ArchLIGHT Summit

I am an Industrial Design Consultant with 29+ years of experience designing award winning luminaires for commercial architectural lighting manufacturers.
I also create 3D visualizations of lighting products in applications to use for marketing the luminaires.
I am also a traditional artist, creating works in acrylic paint on raw canvas for commercial spaces, exhibits, and commissioned works for individuals.

An architect by training, and with specialization in Building Science, Jain is founding-partner at Oculus Light Studio. He has lived and practiced in Los Angeles for over 20 years, working on a wide variety of lighting design projects around the globe. His projects have won over 40 lighting design awards. He is a professional member of the IALD, and has been on the Lightfair Innovation Awards Committee. He has spoken at Lightfair, IES Street and Area Lighting Conference and Lightshow West.

Jonathan Ayala is a co-founder and principal at Your Lighting Brand, a highly innovative marketing, technology, and communications company dedicated to the lighting industry. Jonathan has pioneered unique solutions and platforms focused on improving communications, sales solutions, and education, including The Lighting Exchange which serves the largest online community of lighting professionals. Prior to YLB, Jonathan was Director of Design Technology at Ohdee Dohdee and spent a decade serving the Columbus, OH lighting market.

Dr. Bernecker has been a lighting educator for over 40years. He is founder of The Lighting Education Institute, providing professional education, and Professor of Lighting Design and Director of the Masters of Fine Arts in Lighting Design program at Parsons School of Design, The New School.  Prior to founding The Lighting Education Institute, he directed the lighting education program within the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State University. He has published more than fifty articles on research and education in lighting design and illumination engineering and is known for his... Read more

Michelle Cruz is a specification sales representative for Houston-based agency Putterman Scharck & Associates. She recently founded the Houston chapter of Women in Lighting + Design (WILD). Prior to joining Putterman Scharck, Cruz served as a lighting consultant for Lights Fantastic Pro and has been a showroom manager for Coventry Lighting Design Center and Wabash Lighting.

WILD is pleased to once again be an Association Partner with the ArchLIGHT Summit in Dallas, TX in 2023. We are working with the Advisory Board to make this Summit “boldly different and actively inclusive”. Thank you to the ArchLIGHT Summit for including us, and for being committed to inclusiveness and a diversity of speakers and presenters.
Save the Date for our Monday, Sept 18th Welcoming Night Party!

Our mission is to provide the lighting industry an inclusive and open environment to engage in conversations and inspire action. We are committed to empowering our members by increasing rep

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Rachel is the discipline lead for lighting design and a principal with global
design firm Stantec. A graduate of the University of Colorado’s lighting
program, she has 20-years of experience in lighting design. Rachel
provides significant expertise to Stantec’s buildings and master plans
globally. Her talent and commitment to the design of highly sustainable
and human-centric spaces has been recognized with more than three
dozen design awards.
Rachel’s drive to create a world where lighting plays a more impactful role
manifests itself through her industry involvement. She’s passionate about
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Roberts joins the architectural community through her background in theatrical scenic and lighting design. She has experience with a wide range of projects across the United States and overseas, including high-end residential, upscale retail, and boutique hospitality. Roberts enjoys the subtle layering of residential projects and the complex drama of hospitality, crafting fresh and unique designs from the requirements of each. As Studio Director at WALD Studio in New York City, Roberts is responsible for managing the firm's workflow and production for all projects, ensuring a unified design approach... Read more

Katherine finds the balance in the technical and aesthetic relationship between lighting, health, and color, understanding the nuances in between. By looking at the science behind how lighting impacts our health, and challenging the status quo, she brings thought leadership and a fresh perspective to the conversation. Her curiosity continues by researching the complexities of external elements of design, allowing her to bring together a cohesive environment. She is skilled at crafting lighting design that weaves architectural design goals in with moments of light accenting their environments. Her... Read more