Controls Friday: Wattstopper’s Dorene Maniccea Assumes Chair of NEMA Lighting Controls Section

Wattstopper has announced that Dorene Maniccia, Director of Policy and Industry Affairs, has been named Chair of the Lighting Controls Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). The section’s focus is to promote the benefits of lighting controls including reducing energy costs and improving occupant satisfaction. Section members share experiences and work to transform the market and widespread use and acceptance of lighting controls and technologies.

Maniccia has 25 years of lighting industry experience, and has been with Wattstopper since 2001. During that time, she has provided the vision and direction for the company’s Best Practices, education and sustainability programs. Before her tenure at Wattstopper, she conducted research in lighting and controls, and was an Assistant Research Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Institute’s Lighting Research Center. She also has experience as a lighting designer and consulting engineer. She is Lighting Certified as well as LEED-AP. Maniccia graduated from Penn State with a bachelors and masters degree in architectural engineering-illumination.

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