Contributors

Mark Lien

is industry relations consultant for the IES. (read)


Gary Meshberg

is chair of the Lighting Controls Association (a council of NEMA) and strategic projects sales director, Building Control Systems for Legrand North America. (read)


Brienne Willcock

is director of Education and Standards at the IES. (read)


Paul Pompeo

is president of The Pompeo Group (www.pompeo.com), an executive recruiting firm in lighting, controls, electrical, and IoT. (read)


Rajat Bhayana

is product manager at Cooper Lighting Solutions with more than 13 years of industry experience, including over 8 years in lighting product development. He specializes in guiding products from concept to completion and is passionate about driving innovation in the lighting industry. (read)


Mary Helen Sprecher

has been a technical writer for more than 35 years with the American Sports Builders Association, the national association of designers, builders, and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities. She is also the managing editor of Sports Destination Management. (read)





2025
Board of Directors

PRESIDENT
Wilson Dau, LC, LEED AP

Symmetry

PAST PRESIDENT
Billy Tubb

Theatre Consultant

VICE PRESIDENT
Jared Smith

CBCL Limited

TREASURER
Jeremy Maxie, P.E., LC, RCDD, IAEI, BICSI

RSA Engineering, Inc.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Colleen Harper, MPA, CAE

DIRECTORS
Carla Bukalski, MBA, P.E., LC, LEED AP

Reed Burkett Lighting Design

Amardeep Dugar, IALD, FISLE, FSLL
Lighting Research & Design

Tanya T. Hernandez, P.E., LC
Acuity Brands Lighting

Scotty Hutto, P.E.
SESCO Lighting

Jim Levy, LC
Up-Light Electrical Engineering, Inc.

Kelly O’Connor
SourceBlue-Turner Construction

Ira Rothman
Borealis Lighting Studio

Cristian Suvagau, Ph.D., P.Eng., LC, CEM, MCIE
BC Hydro

Rebecca Stuart
District Lighting Group

Javier Villaseñor
JVS Business Consultant & Counselor