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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 digital communications. Archives both physical and digital records of our Section’s history of leadership, activities, and achievements.

Chair:
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Board Liaison
Brian Belluomini, Shimstone Design Studio

Calendar Manager:
Rinkinson Gohel, Bliss Fasman

Archives Coordinator:
Alexis Arnoldi, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design

Social Media:
Elaine Cook, Moxie Lighting
Jessica Kaller, Specification Lighting Sales
Kacie Stigliano, Specification Lighting Sales
Matthew Dacey, The Dulanski Group

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.

Chair:
Natalia Lesniak, Lumen Architecture

Members:
Golsana Heshmati, The SEED
Cheyo Rogers, Siemens
Daniel Rong, Delos Lighting

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:
Philip Cialdella, Light Abilities
Anna Kim, Enterprise Lighting Sales
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants
Kacie Stigliano, Specification Lighting Sales
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, William L. Maiman Consulting

T.A.L.K. Oral History Project
Dan Blitzer, Contract Marketing
Peter Jacobson, Con Edison
Robert Nadel, Energy and Lighting Systems, Ltd
Jim Toole, Specialty Lighting Industries

Advisory
Manny Feris, Lutron Electronics

Videographer/Creative Consultant
Shay Mohsin, Visionary Organics

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 Liaison and Creative Director:
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

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

Lighting Coordinator:
Jordan Cohen, International Lights

Social Media Coordinator:
Matt Dacey, The Dulanski Group

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

Statue and Certificate Coordinator:
Nathalie Faubert, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design

Print and Digital Designer:
Cathy Bontempo, Harborlight Design

Members:
Megan Carroll, New York Digital
Rachel Gibney, Available Light
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, Specification Lighting Sales
Paola Bernal, Renfro Design Group

Members:
Jessica Kaller, Specification Lighting Sales
Joseph Belfer, Cerberus Consulting
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting
Elaine Cook, Moxie Lighting

Nominations & Awards Committee

Organizes annual IESNYC and IES Section Services Awards, membership recognitions, and Board elections as appointed by section president.

Chair:
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants

Members:
Philip Cialdella, Light Abilities
Frank Conti
Pete Jacobson, Con Edison
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants

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
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants

Board Liaison
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Members
Samantha Brazill, Brazill Lite Tech
Anne Cheney, Melanie Freundlich Lighting Design
Jim Conti, Jim Conti Lighting Design

David De Armas, Stan Deutsch Associates

Jessie Grillo, O'Blaney Rinker Associates
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.

Member:
Diana Mesh, Lighting Design and Consultation

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

Members:
Rinkinson Gohel, Bliss Fasman
Melissa Goren, MGE
Jessie Grillo, O'Blaney Rinker Associates
Michiru Tanaka, Michiru Tanaka Lighting Design
Gisbel Videla, LightBox Studios

IESNYC 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:
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants
 
Members:
Stephen Bernstein, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Scott Hershman, LF Illumination
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Board Liaison:
Philip Cialdella, Light Abilities

Scholarship 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 and Board Liaison:
Caleb McKenzie, US Lighting Consultants

Members:
Mike Barr, Lutron Electronics
Stephen Bernstein, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Pete Jacobson, Con Edison
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants
Zachary Pearson, Fisher Marantz Stone

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, MGE
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting
Brigid Hardiman, Lightcraft
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:
Brigid Hardiman, Lightcraft
John Delfino, Available Light

Board Advisor:
Shaun Fillion, NYSID | RAB Lighting

Founding Advisor:
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design

Members:
Joseph Belfer, Cerberus Consulting
David del Rosario, WSP USA
Rinkinson Gohel, Bliss Fasman
Steven Greenberg, ROYGBIV, Inc.
Linda Leconte, Edison Price Lighting
Kass Negash, W. Allen Engineering PLLC
Craig Young, Ventresca Lighting Designers