Tamora K Papas, SRA, was confirmed Dec. 19 to the Washington, D.C., Real Estate Appraisal Board by the Council of the District of Columbia. She was nominated by Mayor Vincent Gray.

The Board is comprised of three appraisers, one licensed broker and one consumer. Board members serve three-year terms and are tasked with regulating the practice of real estate appraisal (including the functions of the state appraiser certifying and licensing agency) and enforcing the District of Columbia’s real estate licensing law. The Board also oversees applications for licensure and education and reviews appraisal complaints.

Papas is president of the Washington, D.C.-based real estate appraisal firm Pinnacle Performance, Inc., and has been a real estate appraiser for six years. She has held the SRA designation since 2008 and is a member of the Appraisal Institute’s Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Chapter.

A resident of Washington, D.C., Papas is active in her local community, having served as a volunteer for 16 years with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.