Silver Spring, MD: James M. Yorgey, P.E., LC, CTS, Lutron Electronics Company’s technical applications manager, has been elected chair of the National Lighting Bureau, the independent, not-for-profit, lighting-education foundation sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, manufacturers, utilities, and agencies of the U.S. government.
Mark Lien, L.C., CLEP, CLMC, HBDP, LEED BD&C, government & industry relations director for Bureau-sponsor OSRAM SYLVANIA, was elected vice chair. Cary S. Mendelsohn (Imperial Lighting Maintenance Company), representing the interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO), was elected secretary/treasurer.
Jim Yorgey joined Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., in 1974 and has held numerous positions in the quality control, engineering, marketing, and sales departments. In his current role, Jim supports Lutron’s sales and marketing groups throughout the mid-Atlantic region. He provides technical support for lighting’s, lighting controls’, and window treatments’ integration into commercial spaces. A long-time member of the Bureau’s board of directors, Jim has been involved in lighting education at Parsons School of Architecture in New York and the INFOCOMM Institute for Professional Development. He is actively involved in the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) and a variety of other technical and community organizations.
Jim received his Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a licensed professional engineer and has also earned Lighting Certified and Certified Technology Specialist credentials.
The National Lighting Bureau has served as a trusted lighting-information source since its founding in 1976. The Bureau’s services are made possible by the generous funding of its sponsors; professional societies, trade associations, manufacturers, and agencies of the U.S. government, including:
- GE Lighting;
- Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES);
- Imperial Lighting Maintenance Company;
- interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO);
- International Landscape Lighting Institute;
- Jan & Brooke Luminae, LLC
- Lighting Controls Association;
- LumenOptix;
- Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.;
- Magnaray;
- National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA);
- National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA);
- OSRAM SYLVANIA;
- U.S. General Services Administration; and
- Viscor Group of Companies.
Obtain more information about the Bureau by visiting https://www.nlb.org or by contacting its staff at [email protected] or 301/587-9572.