Mariel Acevedo, LC, Member IES, has been involved in the lighting industry since 2003. She studied Theater and Anthropology at the University of Puerto Rico, specializing in Theater Lighting Design, and later went on to work in architectural lighting design for the largest lighting representative in Puerto Rico. In 2009, she got her Lighting Consultant Certification and in 2013 relocated to Portland, OR.

Currently works as Specification Sales for ALR in Portland, OR. She is the chair of the IES Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Respect Committee, vice-chair of the IES Steering Committee and 12-year member of the IES Leadership Forum.