MELISSA MATTES, LC, Living Future Ambassador, LEED Green Assoc., joined Sladen Feinstein in 2015 as a Lighting Designer. She specializes in indoor/outdoor public spaces, hospitality, single-family homes and multi-family high-rises. As a designer and yoga instructor, Melissa is continually curious about the parallel relationship between architecture, the human form, and what it means to embody space. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Anderson University and a Master’s Degree in Interior Architecture from Suffolk University. Melissa is an associate member of the IALD and an active member of the IES New England Chapter, where she earned a scholarship to train at a weeklong biennial IES Teachers of Lighting Workshop.