{"id":1367,"date":"2025-06-24T16:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2025-06-25T02:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:04:17","slug":"industry-turns-out-to-congratulate-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1367","title":{"rendered":"Industry Turns Out to Congratulate Karyn Hayes & Support ALA Women in Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2025 ALA Women in Lighting Leadership Award (WILLA) was presented to Karyn Hayes during the ALA Women in Lighting<\/a> (WIL) event at Lightovation last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m humbled to receive this award,\u201d Hayes noted. \u201cI\u2019ve been blessed from [my relationships with] reps and showrooms. I want to give a huge \u2018Thank You\u2019 to the ALA Women in Lighting committee and to the American Lighting Association (ALA<\/a>).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Karyn Hayes addresses the crowd.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hayes was one of four founding members of the Women in Lighting group \u2014 which includes Laura Van Zeyl, Martha Graham, and Kellee Hollenback Hammond. It was at the 2017 ALA Conference in Vancouver, B.C. that the idea for the group took shape. \u201cTo see what the organization has become today is amazing,\u201d Hayes noted.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hayes began her career at age 22, when she left New York after graduating college to work for a builder in Virginia. Ten years later, she left the homebuilding sector to work her way up at Ferguson, starting as an admin. \u201cI soaked up every minute of knowledge there. I am so thankful and proud of my admin days,\u201d she said. Over her 18 years at Ferguson, Hayes steadily climbed the corporate ladder, advancing in expertise and leadership. When she joined Hinkley 13 years ago, she became fully immersed in the lighting industry. \u201cHinkley helped me take my leadership skills to the next level,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne thing I have learned over the years is to be proud and humble in everything you do. This award belongs to everyone who has been a part of my journey,\u201d Hayes remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was standing room only, and then some, at the Z-Lite showroom for the WIL Leadership Award presentation to Karyn Hayes.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the awards presentation concluded, Tami Stauffacher, chair of the WIL Philanthropy Committee, announced this year\u2019s Philanthropic Initiative. The newly launched Kathy Skogen Memorial Fund was created in honor of the late Kathy Skogen of D\u00e9cor Lighting Sales, who passed away in January and was a fervent supporter of the American Lighting Association, its Women in Lighting group, and the lighting industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe invite all ALA members to look at the scholarship opportunities available,\u201d said Stauffacher, who worked alongside Skogen for years. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be new to lighting.  Kathy encouraged growth and mentorship. She left a lasting mark on all of us,\u201d Stauffacher stated.  Applications for the scholarships will be accepted year-round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tami Stauffacher, chair of the WIL Philanthropy Committee<\/em>, details the Fund\u2019s goal.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Women in Lighting event included a raffle for a two-night hotel stay for the next Lightovation, courtesy of the Dallas Market Center. The winners were Lori Carpenter of Lori Carpenter Designs<\/a> and Alexandra Falconi of InfinityHome<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, lighting manufacturer Z-Lite<\/a> \u2013 which hosted the Women in Lighting event in its newly remodeled showroom \u2013 offered three $100 bills as prizes in the raffle. The winners were Gloria Staats of Peace of Mind Design<\/a>, Nicolas Suarez of InfinityHome, and Ilse Benard of Ilse Benard Designs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2025 ALA Women in Lighting Leadership Award (WILLA) was presented to Karyn Hayes during the ALA Women in Lighting (WIL) event at Lightovation last week. \u201cI\u2019m humbled to receive this award,\u201d Hayes noted. \u201cI\u2019ve been blessed from [my relationships with] reps and showrooms. 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