The Lighting Practice is thrilled to announce the promotion of Josh Keily, Sarah Lurie, Jacob Hughes, Kevin Smolkis and Kathleen Keaveny. They have shown their commitment and dedication to our team, design excellence, and our clients.
Josh Keily – Lighting Designer II
Josh Keily joined The Lighting Practice in 2019 and was recently promoted to Lighting Designer II. While working toward his Bachelor of Architecture degree at Drexel University, he began pursuing lighting design as a way of understanding the many disciplines of the architecture industry. Since joining TLP, Josh’s project experience has grown to include hospitality, transportation, and healthcare environments.
Sarah Lurie, Jr. Associate IALD, IES EP – Lighting Designer II
Sarah Lurie joined The Lighting Practice in 2022 and has been promoted as a Lighting Designer II. Sarah graduated from New York University Tisch School of Design with a degree in Theatrical Lighting. In previous roles, she worked in theatrical lighting design and site-specific light art installations. In her role as a Designer at The Lighting Practice, Sarah works on a variety of projects, coordinating with allied team members, performing documentation of design, completing construction administration tasks and more.
Jacob Hughes – Lighting Designer I
Jacob joined The Lighting Practice in 2022 and has recently been promoted to Lighting Designer I. Jacob graduated from University of Maryland, College Park & Baylor University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Design and Technology, and a Master of Fine Arts in Theater Design. He has a certification in ETC EOS Level 3 Programming and has previous experience with lighting through dance, theatre, opera, film/photography, and events. Jacob’s favorite aspect of light is the revelation of form it allows and attributes his inspiration to become a lighting designer from A Black-Eyed Peas Concert and the Beijing Olympic Open Ceremony.
Kevin Smolkis – Lighting Designer I
Kevin joined The Lighting Practice in 2022 and has been promoted to Lighting Designer I. He graduated from Jefferson University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, with a concentration in Lighting and Visualization. He has previous experience with fixture design, and lighting for health and hospitality. Kevin is inspired by the subconscious ways light plays a part in our lives and decided to pursue lighting design as a career after taking a 3D sculpture class in high school.
Kathleen Keaveny – Marketing Manager
Kathleen joined The Lighting Practice in 2021 and has recently been promoted to Marketing Manager. She manages TLP’s marketing strategy and brand, promotes the firm’s online and industry presence, and maintains marketing materials. In addition, she provides graphic design support, photography coordination, and manages award and speaking proposal submission efforts. Kathleen enjoys seeing ideas come to fruition through writing and graphic design. She welcomes the challenge of the process an idea must go through to result in a completed story that is visually rewarding.
Josh, Sarah, Jacob, Kevin and Kathleen will uphold The Lighting Practice’s design and customer service standards while furthering our mission to take ordinary spaces and make them extraordinary. We are proud of our team; their talents have enhanced The Lighting Practice’s team and the lighting design community at large.
