In the marketplace, Tom served as Partner /Chairman/ CEO of Meadows & Ohly, LLC, a comprehensive real estate firm that has served the healthcare industry for over 50 years. Tom joined the firm in 1987 as the fifth employee and became the third partner in 1989. Over the course of Tom’s 36-year career with M&O, the firm developed and owned more than $1.5 Billion in medical office buildings and now manages more than 16 million square feet of medical office space on hospital campuses across the Southeastern US. Today, the firm serves health systems and physicians with eight offices, 200 professionals and four core service lines including turnkey development of medical office buildings and outpatient facilities, real estate services, program management and strategic advisory. Tom led the firm through its second leadership transition in January 2019 and retired from active management with the firm in 2022.

Tom and his wife Sam have been married for 39 years. They have two adult sons who are both married and one granddaughter and one grandson.

Tom and Sam have been active at Perimeter Church in Atlanta since 1990. Tom serves as a Perimeter Elder serving four terms on the Elder Ministry Team including Chair of the Finance Committee during three terms and Chair of the Pastor Nominating Committee for the senior pastor transition in 2019. Over the past twenty-five years, Tom has been actively involved in the development of the Perimeter Church campus, providing leadership over design and construction of the facilities and several capital campaigns. Tom leads a men’s discipleship group and previously led youth discipleship groups. Outside of Perimeter, Tom has served on Boards for several non-profit and for-profit organizations.

Sam is also actively engaged in ministry at Perimeter having served on staff as Women’s Ministry Director and later as Director of Connect Groups overseeing the launch of that ministry initiative. Sam continues to teach women’s Bible Studies for Perimeter and in the community. Tom and Sam have led various marriage classes and small groups over their years of ministry at Perimeter.