DALLAS – Dozens of lighting retailers from around the country have been selected as Light Stars and are headed to the Lightovation show in Dallas next week.
The group, which includes some of the top salespeople from leading lighting showrooms, will attend.
In addition to travel and hotel arrangements, Light Stars are granted access to all Lightovation exhibits and events, including the Showroom of the Year Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 22 at 6 p.m. and the ALA Meet Your Young Executives Reception on Thursday, June 23 at 5 p.m. Lighting After Dark will close out the event at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel at 8 p.m.
“We are thrilled to welcome back the Light Stars with this unique program honoring great salespeople,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “We welcome them to Dallas and look forward to deepening their knowledge and relationships through events, products, trends, and networking.”
The 2022 Light Stars honorees are:
| Laura | Amaral | Indiana Lighting Center | Indianapolis, IN |
| Sam | Asay | Western Montana Lighting | Missoula, MT |
| Justin | Bailey | State Electric Supply Company | Parkersburg, WV |
| Kevin | Baney | Kendall Lighting Center | Warsaw, IN |
| Claudia | Benites | Dominion Lighting | Chantilly, VA |
| Karina | Branch | Gross Electric | Toledo, OH |
| Harlan | Brunais | Fandiego | Rancho Mirage, CA |
| David | Burchfield | Hermitage Lighting Gallery | Nashville, TN |
| Bettie | Campos | Randolph’s | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Taylor | Cate | Accent Lighting | Lake Oswego, OR |
| Cassandra | Coll | Priority Lighting | Nashville, TN |
| Lacey | Cortello | Flambeaux Lighting | Metairie, LA |
| Doreen | Daddono | Capitol Lighting | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| Chelsea | Davis | Ferguson | Omaha, NE |
| Christopher | Dillon | Denney Electric Supply | Ambler, PA |
| Mary | Dryden | Distinctive Lighting | Bozeman, MT |
| Susan | Gowin | Fischer Gambino | New Orleans, LA |
| Jason | Hauck | Seattle Lighting | Seattle, WA |
| Amanda | Hawkins | Dominion Lighting | Arlington, VA |
| Lorrie | Herr | Capitol Lighting | Eatontown, NJ |
| Tracy | Hogan | Crest Lighting | New Lenox, IL |
| Brandy | Honeycutt | Lee Lighting | Pineville, NC |
| Brandy | Johnson | Signature Lighting and Fans | Calgary, AB |
| David | Johnson | Creative Lighting | St. Paul, MN |
| Roula | Khouri | City Lights Detroit | Troy, MI |
| Amber | Knowles | Fandiego | Murietta, CA |
| Kerry | Lonon | Capitol Lighting | East Hanover, NJ |
| Stephanie | Loredo | Lee Lighting | Huntersville, NC |
| Nista | Michel | Capitol Lighting | Stuart, FL |
| Marianne | Murphy | Capitol Lighting | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Albert | Nevarez | Fandiego | San Diego, CA |
| Nancy | Njoku | CR Lighting dba Colonial Lighting | Decatur, GA |
| Gladys | Nunez | 1800lighting.com | East Hanover, NJ |
| Stephanie | Padilla | CED National Accounts | Yorba Linda, CA |
| Anthony | Patfield | Capitol Lighting | Boca Raton, FL |
| Shawna | Raher | Light Gallery Plus | Encinitas, CA |
| Rachael | Rogers | NorthWest Lighting and Accents | Mount Prospect, IL |
| Andrew | Schmidt | Priority Lighting | Henderson, NV |
| Linda | Schneider | Georgia Lighting | Sugar Hill, GA |
| Alan | Schwinger | Capitol Lighting | Paramus, NJ |
| Laurie | Scruggs | Home & Light Valdosta | Valdosta, GA |
| Brandi | Smith | Robinson Lighting | Kelowna, BC |
| Lydia | Smith | The Light House Gallery | Springfield, MO |
| Shelia | Stump | State Electric Supply Company | Christiansburg, VA |
| Junia | Taron | Robinson Lighting | Winnipeg, MB |
| Adrian | Thompson | Progressive Lighting | Duluth, GA |
| Jennifer | Vanderbrulle | Gerhard’s Kitchen, Bath, & Lighting | Sheboygan, WI |
| Neal | Vaughn | Ferguson | Seattle, WA |
| Marissa | White | Crest Lighting | Chicago, IL |
| Rachel | Williamson | State Electric Supply Company | Huntington, WV |
| Jacqueline | Zoltowski | Priority Lighting | Palm Desert, CA |
Anyone in the industry can nominate a Light Star, which are lighting industry personnel who wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to attend Lightovation but would greatly benefit from the experience, Dallas Market Center said. Honorees accepted into the Light Stars program receive airfare and two nights of hotel accommodations during the June show. Nominations were received this year through March 1.
Nominations for the Light Stars program can be submitted year-round by anyone in the lighting industry at https://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/lightstars. The deadline for 2023 Light Stars nominations is March 13, 2023 with the event held June 21-24, 2023.
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