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Dawn Hollingsworth CLD, Fellow IALD
Consulting Principal

Dawn Hollingsworth, President and Principal of Darkhorse Lightworks, is a lighting designer respected by both peers and clients across the globe. Ms Hollingsworth is both a Certified Lighting Designer (CLD) and a WELL Accredited Professional and was named Architectural Lighting Designer of the Year by Lighting Dimensions International for her work on the LAX Gateway Enhancement. Her lighting design portfolio includes a diverse sampling of project types including retail, education, hospitality, mixed-use, health care, corporate, entertainment facilities, and experiential projects. She has received numerous design awards from the IALD, IIDA, Lumen West Awards, and has two Joseph Jefferson nominations for outstanding theatrical lighting design.

Dawn has served as President of both the IALD Education Trust and the IES L.A. Section. She is a Fellow of the IALD, where she also served on the Board of Directors. Dawn has shared her expertise in presentations at conferences including AIA National, LightFair, LDI, IES, Harvard, SPECS, and Entertainment Retail. She has taught at Loyola University, FIT, Woodbury University, USC, and Otis College.

Dawn’s executive-level experience in strategic planning, marketing, engineering, management, and lighting product development has also kept her at the forefront of the lighting design industry. Commemorating her innumerable career achievements, Dawn most recently received a 2022 Edison Report Lifetime Achievement Award.

Steven Rosen
Fellow IALD
CEO/founder
Ted Mather
IALD, LC
Managing Principal: New York Studio
Matt Zelkowitz
Design IALD, LC
Managing Principal: Boston Studio
Bill Kadra
Managing Principal: Special Events and Trade Shows
Derek Barnwell
Design IALD
Managing Principal: Raleigh Studio
Rachel Gibney
Design IALD, MIES, LC
Managing Principal: Phoenix Studio
Kate Furst
Design IALD, MIES
Managing Associate Principal: Los Angeles Studio
Annette LeCompte
Managing Director
Dawn Hollingsworth
CLD, Fellow IALD
Consulting Principal
Jane Chan
Design IALD
Senior Associate
John Delfino
Design IALD, MIES, LC
Senior Associate
Alex Fabozzi
Design IALD, MIES
Senior Associate
Jonathan Lebovic
Design IALD, MIES
Senior Associate
Hamilton E.S. Smith
Design IALD
Senior Associate
Benjamin Wilson
Member IALD
Senior Associate
Lindsay N. Duval
Member IALD
Associate
Brigid Hardiman
Design IALD, MIES, LC
Associate
Nastassia Ortiz
Member IALD
Associate
Damien Perard
Member IALD
Associate
Leyna Best
Member IALD
Senior Designer
Yvonne Chang
Member IALD
Senior Designer
William Kirkham
Member IALD
Senior Designer
Nadia Rua
Member IALD
Senior Designer
Jennifer Skinner
Design IALD, MIES
Senior Designer
Eli Carnahan
Member IALD
Designer
Gabrielle Henry
USITT, EDPA
Designer
Hyejung (Hazel) Kang
Member IALD
Designer
Betty Faul-Welfare
Member IALD
Designer
Cassandra Staples
Member IALD
Designer
Gabrielle Strong
Member IALD
Designer
Susan Gochenour
Founding Partner Emeritus
Angela Connery
Office Manager
Paulina Villarroel Cruz
Marketing Manager
Marcia Goulter
Project Coordinator, Trade Shows
Cindy Roberts
Project Accounting Administrator

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