Sonya Dowhaluk is a third year graduate student in lighting design at the University of Maryland-College Park.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Sonya also designs lighting at the university and professional levels.
Sonya has been designing lighting for theatre, opera, and dance since 2000 and has worked for such companies as Round House Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Maryland Opera Studio, Wolf Trap Opera Company, Raleigh Little Theatre, Greenville Civic Ballet, and Playmakers Repertory Company.
Sonya holds a BA with Honors in Dramatic Art with an English minor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.