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Mary Beth Gotti admittedly is not an expert on lighting controls, but when someone with her experience and knowledge of the lighting industry is in on the conversation, you should listen. Isn’t it interesting that Mary Beth, as someone from outside the controls section of the industry, has seen the same frustrations as insiders Webster and Ron? Perhaps people don’t know that behind color changing, color tuning, and video media, are lighting controls. Let’s get the word out! Mary Beth was the Manager of the GE Lighting Institute in Cleveland, Ohio for 18 years. She was responsible for the overall operation and curriculum development for this training and education center that hosted over 4000 visitors a year. She chaired the prestigious GE Edison Awards lighting design competition, and conducted weekly “Mondays @Noon” lighting webinars for customers. She worked in the GE Lighting business for almost 40 years holding a number of positions in lamp technology and marketing including: Lamp Development Engineer, Research Physicist, Senior Product and Application Specialist, and Manager of Lighting Education.

Mary Beth holds BS and MS degrees in Physics and MBA from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is Lighting Certified (LC) by NCQLP (National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions). She served on the IES Board of Directors for five years, and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Lighting Bureau in 2018. She currently is an independent lighting consultant and is the current Chair of the National Lighting Bureau where she manages the NLB Tesla Awards™ for lighting design, the “Art and Science of Lighting” product awards, and the new Lighting Transformation Awards for retrofit projects. She is also a member of the Lighting Agora - a consortium of lighting experts that provide educational and marketing expertise to a broad range of clients. 

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