John Selander, LC, assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) effective July 1, 2010. Mr. Selander succeeds Fred Oberkircher, LC, FIES (Emeritus, Texas Christian University). The mission of the IES is to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public.

Mr. Selander received a BS degree from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration from Babson College, Wellesley, MA. He has been a member of the Society for twenty-five years. During that time he served as a Member of the Board of Managers, Secretary and Vice President of the Dallas Section and as Vice President and President of the Grand Rapids Section (Western Michigan). He is currently a member of the Detroit Section. He has served on a number of Society committees - Merchandise Lighting, Technical Review Council, Office Lighting, Educational Seminars, and Lighting Economics, a committee which he chaired. He is also author of Lighting Economics, an advanced level educational seminar published by the IES.

Mr. Selander also served on the IES Board of Directors as Director (1999-2002) and as Vice President, Design and Application (2002-2004). He is a LEED® Accredited Professional; he is certified by the NCQLP (LC - Lighting Certified), and is an EPA Green Lights Surveyor Ally, and a member of IALD-LIRC. He has been a member of BOMA and the CIE/USA.

Mr. Selander is Specification Sales Manager, Architectural Indoor at Acuity Brands Lighting. He resides in Rochester, Michigan.

Newly elected IES Board of Directors (2010 - 2012):

Jeffrey J. Davis, LC, Principal of System Design Consultants

Chip Israel, IES Treasurer, Lighting Design Alliance

Mark Lien, LC, CLEP, CLMC, LEED® AP, Director of Hubbell Lighting's Solutions Center, Greenville, SC

David R. Woodward, PhD, Director, HID Lamp Development, Philips Lighting Company, Bath, NY

Continuing IES Board Members (2010 - 2011):

Denis Lavoie, LC, President-Elect, Philips-Lumec

Fred Oberkircher, LC, Past-President, Texas Christian University (Emeritus)

William Hanley, Executive Vice President, IES

Nick Bleeker, Philips Day-Brite

Lisa Heschong, Heschong Mahone Group

Kevin Houser, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University

Terrance Kilbourne, LC, TEC, Inc.

Eric Lind, Lutron Electronics

Peggy Sue Meehan, Amerlux

Chad Watters, LC, LEED® AP, Candela

ABOUT THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

IES is the oldest and largest educational and scientific society in North America devoted to lighting. Since 1906, the IES has sought to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public. A broad variety of programs, including publications, conferences and seminars, have been established to accomplish this mission-IES publishes and distributes the finest lighting literature authored by committees with the most experienced minds in industry and academia today.

For more information about IES, go to http://www.ies.org/.