Mike Donnelly
Dogfork Lamp Arts owner, Michael Donnelly has been in the antiques business for over two decades. Dogfork was born out of Mike's passion and talent for restoring, rewiring, and reinventing lighting fixtures. He has assembled a talented ensemble of craftsmen and designers who are committed to top shelf quality and unparalleled customer service. Mike is who you want to talk to if you want an expert opinion. Mike spends his free time traveling and looking for more lighting!
Ronald Orellana
Ronald has also had 20 years of lighting restoration experience and has worked at Dogfork since 2006. Ronald is skilled at halogen, LED and fluorescent lighting along with incandescent wiring. Ronald is also great at drilling glass and ceramics as well as brazing. When Ronald is not at Dogfork he likes to relax at home and watch sports.
Beth Ahlstrand
Beth is our Lead Designer who occasionally jumps in the shop to help with fabrication. Beth has been working side by side with Mike since 2009 building and developing the fabrication side of Dogfork. Her previous career as a builder/woodworker has given her a skill set that translates well in the realm of lighting and its industry. Beth is who you want to talk to about custom design, fabrication, and UL listing. In her free time Beth regenerates in nature, hiking and traveling.
Henri Saenz
Henri has been working with Dogfork since the spring of 2019. His training as a lighting technician has been intensive and varied. Henri is organized and attentive and assists the team to be the same. Outside of Dogfork Henri enjoys spending time with his family and watching soccer.
Mel Huth
Mel joined the team in summer of 2021 and handles customer service and lighting sales. Her interest in lighting, design, and the community led her to Dogfork. She makes sure our clients are content, informed and that projects glide swiftly through the process, all with a bit of humor and humility. She looks forward to learning everything there is to know about lighting and opportunities to do restoration work herself. She studied Cultural Anthropology at Sonoma State and is on the path to being a certified Birth & Labor Doula. She enjoys travel, photography, animals, live music, and making old things new again.
Oscar Hernandez-Miranda
Oscar joined Dogfork in spring of 2021. He is a quick study and has brought laughter and joy to the team.
Louise Hughes
Louise joined our team this year as our new office manager. She has a history working with Interior Designers and Architects in San Francisco and brings her eye for design to our team.
Louise is looking forward to learning all she can about lighting. She truly enjoys helping people whenever she can. In her free time she enjoys hiking, reading, live music, travel, ballet, cathedrals and any and all dogs.