IESNA Member, ASHRAE Member

Amanda has worked for more than two years as a regional sales manager for Venture Lighting International, educating lighting specification professionals on metal halide technology.  Prior to joining Venture, Foust spent more than eight years in technical sales and marketing capacities designing software applications for the U.S. Government.

As Director, Foust manages all activities relative to the VLI, which offers a technology-rich educational experience centered on energy-efficient, environmentally friendly metal halide lighting.  The VLI offers a variety of quality, informative educational programs which provide a solid foundation for continual professional lighting technology development.

Foust earned dual Bachelor degrees from Kent State University. Her degrees are Business Administration in Computer Information Systems and Bachelor of Science in Public Relations.  She is an active member of IESNA, Cleveland Chapter, ASHRAE and travels around the U.S. visiting local chapters providing education on her lighting expertise in horizontal applications and legislative lighting law. She is also a member of Delta Gamma Fraternity alumni, Young Professionals of Akron, Kent State Alumni Association and Torchbearers of Summit County.

Tom is the engine behind our engineering teams at Venture Lighting. He offers over 30 years of lighting experience ranging from lamp design development to projection lamps and optics. He served with General Electric (GE) for many years before coming to Venture Lighting. Now, as the VP of Engineering, Tom leads the vision for new product development and focuses heavily on legislative trends acting as an industry advisor to such organizations as NEMA and the California Energy Commission (CEC).

Tom has multiple physics degrees. He obtained his Master of Science in Physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH and his undergrad work was a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA.