helping those in need in the Charlotte area. In 2024, he donated to his alma mater, NC State University, to establish the Peter A. Pappas Real Estate Development Program. This program focuses on responsible growth and community building, reflecting his commitment to education and sustainable development.

Executive Vice President, COO

Thomas J. Walsh

Over his tenure, Tom has been instrumental in leading the rezoning, acquisition, development, financing, recapitalization, and disposition of more than $1B in mixed-use and master-planned communities in the Charlotte MSA. Tom collaborates closely with all stakeholders to ensure Pappas Properties’ developments align with the community’s vision, are financially viable, sustainable, and thoughtfully designed. As of January 2024, Tom is focused on Pappas Properties’ 11-acre healthcare-anchored mixed-use development in Midtown, Charlotte, NC, 82-acre wellness-focused master-planned community in Matthews, NC, and the 98-acre wellness-focused master-planned community in Mooresville, NC. Prior to being Executive Vice President and COO (fka Managing Director) of Pappas Properties, Tom was the Vice President of Finance and Asset Management, where he was responsible for asset management, including leasing up, recapitalization, and disposition of Pappas Properties’ Sharon Square and Berewick Town Center communities. Prior to Pappas Properties, Tom spent three years with Tishman Construction, an AECOM company, in New York City. In this role, he gained extensive experience in program management, finance, accounting, public-private partnership, and data management and analysis. On the Hurricane Sandy Build-It-Back Project, he worked with multiple government municipalities and agencies, including local, city, and federal entities. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Tom serves as a member of the Urban Land Institute Advisory Board, is a member of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, where he is a member of Advocacy and Select CLT collaboratives, serves on the Young Leaders Committee of the Good Fellows Club, and is an active participant in Habitat for Humanity. Tom was recognized as one of the 2024 Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honorees. Tom graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Communications.

Meet Our Team

Senior Vice President, Mixed Use Development

Jim Schumacher

Jim began working with the company in 2015. His primary role is directing the entitlement, design, and construction of mixed-use and multi-use development projects. Jim led the site planning, multiple land transactions with public agencies, construction of new public streets, and construction of 360,000 SF of medical office buildings at Midtown, a healthcare-anchored, mixed-use project, as well as other commercial projects in Berewick. Prior to joining Pappas Properties, Jim led the design and development of the Charlotte Knights AAA Baseball Stadium in the center city of Charlotte and served as Director of Engineering and Assistant City Manager for the City of Charlotte. As City Engineer, he directed all department functions, including the design of public buildings and infrastructure, construction management, real estate acquisition and sale, land development permitting, drainage and water quality programs, and building and landscape maintenance. Jim led the site acquisition, design and construction of Spectrum Arena, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and hundreds of other building and infrastructure projects throughout the City. As Assistant City Manager, Jim supported the City Council Transportation and Planning Committee, assisting with the development of policies and initiatives in transportation and land use planning and regulation. Jim earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at West Virginia University.

Senior Vice President, Multifamily

Matthew Tsau

Matt Tsau serves as Senior Vice President of Multifamily at Pappas Properties. Over his career, Matt has led the design, rezoning, acquisition, development, financing, recapitalization, and disposition of more than $2B in mixed-use, commercial, and residential properties in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Matt collaborates closely with all stakeholders to ensure Pappas Properties’ developments align with the community’s vision, are financially viable, sustainable, and thoughtfully designed. As of May 2025, Matt heads the multifamily development of Pappas Properties’ 11-acre healthcare-anchored mixed-use development in Midtown, Charlotte, NC, the 82-acre wellness-focused master-planned community in Matthews, NC, and the 98-acre wellness-focused master-planned community in Mooresville, NC. Prior to becoming Senior Vice President of Pappas Properties, Matt spent eleven years with WC Smith, where he served as Senior Vice President and Co-Head of Development. In this role, Matt led all development activities and was actively engaged in the company’s property management and construction operations. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Matt was a member of several professional DC-based organizations, including the DCBIA, where he served on the Young Leaders Committee. Matt is a graduate of Harvard’s AMDP program and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Meet Our Team

Team Members

Mike Moore

Vice President, Construction

Aly Davis

Vice President, Corporate Controller & Property Management

Will Reid

Senior Associate, Finance

Shel Robinson

Senior Associate, Retail

Tori Alexander

Senior Associate, Project Coordination

Eric Floyd

Marketing Consultant

Katie Caltis

Property Manager

Mike Jennings

Chief Building Engineer

Kelly Nowokunkski

Assistant Corporate Controller