Our Team

Mr. Richards began his real estate career in 2003 and was promoted to the role of PMI’s President in 2024.  His professional experience and responsibilities include commercial and residential management and acquisitions, contract negotiation and administration, budget preparation and financial reporting, personnel development, and supervision.

He is responsible for all management activities and service delivery operations available through PMI.  His duties include directing an executive staff responsible for the supervision and training of approximately 200 employees, management of over 4,100 units of affordable residential housing and over 1,200,000 square feet of commercial office space, as well as directing Business Cleaning, a janitorial service company.  Richards is Licensed Real Estate Managing Broker in Illinois.  He is an MBA and a CPA (not licensed) with degrees earned from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Leslie Linhart is Senior Vice President/Treasurer for PMI.  Her responsibilities involve cash management, budgeting, and insurance, as well as corporate financial reporting and tax filings. Leslie also oversees Human Resources, payroll and property accounting.

She has over thirty years of accounting experience and has held progressive positions with Altschuler, Melvoin & Glasser, Stein & Company, the Equity Companies, and New Vista Investment Group, LLC.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University and she is a Certified Public Accountant. 

Tony joined PMI in 2001 as a Senior Property Accountant. In 2005 he transferred to the company’s IT Department as a Systems Support Technician where he lead the implementation of a new web based property management software system. He became the Director of Software Services in 2006.

As Director of Software Services, Tony is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company database and related software. His knowledge of real estate accounting, HUD and LIHTC compliance as well as database concepts affords him to provide technical support to all levels of system users. In addition to his database administration and support responsibilities, Tony serves as backup to the company’s Director of IT.

Tony’s accounting background, HUD certifications training and excellent computer skills provide him with the ability to teach and troubleshoot problems for technical compliance issues at the property staff level as well as handling support of financial reporting requirements for the corporate staff.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Governors State University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management.  Tony is also a certified Occupancy Specialist and a certified Tax Credit Specialist. 

Victoria provides leadership and oversight for PMI’s tax credit and affordable properies division. Under her leadership, innovation and best practices are driven across the portfolio of five properties and 900 units.

Prior to joining PMI in 1987, she held accounting positions with several commercial lenders including the Walter E. Heller and Company where she was Senior Commercial Lender. Collectively, Victoria has over twenty years of experience in accounting.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Governor State University and an Associate degree in Business from University of Phoenix.

Victoria additionally holds a Certificate in Accounting and is certified in Low-Income Tax Credit Compliance, as well as a Certified Occupancy Specialist. Additionally, she is a licensed Managing Broker with the State of Illinois. 

Melissa Koopmann joined PMI in 1998 as a Property Manager for Plaza Verde Apartments in Centralia Illinois. She demonstrated the ability to manage a variety of demands, situations, and personalities and was therefore promoted to a Regional Manager in June 2008. In addition to managing the physical and fiscal operations of Plaza Verde Apartments, she now supervises four properties with combined budgets of $6,000,000 and a staff of seventeen persons.

Prior to joining PMI, Melissa served as a Case Manager Supervisor and Elder Abuse Investigator for Family Services and the Visiting Nurse Association through the Illinois Department on Aging. Her knowledge and past experience in understanding the diverse issues facing senior citizens makes her a highly qualified manager. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Illinois University and is a licensed Real Estate Broker with the State of Illinois.

In 2000 Mary joined the industry as a Leasing Agent at a struggling Class A property in the highly competitive Naperville, IL market. Her sales background, dedication and hard work helped boost occupancy from 83% to 100% in a matter of months. Mary closed over $15 million in leases for the owners during her tenure. Mary joined PMI in 2005 as a Property Manager and became certified as a Tax Credit Specialist to best serve both the owners and senior residents involved. Faced with a budget set to fail, Mary pushed rents for a steady increase in revenue to turn a profit. As the only office employee, she wore several different hats and embraced the daily challenges at hand. She held the position until early 2021. Because of a property sale and family obligations Mary was away from PMI for a short time before jumping back aboard in late 2021. She was promoted to Regional Manager in 2022 and oversees a portfolio of five properties including 738 residential units serving the LIHTC, Section-8, and market rate sectors. Mary is responsible for a combined staff of 16 and budgets more than $10 million. Mary is a licensed Broker in the state of Illinois.