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Digital Communications and Archives Committee

Manages and maintains our New York City Section website, online calendar and event registration, gallery and digital media, and email communications. Archives both physical and digital records of our Section’s history of leadership, activities, and achievements.

Chair:
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Archives Coordinator:
Alexis Arnoldi, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design

Education Committee

The Education Committee offers educational classes and workshops to the specification and design community, focusing on design and technical aspects of architectural lighting and electrical engineering.

Co-Chairs:
Jeff Hoenig, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Natalia Lesniak, Lumen Architecture

Members:
Golsana Heshmati, Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design
Cheyo Rogers, Lutron

Finance Committee

The mission of the Finance Committee is to review and oversee all financial activity of the section, and provide recommendations to the IESNYC Board of Managers. 

Chair:
Mike Barr, Lutron Electronics Co, Inc.

Members:
Brian Belluomini, Shimstone Design Studio
Philip Cialdella, Light Abilities
Anna Kim, Enterprise Lighting Sales
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants
Kacie Stigliano, SLS Lighting
Bradley Telias, Enterprise Lighting Sales

History Committee

The History Committee documents the lessons and innovations of past leaders in our industry – designers, architects, engineers, manufacturers and other lighting professionals within the NYC Metropolitan area.

Co-Chairs:
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants
William Maiman, Maiman Business Consultants

Board Advisor:
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants

Members:
Pete Jacobson, Con Edison Co of New York
William Schoenfisch, PR Images
Dan Blitzer, Practical Lighting Workshop

Lumen Committee

The Lumen Committee produces the annual IESNYC Lumen Awards program culminating in the Lumen Gala. The Lumen Awards program recognizes excellence, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design.

Chairs:
Clara Powell, Cooledge
Adrienne Shulman, ERCO Lighting, Inc.

Board Advisor and Creative Director:
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Lumen Gala and Journal Sales Chair:
Anna Kim, Enterprise Lighting Sales

Masters of Ceremony:
James O’Blaney, O’Blaney Rinker Associates
Nathaniel Bliss, Specification Lighting Sales

Members:
Cathy Bontempo, Harborlight Design
Megan Carroll, New York Digital
Jordan Cohen, International Lights
Matt Dacey, The Dulanski Group
Jay Dompor, Schwinghammer Lighting
Nathalie Faubert, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Rinkinson Gohel, Bliss Fasman
Asher Schoenberg, Stan Deutsch Associates

Membership Committee

The Member Committee cultivates relationships with lighting specifiers, manufacturers, sales representatives, educators and the scientific community in order to promote growth of membership and volunteerism.

Co-Chairs:
Kacie Stigliano, SLS Lighting
Paola Bernal, Renfro Design Group

Members:
Joseph Belfer, Cerberus Consulting
Selin Ergeneli, Lighting Workshop
Ketryna Fares, HLB Lighting
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting
Michael Hawkins, Ketra, Inc.
Shanna Snow, WALD Studio
Goli Razaghi, Thorton Tomasetti
Nehal Youssef, Dulanski Group

Student Liason:
Paola Bernal, Renfro Design Group

Emerging Professionals Liason:
Kacie Stigliano, SLS Lighting

Nominations & Awards Committee

Organizes annual IESNYC and IES Section Services Awards, membership recognitions, and Board elections.

Chair:
Mike Barr, Lutron Electronics

Members:
Philip Cialdella, Light Abilities
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants
Pete Jacobson, Con Edison Co of New York

New York City Lighting Council

The New York City Lighting Council serves as an information source and champion for issues involving the use of lighting in and about the New York Cityscape. The Council provides web-based resources (Lighting311.org) for the public, and serves as a forum and reference for lighting professionals.

Chair:
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Members:
Anne Cheney, Melanie Freundlich Lighting Design
Jim Conti, Jim Conti Lighting Design
David De Armas, Stan Deutsch Associates
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants
Adam Kroll, Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design
Linda Leconte, Edison Price Lighting
Natalia Lesniak, Lumen Architecture
Kyle C. MacKenzie, Thomas Polise Consulting Engineer PC
Kass Negash, W. Allen Engineering PLLC
Nira Wattanachote, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Steven Zirinsky, Zirinsky Architecture

North Programs Committee

The North Programs Committee produces a series of programs for our members who live outside the five boroughs. Programs are held in the counties north of the city in the lower Hudson Valley.

Chair:
Lucia Granieri, HZ Electric Supply Co.

Members:
Karen Duffy, B-K Lighting/Teka Illumination
Kim Ryan, LMV Architects
Beth Steinmetz
Kathy Waterous, VBC Lighting

NYC Programs Committee

The NYC Programs Committee plans a full calendar of monthly programs, usually held the second Wednesday evening of the month, to keep members active in the Society, informed about current design issues and considerations, and to provide CEU credits.
 
Chair:
Monica Fuerderer, WSP

Board Advisor:
Brian Belluomini, Shimstone Design Studio

Members:
David De'Armas
Peping Dee, Inform Lightworks
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting
Pete Jacobson, Con Edison Co of New York
Patrick Kisling, SLS Lighting
Karen Kuchel, Kalkota Design | Luminous Flux Studio
Andrew Manning, MIC Lighting
Goli Razaghi, Thorton Tomasetti
Eugene Silver, SDA
Michiru Tanaka, Michiru Tanaka Lighting Design
Andrew Zetterstrom, Acuity Brands

Richard Kelly Grant Committee

Organizes meetings and coordination with Richard Kelly Grant Board of Directors with regards to fundraising, announcements and planning of events to celebrate recipients and allow them to present their ideas/work.
 
Co-Chairs:
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants
 
Members:
Philip Cialdella, Light Abilities
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design
Stephen D. Bernstein, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Scott Hershman, LF Illumination

Scholarships Committee

Establish and manage a scholarship program for the benefits of matriculating design students in an accredited New York State college who have chosen to focus and concentrate on the field of architectural lighting

Chair:
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants

Members:
Brian Belluomini, Shimstone Design Studio
Pete Jacobson, Con Edison Co of New York
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants
Brad Telias, Enterprise Lighting Sales

Thesis Prize Coordinator:
Mike Barr, Lutron Electronics

Sponsorship Committee

The Sponsorship Committee reaches out to encourage sponsors to lend their yearly support and endeavors to entice new sponsors to help raise educational funds for the IESNYC.

Co-Chairs:
Mike Barr, Lutron Electronics
Colin Conroy, Lightcraft

Members:
Joseph Belfer, Cerberus Consulting
Peping Dee, Inform LightWorks
Melissa Goren, Lightbox Studio
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting
Erin Gussert, Regency Lighting
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Student Lighting Competition Committee

The Student Lighting Competition Committee organizes an annual lighting competition that challenges design students to build a 3-dimensional lighting study in response to an abstract theme statement developed by the committee.
 
Co-Chairs:
Erin Gussert, RL Studio
Brigid Hardiman, Lightcraft Group

Board Advisor:
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting

Founding Advisor:
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Members:
Joseph Belfer, Cerberus Consulting
John Delfino, Available Light
David del Rosario, WSP USA
Steven Greenberg, ROYGBIV, Inc.
Linda Leconte, Edison Price Lighting
Kass Negash, W. Allen Engineering PLLC