WSWA Educational Foundation Awards 50 Students of Member Company Employees with Scholarship Funds

Sep 15, 2025

Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C., 09/15/2025 - Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Educational Foundation - the charitable arm of the only national trade association for wine and spirits distributors - today announced 50 recipients of its annual scholarship program. Each recipient, a child of a WSWA wholesaler member company employee, will receive $2,000 to support their higher education.

This year's class of scholars represents 16 WSWA member companies, chosen from a competitive pool of applicants by an independent panel of judges. The program highlights the Foundation's ongoing commitment to supporting the families of distributor employees nationwide.

"We're thrilled to celebrate this impressive group of students who have shown exceptional dedication to their education and futures," said Francis Creighton, WSWA's President and CEO. "WSWA's Educational Foundation continues to be a meaningful way we support our members and their families, and we're deeply grateful to the wholesaler members whose generosity makes this possible. Congratulations to the 2025 recipients!"

2025 Educational Foundation Scholarship Recipients:

Rachel Adami, Martignetti Companies

Hollis Andreen, Georgia Crown Distributing Co.

Faith Hennessy-Phillips, Reyes Beverage Group

Calan Barry, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Avalon Bennett, Virginia Imports, Ltd.

Amare Brinson, Allied Beverage Group, LLC

Mackenzie Britton, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Luke Casey, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Colleen Coletto, Republic National Distributing Company

Veronica Conde, Eagle Brands Sales and Double Eagle Distributing

Sarah Crehan, Fedway Associates, Inc.

Nathaniel Crowder, General Beverage Sales Co.

Ayanna Dailey, United Distributors, Inc.

Mia Decker, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Mackenzie Dovzak, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Grayson Dull, Martignetti Companies

Gabriella Espinosa, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Maddie Fannin, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Brady Forton, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Giancarlos Garay, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Christian Georgi, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Theovani Hallums, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Anna Hammond, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Anna Hardink, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Bella Hedge, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Alyssa Houk, Breakthru Beverage Group

Zane Hull, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Amey Jayaprakash, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Katherine Jensen, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Malena Johnson, Opici Family Distributing

Emily Lopez, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Siena Masilionis, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Isaac Mesnekoff, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Lucas Mullins, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Angie Oliveri, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Isabella Palisi, Breakthru Beverage Group

Shisshir Putta, Breakthru Beverage Group

Sophie Ramirez, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Nicollette Ramos, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Olivia Reineck, Badger Liquor Co., Inc.

Makenna Ritchie, Great Lakes Wine & Spirits

Alexandra Scott, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Anna Steiner, Columbia Distributing

Abigail Telander, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Savannah Tolhurst, Opici Family Distributing

Elijah Torres, Reyes Beverage Group

Nathan Vorderer, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Alyssa Ward, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

Evan Weese, Republic National Distributing Company

Mariana Zamudio, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC

The Educational Foundation Scholarship is made possible by the generosity of many WSWA's wholesaler members.

Since its inception in 2010, the WSWA Educational Foundation has awarded over $1,300,000 in scholarships. For more information or to donate to this program, please visit our website here.

About Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

WSWA is the national trade association representing the distribution tier of the wine and spirits industry, dedicated to advancing the interests and independence of distributors and brokers of wine and spirits. Founded in 1943, WSWA has more than 380 member companies in 50 states and the District of Columbia, and its members distribute more than 80 percent of all wine and spirits sold at wholesale in the United States.

To learn more, please visit https://www.wswa.org or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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