Who We Are

As a long-time Florida resident and member of the south Florida community, John Neal has seen his home state boom and grow, face challenges and persevere much in the way its residents have.  John understands his community’s history and needs because he and his family have been a big part of helping to shape and strengthen it. ​

Throughout his 25-year career, John has been involved in the approval of thousands of residential units and mixed-use developments. The most notable include University Park, River’s Reach, Forest Creek, Dakin Homestead, Woods at Venice and Summer Woods.

John is devoted to responsible building, ecological accountability, and economic growth in the community – values that have guided him for a long time.  These efforts and the desire to build better and more connected communities inspired him to establish Neal Land & Neighborhoods.

As Vice President of Land Development for Neal Land & Neighborhoods, Tom provides overall business leadership for Land Development Managers and Project Coordinators. Tom carries out place making, land planning, design and construction administration for all Neal Land & Neighborhoods Master-Planned Communities.  Tom also maintains direct relationships with community builders and commercial sales.

Tom’s expertise, depth of knowledge, and experience are well respected among his colleagues and community leaders. He is committed to the land development and building industry, with experience spanning 30 years and over 10,000 homesites, including a variety of successful projects throughout Florida such as Bexley, FishHawk Ranch, Wind Mark Beach, Seven Oaks, Arbor Greene, and Hunters Green.

Tom graduated from University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.  He is a member of the Urban Land Institute of Tampa Bay, and serves as the Life Director for the Tampa Bay Builders Association.

As VP of Land Investment Charles brings investment funding to Neal Land & Neighborhoods and, together with John Neal, identifies prospective land investment and development opportunities.

Charles’ real-estate experience was initially formed in London (12-years) as a Partner in a leading commercial real estate firm and subsequently in Paris (5-years) with the Partnerships’ joint venture company. In Paris, Charles represented international corporations investing and locating throughout the European market. Projects included site identification and assembly, development, investment, marketing and management.

For the past 25-years Charles provided consulting services as Partner Representative for the development of University Park Country Club, the region’s most successful golf and residential community designated “Best Community Design in America” by the National Home Builders Association and Builder Magazine. In 2019, Charles and John realized the investment sale of the country club lands to the residents of the community through a unique recreation district funding mechanism facilitating the sale of bonds to acquire the property.

Janice joined the Neal Land & Neighborhoods team with more than 25-years of sales and marketing experience in the new home and real estate industry.

Throughout Janice’s career, she has worked with leading national master-planned community developers, privately-held entrepreneurial residential and commercial developers and most recently a well-known and highly-respected new home builder.  Janice’s wealth of specialized knowledge translates into creating stellar brand presences, exceeding goals, providing outstanding customer experiences and driving results.

A former Board Director of the Tampa Bay Builders Association and Life Director of the Sales and Marketing Council (SMC), Janice has been the recipient of several local and regional awards. Her most notable, when serving as President of the Sales and Marketing Council (SMC), was to receive the first Gold National Award presented by National Association of Home Builders for SMC of the Year.

John’s role is to provide financial reporting and project financial analysis for Neal Land & Neighborhoods.  John also oversees all Community Development District activities for Neal Land & Neighborhoods and Neal Communities.

John brings over 20 years of experience in management and finance of Community Development Districts in the State of Florida.  He has provided financial and asset management services for commercial real estate development as well as financial and project management for developers of master-planned communities.  Prior to his experience in real estate development, he was a Senior Associate in the consulting divisions of both a national and regional accounting firm.

John graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.  He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa.

Susan brings to the Neal Land & Neighborhoods team extensive experience in supporting senior executive management and operations.

Previous experience includes Fortune 500 companies, financial companies, and banking institutions, in addition to a master-planned mixed-use land developer.

Susan graduated from Bowling Green State University, OH with a BA degree in Communications.

Kris’ role is to oversee accounting activities for Neal Land & Neighborhoods. She joins the team from Neal Communities, where she served as an accountant for nearly eight years. There, she received multiple promotions over the years and managed the financials for sales agent commissions, deposits and collateral.

Prior to joining Neal Communities, Kris held positions in accounting, market research and auditing in Illinois and Florida. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Illinois State University.

A graduate of Evergreen University with a degree in Construction Management, Jamie’s career has encompassed both the commercial and residential construction industry.

Jamie has advanced his career and experience from construction laborer to project management and, most recently, Site Superindent for Jon M. Hall, a well-renowned General Contractor.

Jamie manages and coordinates site development working closely with site contractors and sub-contractors, service utilities, engineers, site planners, and landscape architects for community infrastructure. 

In addition to OSHA training, Jamie is Procore (construction management technology) Certified in Project Manager Core Tools and Construction Financials.  

Rich joined the U.S. Navy from High School to pursue his education and a career as an Aviation Electronics Technician.

Since leaving the service, Rich pursued a career in facilities and equipment maintenance management specializing in commercial, manufacturing, and industrial buildings. 

With his return to Florida from Texas to be closer to family, Rich is to apply his versatile skill-set to the Site Amenities Custodian at our flagship community, North River Ranch.