Our Staff
Leadership
President and CEO
As President & CEO for Responsibility.org, Chris Swonger brings his knowledge leading the industry in corporate social responsibility strategies. With over 25 years of experience in the public and private sector, representing elected officials and three diverse, global consumer goods companies, Chris has led integrated corporate affairs strategies with responsibility for public affairs, international government affairs, corporate reputation management, corporate communications, brand public relations, philanthropy, and social responsibility.
Currently, Chris serves as the President & CEO of both the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org) and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. Responsibility.org was founded in 1991 and has received more than $250 million dollars voluntarily from the nation’s leading distillers to fight drunk driving and underage drinking and promote responsible decisions about beverage alcohol. The Council is the leading voice for distilled spirits in the U.S. market and serves as the industry’s advocate in state capitals, the nation’s capital and foreign capitals around the globe.
Chris has extensive experience guiding corporations to lead in business while playing a positive role in communities through proactive engagement. In this capacity, Chris focuses on breaking down the traditional barriers that exist between corporations, non-government organizations and activist groups by facilitating consensus based outcomes which are deliverable, actionable and measurable.
A native Texan, Chris received his Bachelor’s Degree from Texas Tech University and lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife Amy and their two sons Holden and Beckett Boone.
Executive Director
Leslie Kimball leads Responsibility.org’s communications initiatives which includes traditional and social media strategy and implementation, advertising, and strategic partnership engagement. Leslie oversaw the successful rebranding of the organization in 2015 as well as the organization’s 20th Anniversary celebration in 2011. She is proud of all of Responsibility.org’s award winning programs but Ask, Listen, Learn’s substance, message and role models will always hold a special place in her heart. She’s produced and distributed over 150 PSAs to fight underage drinking. She enjoys working with parenting influencers and is proud to see more parents engaging in conversation about underage drinking with their children; she was the spark behind Responsibility.org’s #TalkEarly campaign.
Leslie previously worked in Communications and External Affairs at The Brookings Institution. She and her husband live in Washington, DC with their daughter and son. She serves as the Vice Chair of Best Buddies Capital Region and the Advisory Board of her children’s school.
Shaquille O’Neal’s nickname for her is “Boss Lady.”
