Staff

Mary is a professional outdoor lighting designer with 10+ years of experience from which she draws to create and install a personalized look inspired by the customer’s dreams and desires. Her goal is to provide each customer an individually unique, high functioning, properly designed and installed outdoor lighting landscape which provides great illumination year round.  Her method includes thorough consultation, creative and unique design, professional installation, and second-to-none customer service.

An avid reader, a born traveler, and inquisitive by nature, Mary is constantly educating herself for the benefit of her clients.  When not working for her clients, she’s on her farm surrounded by chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats and a huge spread of fruit and vegetables – evidence that everything she puts her hands to, grows in beauty.  A mother to 4 wonderful children and 8 grandchildren, she considers herself blessed.

Craig is a professional outdoor lighting installer, using his designer’s eye to install lights where others don’t, with such discretion that customers rave that the only evidence of his work is in the beautifully-lit landscape. He loves to work with his hands and is meticulous in his installation.  He loves a challenge, especially if it makes the lighting design that more special.

Craig is a mixed bag of diverse talents – from analyzing multi-million dollar business portfolios to building homes, discussing Ferrari engines to mentoring a lost soul, Craig lives life to the fullest. When he's not working with Northwest Outdoor Lighting, you'll find him managing his own business, Strategic Business Guide, helping clients excel in their companies. He loves the outdoors and frequently hikes the great PNW. His perfect week includes working with his hands, his mind and his heart.  

Laurie has provided professional photography services to a wide range of clients for the last 8 years .  Her amiable personality is perfect for making folks feel comfortable as she captures their weddings, senior portraits or family photos.    She also has an uncommon ability to capture landscape, real estate, wildlife, and you guessed it, outdoor lighting!  It goes without saying, the camera never leaves her side.

Laurie was born and raised in the PNW, where she learned to love the outdoors.  Gardening, fishing, whale watching, and bird watching are among her favorite things to do.  She loves any avenue where her creativity can flourish, so one day you may find her painting or arranging flowers, and the next she’ll be sewing or making music with her friends.  Now that she and her husband have raised 5 children of their own, they are enjoying watching them make lives for themselves, and are looking forward to being able to travel, and of course, grandchildren.  Check out her work at www.ascaniophoto.com

Kris is Mary’s right-hand woman when it comes to installing lighting!  Kris is friendly and outgoing and talented in many areas.   Ask her about her stained-glass hobby!   When she’s not digging in the dirt for Northwest Outdoor Lighting, she might be digging in her own dirt planting veggies or cooking up a storm for a crowd!   She’s a Montana girl and still travels there frequently. 

Water sports are her thing – fresh or frozen!  The last of her two boys have graduated which now leaves her time to spend doing the things she loves.  We’re glad she enjoys sharing her time with us!

Katie manages all of our social media content. She's come in like a breath of fresh air, expanding our online presence and encouraging us to take on new territory. As a business owner, she's been a trustworthy person to allow access to our accounts and know that our postings are kept current.  She keeps us on point about all things social and we’d be lost without her! 

Katie is a country girl living in the big city of Los Angeles. A mother of three little ladies and the wife of a writer/director, you’ll usually find her in the garden getting her hands dirty or cooking a homemade meal. She has loved sharing her knowledge and expertise with clients and non-profits all over the country and believes (and knows first-hand from the friends she's made) that social media can be a place of real connection and deep friendships.