advocates for lighting
Our greatest resource is our team—smart people from diverse backgrounds who rise to the challenge of lighting design that is visionary and impactful.
PRINCIPAL
Jill Cody
IALD, CLD, LC, LEED AP
With over 20 years of experience as an architectural lighting designer, Jill uses light to craft spaces, heighten experiences, and enhance connections. She has directed lighting design for many project types, across a wide range of project sizes and budgets.
Jill guides the Dark Light team to ensure every project offers creative solutions to constant challenges—design integrity vs. technical solidity; initial design goals vs. future operation—a balance between dark and light.
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Stephanie Wood
Associate IALD, LEED AP, MIES, Associate AIA
Stephanie has more than 20 years’ experience designing and managing lighting for hospitality, high-end commercial/residential, healthcare, and multi-family projects in the U.S. and abroad.
Her design brings a balance between the built environment, the requirement for energy savings, and the desire to enhance and inspire a space. A Washington native, she studied at the University of Washington where she received degrees in architecture and building construction management.
ASSOCIATE
Kristen Hagland
Associate IALD
Kristen believes lighting plays an essential role in affecting our sense of belonging in space, and enjoys collaborating with our clients to optimize its impact on each project. She received her Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, including a year of study in DC at Virginia Tech’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, and joined Dark Light in 2014.
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Anne Chien
Anne sees the built environment as a medium humanity creates to communicate its ideals that are further accentuated by lighting. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Architectural Design from the University of Washington. Her responsibilities include development of graphics, calculations, and research to support all phases of our design work.
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Mikaela Bartyzel
Mikaela sees light as the medium through which we perceive our environment. She enjoys exploring how lighting design can manipulate and enhance how we see and interact with our spaces. Mikaela earned her bachelor's degree in architecture with a focus in sustainable technology and a minor in urban ecological design from the University of Washington.
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Kerri Klingfus
Kerri supports Dark Light's work, helping our team offer the best possible client experience by facilitating accounting, marketing, and project administration.