Inspired by designers Russell Holt and Jon Retsky, Got Light offers over 30 years of experience in event design and production. From fine art, photography, and film… to theatre, dance, music, and architecture… our multi faceted experience in the arts has brought a fresh vision to the events industry and transformed the way events are produced and designed.
Over 20 years ago, Got Light started out of the basement of a San Francisco Victorian. Today, Got Light employs an incredible 100 person team in a 40,000 square foot facility serving the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Jon Retsky
Owner & Lead Designer
Michael Kuhlmann
Senior Director of Event Design
Holly Smith
Associate Director of Events
Natalia Zelazny
Lead Event Designer
Kristina Arhancet
Lead Event Designer
Ashleigh Norman
Lead Event Designer
Kim Bernard
Event Designer
Marisa Brink
Creative Partnerships Lead | Event Designer
Wolfgang Wachalovsky
Director of Technical Production
Noah Hendricks
Associate Director of Technical Production
Molly Stewart-Cohn
Technical Producer
Aaron Thrasher
Technical Producer
Cheryna Guzman
Video Producer
Julie Stevenson
Director of Event Operations
Alan Sezak
Crew Manager
Matt Ackerman
Manager of Field Development
Maggie Johnson
Manager of Field Operations
Francesca Muscolo
Project Manager | Design Manager
Tony Lopez
Fabrication Supervisor
Marco Sanchez
Warehouse Supervisor
Ericka Sokolower Shain
Warehouse Production Manager
Maricriz Perea
Fabrication Supervisor
Shawn Takabayashi
AV Supervisor
David Zubia
Floor Supervisor
Carrie Thomas
Floor Supervisor
Lindsay Brashier
Inventory Manager
Kedar Lawrence
Design Manager
Sienna Freeman
Senior Director of
Business Operations
Mike Nealy
Director of Finance
Noah Butter
Accounting Manager
Sophia Krauer
Digital Marketing Assistant
Andrew Gibson
Design Manager
Jerry Lee Abram
Design Manager
Oly Martinez
Design Manager
Rafael Zaragoza
Design Manager
Hunter Lane
Design Manager
Kristopher Frankson
Design Manager
Lindsey Platt
Design Manager
Robert Castro
Design Manager
Ben Harris
Design Manager
Rene Lara
Design Manager Associate
Sergei Podvigin
Design Manager Associate
Talbott Guthrie
Design Manager Associate
Alex Bierwagen
Design Manager Associate
Autumn Carroll
Design Manager Associate
Valerie Naranjo
Design Manager Associate
Maze
Izzy
Freya
Zuri
Bella
Dotty
Lucy
Monte
