The Building Congress also welcomed the following to its 2014 board of directors: Joseph Aliotta of Swanke Hayden Connell Architects; Cosema Crawford of the Louis Berger Group; Marian Klein of the Park Tower Group; Jill Lerner of the AIA New York Chapter; Anthony Mannarino of Extell Development; Cheryl McKissack Daniel of McKissack & McKissack; Michael Della Rocca of AECOM and Robert Sanna of Forest City Ratner.

“Tom Scarangello and John Dionisio as well as the new and returning members of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors represent the strength, innovation and diversity of this industry,” says Building Congress president Richard Anderson. “These men and women exemplify our industry's history of dedicated and intelligent service to New York City.”

Adds Scarangello, “The leadership at our firm, especially Richard Tomasetti, has been active, long-time supporters of the New York Building Congress. We have dedicated our professional and personal efforts in the belief that our industry is at its best when everyone is working together to identify and promote best practices in our cities.”

Says Dionisio of his two-year term as chairman of the Building Congress, “It has been a privilege to serve the Building Congress during this period of renewed growth in the building industry and to have had the opportunity to help guide our collective response to the great challenges posed to our industry and this city by Superstorm Sandy.”