Thomas J. Briney
Age: 55.
Residence: Oakmont.
Family: Wife, Rebecca; daughter, Allyson, 25; son, Patrick, 22.
Occupation: Executive vice president and principal of the Astorino architectural firm's commercial, higher education, sports and recreation studios, Downtown.
Education: Master's degree in architecture, Carnegie Mellon University; bachelor of science, Denison University.
Background: His recent projects include: UPMC West Ambulatory Care Center in Moon Township, The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children Early Childhood Center, The Cabaret at Theater Square, and the Metropolitan Shadyside condominiums.
Noteworthy: 2006 President of the Board of Directors of AIA Pittsburgh, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. An active member of the organization since 1981, Briney has been on the board of directors for three years and currently serves on the board of regents for the AIA Pittsburgh Foundation for Architecture and on the editorial board of Columns magazine.
Quote: "It's a great honor to lead AIA Pittsburgh at a time when architects are playing a key role in creating the vision for the future of Pittsburgh and the region."
