Meet Our Team
Pappas Properties is proud of its active involvement in many of the Southeast region’s most innovative real estate developments.
Leadership
Peter Pappas Founder & CEO
Peter founded Pappas Properties in 1999 after seven years as partner at The Harris Group.
Founder & CEO
Peter Pappas
With 21 years of experience developing mixed-use properties in the Southeast, Peter understands the importance of creating destinations that people want to enjoy. Peter founded Pappas Properties in 1999 after seven years as partner at The Harris Group. Peter led development and marketing for major projects including Phillips Place, a walkable mixed-use destination; Ballantyne, a 2,000-acre mixed-use community; Morrocroft, a 178-acre multi-use project; and 330 South Tryon. Since then, Peter has developed over 3-million square feet of retail, office and residential in some of Charlotte’s most popular mixed use developments including Metropolitan in Midtown Charlotte, Sharon Square in SouthPark and Berewick Master Planned Community in Steele Creek. In 2013, Peter joined Ron Terwilliger to create Terwilliger Pappas, a luxury multifamily development firm. Today, Terwilliger Pappas has development 24 multifamily apartment communities in five different markets. Peter graduated from the North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and Economics.
Tom Walsh Managing Director
Tom joined Pappas Properties in 2017. His role at the company involves financing, deal structure, asset management, and lease and sale transactions.
Managing Director
Tom Walsh
Tom joined Pappas Properties in 2017. His role at the company involves financing, deal structure, asset management, and lease and sale transactions. Tom recently completed the final lease up and sale of Sharon Square mixed use project in SouthPark. He’s current responsibilities include the leasing and development of 117,000 square foot office building in Midtown Charlotte. Prior to joining Pappas Properties, Tom spent three years at Tishman Construction, an AECOM Company in New York City. During his tenure, he held roles and responsibilities in program management, finance, accounting and data management. He also worked with multiple government municipalities and agencies (local, city, state and federal) on the Hurricane Sandy Build-It-Back project. Tom grew up in Northern New Jersey and received a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Communications from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During that time, he was involved in multiple academic and fraternal societies.
Team Members
Mark Furlan
Managing Director of Healthcare Development
Managing Director of Healthcare Development
Mark Furlan
Mark has 28 years of development experience that includes more than 45 healthcare projects delivered for a wide variety of healthcare clients in nearly every regional market in the United States. Prior to joining Pappas, Mark was with Lend Lease Healthcare Development since its’ 2011 acquisition of DASCO and was based in Chicago. A former partner and head of development and leasing at DASCO, Mark was also previously with MMBC (now Ventas) and Universal Medical Buildings (now Landmark). Mark is responsible for both the acquisition and delivery of Healthcare projects and manages both the internal and external teams associated with bringing the vision to reality for our clients.
Brian Roth
Vice President of Marketing & Brokerage
Vice President of Marketing & Brokerage
Brian Roth
Brian, Vice President of Marketing & Brokerage, has spent the past 25 years earning a reputation as a luxury lifestyle marketer. A native Charlottean, he spent 17 years in New York where he held senior Sales and Marketing positions with such venerable brands as Lacoste, Bobby Jones, Hugo Boss and Joseph Abboud. Additionally, he has consulted for European and American brands focusing on market penetration and precision advertising and promotional programs. Having conducted business on virtually every continent, Brian brings a global frame of reference to our team. Brian is responsible for our marketing, he and his teams at our Metropolitan and Berewick projects are responsible for a pre-sale campaign at Metropolitan that has sold 74 of 101 condominiums for total dollar value in excess of $26M. Berewick remains one of Southwest Charlotte’s most successful residential communities for 3 consecutive years with 651 homes sold.
Jim Schumacher
Director of Construction
Director of Construction
Jim Schumacher
Jim is the former City Engineer/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. Upon leaving the City, Jim led the design and development of the Charlotte Knights AAA Baseball Stadium in center city Charlotte. His experience with city planning and the development of buildings and infrastructure well qualifies him to guide new commercial and mixed-use projects. Jim received a BS in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina
Mike Moore
Vice President of Construction
Vice President of Construction
Mike Moore
Mike is a native Charlottean and joined Pappas Properties in 2017. He is responsible for the construction management of new construction projects, capital improvements, and tenant upfits at all properties. Since joining Pappas Properties, he has successfully managed over $12 million in construction projects at Sharon Square and Berewick, with a current focus on managing construction activities at our Midtown development. With over 10 years of experience, he has managed a breadth of project types in both the commercial and multifamily verticals, across 20 states. Prior to joining Pappas, Mike served as Director of Post-Construction for Campus Crest Communities, Vice President of Salem Services Group, and gained valuable operations experience during his tenure with STRUCTURAL. Mike received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee while playing varsity baseball all four years.
Aly Davis
Corporate Controller & VP of Property Management
Corporate Controller & VP of Property Management
Aly Davis
Aly is responsible for financial and tax reporting, budgeting, as well as treasury functions for Pappas and its related projects and properties. Prior to joining Pappas Properties, Aly was a Senior Accountant at Terwilliger Pappas where she gained experience in the commercial real estate industry. Aly began her accounting career at GreerWalker CPAs in Charlotte, NC where she worked as an auditor. Aly is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington where she earned both her BSBA and Master’s degree in Accounting. She is a licensed CPA in the state of North Carolina and a member of the NCACPA
Katie Caltis
Property Manager
Property Manager
Katie Caltis
Katie joined Pappas Properties in June of 2017. She is responsible for the management, operations, budgeting, and reporting for all of Pappas Properties’ active and underdeveloped properties. She also helps coordinate and ensure successful tenant relationships. Katie has 15-plus years’ experience in different roles in the professional real estate world and holds her NC Real Estate License. Prior to joining Pappas Properties, Katie managed client relations and operations for Carriage Cleaners. Katie is a graduate of Meredith University where she earned a degree in Business.
Kelly Nowokunkski
Assistant Corporate Controller
Assistant Corporate Controller
Kelly Nowokunkski
Kelly is responsible for financial statement preparation, completion of quarterly financial reports, budget preparation, and assisting the Corporate Controller with various other projects. She is also responsible for managing the payroll and HR functions. Kelly has over twelve years of experience in real estate accounting. Prior to joining the company, she was Corporate Controller for Crosland with responsibility for the consolidation and financial reporting for a multi – company ownership structure with complex tax and accounting issues. In addition, she was responsible for the preparation of annual audited statements and coordination of the external audit. After graduating from Appalachian State University with a B.S.B.A. in Accounting, she began her career as an auditor with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, concentrating on real estate and manufacturing clients
Tori Alexander
Development Coordinator
Development Coordinator
Tori Alexander
Tori joined Pappas Properties in April 2017 and supports the development and marketing departments. She creates marketing materials for the firm’s development projects, plus administers project plans and documents. She maintains websites and social media for Pappas Properties and its properties, coordinates press releases and media communication, and assists with marketing and broker events for the firm and its properties. Before joining Pappas Properties, Tori was an intern with Primax Properties where she assisted the Chief Financial Officer and property management department. Tori is a graduate of Appalachian State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Marketing
Mike Jennings
Building Engineer
Building Engineer
Mike Jennings
Mike joined Pappas Properties in February of 2020 as our Chief Engineer. He is responsible for the day to day operations along with all the Preventive Maintenance for the Suntrust building as well as Berewick, Midtown and Sharon Square facilities. He works with the property management and construction teams to make sure our tenants are satisfied and also works with our vendors to make sure work is getting done on time and complete. He comes from taking care of two 1,000,000sqft buildings and has almost 20yrs experience in Property Management.
Barbara Wilfley
Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant
Barbara Wilfley
Barbara is the Executive Assistant to Peter Pappas, President, and assists other members of the Pappas team with daily activities and projects. She coordinates schedules, meetings, special events, travel arrangements, manages office procedures, supplies and equipment and interfaces with the public in addition to a wide variety of administrative duties. Prior to her joining Pappas Properties in 2006 as Assistant to the Director of Design and Construction, she had a diverse background as a legal assistant to independent attorneys as well as a team member in large law firms; she also worked as a recruiter for a small, select staffing agency placing Executive Assistants in positions supporting upper management.