Brian Pinkston

Vice Mayor

Term: January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025
               Vice Mayor: January 2024 - December 2025
               Council Member: January 2022 - December 2023  
Salary: $18,000
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Political Goals/Priority Issues

For Charlottesville to embrace the Common Good. The Common Good is more than just streetlights and bridges, important as those are. It’s everything needed for our community to prosper. It’s the myriad ways we are connected. It’s knowing that what affects one affects us all. It’s working to make each person succeed so the entire City makes progress. 

Essential to this is a City Council that leads well and a City Hall that is managed well. So, too, are our initiatives around the Schools, affordable housing, equity, economic vitality, and fiscal responsibility. 

We've got much to do!

Family

Brian is married to Flynn. They have three grown children, all of whom attended Charlottesville High School and PVCC.  

Education

Brian graduated from Georgia Tech in 1994 with a bachelors in mechanical engineering. He did graduate studies in philosophy, to include a masters from Biola University in 2004 and a PhD from the University of Virginia in 2012. 

Professional Experience

Brian has spent thirty years doing project management in diverse industries and contexts. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) (Georgia registration) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).

Memberships/Affiliations

All Souls Charlottesville
Charlottesville Democratic Party
Former member of CATEC Foundation Board
Former member of Region Ten Board of Directors

Council Representative to the following boards/committees

Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail Authority Board
Darden Towe Memorial Park Committee
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Regional Transit Partnership (RTP)
Retirement Commission
School Capital Projects
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA)
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA)
Social Services Advisory Board