Dallas Market Center announced today its Light Stars honorees for this year, recognizing top salespeople from leading lighting stores in North America. The largest-ever contingent of honorees will head to Lightovation in Dallas from June 21-24.
The Light Stars program brings top retail salespeople who have never attended Lightovation previously but would benefit from the experience. The record-setting 70 honorees from 23 states and four Canadian provinces this year were selected out of hundreds of nominations. Participants will receive airfare and two nights of hotel accommodations during the show.
“We are pleased to welcome a record of number of the best salespeople in the business to the leading residential lighting marketplace in North America,” Cindy Morris, President and CEO of Dallas Market Center said. “Being able to experience the excitement of market, including valuable networking and educational opportunities, further motivates individuals who are already outstanding performers.”
Along with travel and hotel accommodations, Light Stars are granted access to all Lightovation educational seminars, exhibits and events including the Showroom of the Year Awards.
The 2017 honorees are:
Melanie Alexander, Lighting Design, Layton, UT
Christina Ashley, The Lighting Hut, Lakeland, FL
Joe Barone, Farrey’s, North Miami, FL
Bradley Barrell, Avenues Lighting, Jacksonville, FL
Lee Black, Mayer Lighting, Birmingham, AL
Phyllis Blay, Progressive Lighting, Atlanta, GA
Andrew Bozarth, The Light House Gallery, Springfield, MO
Shellie Briggs, J&J Electric, Albany, OR
Kimberly Burns, Carol’s Lighting, The Woodlands, TX
Ana Calderon, Fan Diego, Rancho Mirage, CA
Lauren Campbell, Hortons Home Lighting, Chicago, IL
Jun Chu, Robinson Lighting & Bath Centre, Winnipeg, MB
Karina Cordova, Crest Lighting, Chicago, IL
Carla Damme, Mahlanders, Sioux Falls, SD
Emily Dickerson, Rensen House of Lights, Lenexa, KS
Armondo Echeverry, Capitol Lighting, East Hanover, NJ
Marcus Ellis, Lightstyle, Tampa Bay, FL
Yuri Eremenko, Sescolite Lighting, Toronto, ON
Todd Erickson, Capitol Lighting, Capitol Lighting, Stuart, FL
Javier Fernandez, Capitol Lighting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Anne Finn, Norburn Lighting, Burnaby, BC
Stefanie Fontaine, Brossard, QC
Coni Freiberg, Capitol Lighting, Wellington, FL
Jill Gaylord, Idlewood Electric, Barrington, IL
Elizabeth Gibson, Gross Electric, Toledo, OH
Michelle Gilstrap-Ataei, Progressive Lighting, Cumming, GA
Matthew Gordon, Resource Group Inc., Albuquerque, NM
Barbara Hart, Capitol Lighting, Palm Beach, FL
Tabitha Hilton, Globe Lighting, Lake Oswego, OR
Gerald Jenkins, Avenues Lighting, Jacksonville, FL
Jacy Johnson, M&M Lighting, Houston, TX
Danielle Kirton, Colonial Lighting, Sugar Hill, GA
Katie Lane, Crescent Lighting Supply, Kirkland, WA
Mercedes Lopez, South Dade Lighting, Miami, FL
Camille Lornekearl, Century Lighting, Ogden, UT
Ariela Mano, Capitol Lighting, Paramus, NJ
Kristine McKenna, Light Source Lighting, Plainfield, IL
Kevin Monty, Whitmer’s Lighting, Akron, OH
Mike Morton, Capital Lighting, Columbus, OH
Helga Moya, Capitol Lighting, Boca Raton, FL
Jacqueline Musso, Sparkle Light, Markham, ON
Alijah Myrick, Capitol Lighting, Eatontown, NJ
Alnisa Newsome, Capitol Lighting, East Hanover, NJ
Brian Newton, Alexandria Lighting & Supply, Alexandria, VA
Robert Newton, The Lite House, Columbia, SC
Carol Norris, Maple Ridge Lighting, Maple Ridge, BC
Sandy Pitello, Crest Lighting, New Lenox, IL
Kristina Ann Prusinski, Wabash Electric, Elkhart, IN
Mylene Roseberry, Deco Luminaire, Terrebonne, QC
Sheryl Ruffner, The Light Place, Hickory, NC
Fraida Saxe, Eclairage Quebec, Montreal, QC
Shanna Sckhardt, One Source Lighting, Grand Junction, CO
Catherine Scofield, Capitol Lighting, Green Brook, NJ
Ashley Scott, Fan Diego, Murrieta, CA
Marlie Shields, Illuminating Interiors, San Diego, CA
Dale Smerglia, Whitmer’s Lighting, Westlake, OH
Karen Smerglia, Whitmer’s Lighting, North Olmsted, OH
Rob Smietana, Fan Diego, San Diego, CA
Kelly Smith, The Glass Candle, Tacoma, WA
Carla Snowdon, Connecticut Lighting Centers, Hartford, CT
Nick Sourges, The Electrical & Plumbing Store, Gloucester, ON
Terri Stimmell, Lee Lighting, Colleyville, TX
Lisa Taylor, Aiken Lighting, Aiken, SC
Marie-Josee Trudel, Deco Luminaire, Quebec City, QC
Terry Van Zelfden, Progressive Lighting, Kennesaw, GA
Lori Vance, Light Source Lighting, Lemont, IL
Nakia Walker, Seattle Lighting, Silverdale, WA
Sarah Whitney, Spectrum Lighting, Urbandale, IA
Ann Williams, Hortons Home Lighting, La Grange, IL
Marcia Diane Xanders, Wabash Electric, Warsaw, IN
Lightovation attendees can learn more about the Light Stars through an interactive touch screen display located in Trade Mart 4804 during the show.
