Meeting Your Lighting Educational and Marketing Needs
The Lighting Agora is a consortium of independent award-winning lighting designers, consultants, and educators, who all share the knowledge, passion, and empathy to deliver to our clients the foremost lighting education, marketing, web design, guest speakers, lighting controls integration, luminaire design, municipal exterior lighting guidance, NCQLP exam prep and technical editing.
The “Agora” or “meeting place” first found in the works of Homer, is an open space which served as the meeting place where citizens could meet and exchange goods, services, and knowledge. It is the place where Socrates, Aristocles son of Ariston (Plato), Aristotle, and Alexander the Great learned, earned and returned.
It was a place that encouraged discussion, discord, debate, and agreement. It was a place where dreams and ideas were developed, tempered, and delivered.
The Lighting Agora is a consortium of independent award-winning lighting designers, consultants, and educators, who all share the knowledge, passion, and empathy to deliver to our clients the foremost lighting education, marketing, web design, guest speakers, lighting controls integration, luminaire design, municipal exterior lighting guidance, NCQLP exam prep and technical editing.
The “Agora” or “meeting place” first found in the works of Homer, is an open space which served as the meeting place where citizens could meet and exchange goods, services, and knowledge. It is the place where Socrates, Aristocles son of Ariston (Plato), Aristotle, and Alexander the Great learned, earned and returned.
It was a place that encouraged discussion, discord, debate, and agreement. It was a place where dreams and ideas were developed, tempered, and delivered.
Lighting Education Consulting
The Lighting Agora has the industry experts to design, develop and deliver the highest quality in Lighting Education.
Managed Lighting Webinars
Outsource the management of your virtual events, webcasts, & webinars to streamline your lighting education requirements.
Lighting Industry Marketing & Research
Led by seasoned marketing professionals from the lighting industry, we offer a wide range of services to help you realize your marketing vision.
Lighting Design Consultants
Our experts have extensive, award-winning experience in virtually all lighting applications.
Our independent award-winning lighting consultants can use our expertise to collaborate with you to meet all your lighting education, webinar, marketing, research, and website design requirements. Our empathetic approach ensures that we listen to your specific needs and meet your requirements.
Meet Our Experts
With hundreds of years of experience in the lighting industry the colleagues at The Lighting Agora are positioned and have the lighting expertise to supply you with the pinnacle of lighting education, marketing, web design, guest speakers, lighting controls integration, luminaire design, municipal exterior lighting guidance, NCQLP exam prep and technical editing.
Derek Porter, IALD, MIES
Derek Porter is a Principal and Owner of Derek Porter Studio and Associate Professor of Lighting Design at
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Rob Lanteigne
Meet Robert Lanteigne, the visionary master lighting designer renowned for his exceptional expertise and artistic flair in custom
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Chris Wolgamott CEM, CDSM
For over 25 years Chris Wolgamott has worked in the utility business in the Pacific Northwest, as a
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Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP
Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP is a veteran lighting industry journalist, educator, and consultant. Currently, he is lighting columnist
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Steven Orfield
Orfield Labs is the world’s only multi-sensory design research lab, consulting in architecture and product development. We have
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David K Warfel
David Warfel is an overly sensitive, marginally materialistic, pseudo-tree-hugging Midwestern farm boy turned lighting designer. He’s been either
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John V. Keating CSP
John is a professional controls specialist with many years of diversified controls experience including appliance controls, commercial controls,
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Shirley Coyle, LC
Shirley is a recognized lighting industry leader with deep experience and connections in the North American lighting community,
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Rebecca Hadley-Catter, LC, LEED AP
Rebecca Hadley-Catter, LC, LEED AP Rebecca managed the SOURCE Lighting Education Center for over 17 years. In this
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Mark Lien LC, CLEP, CLMC, HBDP, LEED AP
Mark Lien is a world renown expert in the lighting field. Mark has designed interior and exterior lighting
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Jane Slade, MID, LC, IES
Jane Slade, MID, LC, IES is the Specification Sales Manager for Speclines in Massachusetts, a lighting manufacturer’s representative
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Dawn De Grazio, LC, IES Member Emeritus
Dawn De Grazio, LC, IES Member Emeritus Over the course of a long career in lighting (since 1986),
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Randy Gananathan
Randy Gananathan is a globally experienced industry guru and businessman who has lived and worked in the US,
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Bob Parks, LC
Bob Parks is an IES member, Lighting Certified (LC), Community Friendly Lighting Certified (CFLC) and an ecological lighting
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Leni Schwendinger
Leni Schwendinger is a published, award-winning authority on issues of city lighting, with worldwide experience creating illuminated environments.
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C. Webster Marsh, CLCP
C. Webster Marsh, CLCP C. Webster Marsh is the owner of Penumbra Controls, where he provides lighting
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Clifton Stanley Lemon
Clifton Stanley Lemon, IES CEO, Clifton Lemon Associates Clifton is CEO of Clifton Lemon Associates, a consultancy providing
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Julie Johnson, LC
Julie Johnson, LC is the Owner and Lead Lighting Designer for LiteSeeker Studio, LLC, which specializes in architectural
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Jason Livingston, LC
Jason Livingston is the principal of Studio T+L, which has dual specialties of architectural lighting design and theatre
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Tony Esposito, PhD
Tony is the Founder and Head Research Scientist of Lighting Research Solutions, a lighting consultancy providing services in
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Mark Roush, FIES, LC, M.Arch
Mark Roush is principle of Experience Light – a 15-year consultancy in marketing and education focused on customer
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Don Peifer, MArchSc
Don began his career in lighting as a designer for film and fashion. He designed the lighting for
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Mary Beth Gotti, LC
Mary Beth Gotti, LC Mary Beth was the Manager of the GE Lighting Institute in Cleveland, Ohio
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Peter Brown, LC
Peter Brown, LC With thirty-five years in the commercial & industrial (C&I) USA lighting industry, Mr. Brown
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Meiling Fong, MSc
Meiling is a marketing professional passionate about building ethical and sustainable businesses, and the founder of Blueboxfish Research
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Gerry Cornwell, LC
Gerry Cornwell, LC, (B.A. Hnrs, Brock University) is one of Canada’s leading lighting designers and educators. His expertise
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Dan Blitzer, FIES, LC
Dan Blitzer is Principal of The Practical Lighting Workshop, founded in 1993. The firm provides consulting services in
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Shane Skwarek
Shane Skwarek is the Owner and Chief Technologist of S-FX.com Small Business Solutions. An avid technology buff, Shane
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Tom Butters, LC
Tom Butters LC, – Founder and Executive Director of The Lighting Agora Tom Butters, LC, is the creative
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With hundreds of years of experience in the lighting industry the colleagues at The Lighting Agora are positioned and have the lighting expertise to supply you with the pinnacle of lighting education, marketing, web design, guest speakers, lighting controls integration, luminaire design, municipal exterior lighting guidance, NCQLP exam prep and technical editing.
Derek Porter, IALD, MIES
Derek Porter is a Principal and Owner of Derek Porter Studio and Associate Professor of Lighting Design at
Rob Lanteigne
Meet Robert Lanteigne, the visionary master lighting designer renowned for his exceptional expertise and artistic flair in custom
Chris Wolgamott CEM, CDSM
For over 25 years Chris Wolgamott has worked in the utility business in the Pacific Northwest, as a
Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP
Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP is a veteran lighting industry journalist, educator, and consultant. Currently, he is lighting columnist
Steven Orfield
Orfield Labs is the world’s only multi-sensory design research lab, consulting in architecture and product development. We have
David K Warfel
David Warfel is an overly sensitive, marginally materialistic, pseudo-tree-hugging Midwestern farm boy turned lighting designer. He’s been either
John V. Keating CSP
John is a professional controls specialist with many years of diversified controls experience including appliance controls, commercial controls,
Shirley Coyle, LC
Shirley is a recognized lighting industry leader with deep experience and connections in the North American lighting community,
Rebecca Hadley-Catter, LC, LEED AP
Rebecca Hadley-Catter, LC, LEED AP Rebecca managed the SOURCE Lighting Education Center for over 17 years. In this
Mark Lien LC, CLEP, CLMC, HBDP, LEED AP
Mark Lien is a world renown expert in the lighting field. Mark has designed interior and exterior lighting
Jane Slade, MID, LC, IES
Jane Slade, MID, LC, IES is the Specification Sales Manager for Speclines in Massachusetts, a lighting manufacturer’s representative
Dawn De Grazio, LC, IES Member Emeritus
Dawn De Grazio, LC, IES Member Emeritus Over the course of a long career in lighting (since 1986),
Randy Gananathan
Randy Gananathan is a globally experienced industry guru and businessman who has lived and worked in the US,
Bob Parks, LC
Bob Parks is an IES member, Lighting Certified (LC), Community Friendly Lighting Certified (CFLC) and an ecological lighting
Leni Schwendinger
Leni Schwendinger is a published, award-winning authority on issues of city lighting, with worldwide experience creating illuminated environments.
C. Webster Marsh, CLCP
C. Webster Marsh, CLCP C. Webster Marsh is the owner of Penumbra Controls, where he provides lighting
Clifton Stanley Lemon
Clifton Stanley Lemon, IES CEO, Clifton Lemon Associates Clifton is CEO of Clifton Lemon Associates, a consultancy providing
Julie Johnson, LC
Julie Johnson, LC is the Owner and Lead Lighting Designer for LiteSeeker Studio, LLC, which specializes in architectural
Jason Livingston, LC
Jason Livingston is the principal of Studio T+L, which has dual specialties of architectural lighting design and theatre
Tony Esposito, PhD
Tony is the Founder and Head Research Scientist of Lighting Research Solutions, a lighting consultancy providing services in
Mark Roush, FIES, LC, M.Arch
Mark Roush is principle of Experience Light – a 15-year consultancy in marketing and education focused on customer
Don Peifer, MArchSc
Don began his career in lighting as a designer for film and fashion. He designed the lighting for
Mary Beth Gotti, LC
Mary Beth Gotti, LC Mary Beth was the Manager of the GE Lighting Institute in Cleveland, Ohio
Peter Brown, LC
Peter Brown, LC With thirty-five years in the commercial & industrial (C&I) USA lighting industry, Mr. Brown
Meiling Fong, MSc
Meiling is a marketing professional passionate about building ethical and sustainable businesses, and the founder of Blueboxfish Research
Gerry Cornwell, LC
Gerry Cornwell, LC, (B.A. Hnrs, Brock University) is one of Canada’s leading lighting designers and educators. His expertise
Dan Blitzer, FIES, LC
Dan Blitzer is Principal of The Practical Lighting Workshop, founded in 1993. The firm provides consulting services in
Shane Skwarek
Shane Skwarek is the Owner and Chief Technologist of S-FX.com Small Business Solutions. An avid technology buff, Shane
Tom Butters, LC
Tom Butters LC, – Founder and Executive Director of The Lighting Agora Tom Butters, LC, is the creative