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Distilled Spirits Council of the United

EIN: 52-0971454Washington, DCZIP: 20001
501(c)(6)

Mission

DISCUS is the leading convener of the spirits industry, bringing together producers large and small; supply chain professionals; and our service partners. All DISCUS members enjoy access to, and influence on, its best-in-class advocacy efforts in Washington, DC; state capitals across the US; and in key markets around the world.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$16M$0$16.3M
2023$15M$0$17.7M

Compensation

2024

Chris Swonger
President & CEO
chief executive officer
$847,053
$212,500
$23,000
$1,147,612
Christine Locascio
Chief of Public Policy
key employee
$338,242
$35,587
$21,300
$465,053
Courtney Armour
Chief Legal Counsel/corp Sec.
officer (unspecified)
$318,538
$50,600
$23,720
$434,387
Denzel McGuire
Chief of Federal & State
highest compensated employee
$322,822
$31,500
$0
$388,965
Lisa Hawkins
Svp, Public Affairs
senior vice president
$239,616
$35,089
$0
$331,366
Andrew Deloney
Svp, Head of State Public
senior vice president
$237,570
$23,500
$0
$314,837
Robert Budoff
Svp, State Regulatory Affairs
senior vice president
$232,370
$23,300
$0
$310,138
Adrian Baxter
Cfo/corp Treasurer
chief financial officer
$226,019
$22,152
$0
$284,458
Sarah Fitzmaurice
Chief of Resource Planning
highest compensated employee
$181,151
$30,579
$23,000
$282,638
Nicolas Beckers
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ugo Fiorenzo
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mike Rudy
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jose Hermosillo
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Paul Ross
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rob Cassell
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jason Drook
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Maribel Delgado
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ryan O'Hara
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Paul Basford
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Conor McQuaid
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert Hall
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tony Latham
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dan Leese
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Chris Caldwell
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Brett Hale
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Juan Sanchez
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Chris Gabaldon
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Brandon Gall
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mary Barrazotto
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

Chris Swonger
President & CEO
chief executive officer
$822,456
$0
$22,500
$929,257
Courtney Armour
Chief Legal Counsel/Corp Secretary
secretary (operational)
$309,040
$47,736
$22,500
$442,364
Christine Locascio
Chief of Public Policy
key employee
$331,259
$34,218
$18,360
$438,387
Denzel McGuire
Chief of Federal and State Government Relations
highest compensated employee
$294,264
$0
$0
$325,066
Andrew Deloney
SVP, Head of State Public Policy
senior vice president
$231,058
$18,800
$0
$305,590
Lisa Hawkins
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs
senior vice president
$228,265
$22,279
$0
$304,193
Robert Budoff
Senior Vice President for State Regulatory Affairs
senior vice president
$225,397
$17,753
$0
$297,138
Sarah Fitzmaurice
Chief of Resource Planning and Management
highest compensated employee
$175,154
$29,123
$20,500
$293,894
Adrian Baxter
CFO/Corp Treasurer
chief financial officer
$219,456
$21,300
$0
$275,598
Juan Sanchez
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rick Wilson
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Paul Basford
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Nicolas Beckers
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
David Colo
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dan Leese
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Chris O'Rourke
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michael Rudy
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jason Drook
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jim Perry
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ann Mukherjee
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jim Casey
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Maribel Delgado
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert Hall
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Brett Hale
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ryan O'Hara
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Paul Ross
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ugo Fiorenzo
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rob Cassell
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mark Federighi
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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Data from IRS Form 990 filings (2023-2024).