FACTSHEET: DCI Group, DCI
DETAILS
1133 21st St. NW, Suite M100
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-546-4242
Fax: 202-546-4243
DCI Group is a full-service public and government affairs firm comprised of more than 150 veterans of federal and state politics and public policy.
The founding partners of DCI Group have a long history of work on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
DCI Group spun-off from its parent firm of Feather, Larson & Synhorst DCI, a telemarketing company that specializes in astroturf campaigns for corporate and political clients.
According to OpenSecrets.org, Exxon Mobil paid $140,000 in 2005 to DCI Group for their lobbying services.
Other major DCI Group clients include AT&T, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, and General Motors.
DEEDS
Ran climate denial website techcentralstation
Source: DCI Website (2006)
FUNDING
DCI Group has received $140,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998.
2005
$140,000 ExxonMobil Foundation
Source: Open Secrets (2006)
KEY PEOPLE
Charles Francis
Public Affairs Counsel
Source: DCI Website (2006)
Tom Synhorst
Chairman and Co-Founder
Source: DCI Group website 2007
Douglas M. Goodyear
CEO and Co-Founder
Source: DCI Group website 2007
Jim Murphy
President
Source: DCI Group website 2007
Brian McCabe
Managing Partner
Source: DCI Group website 2007
Timothy Hyde
Founding Partner
Source: DCI Group website 2007
Kendra Okonski
Writer for techcentralstation
Source: Kendra Okonski - Sourcewatch
Alan Oxley
Hosted Tech Central Station, a project of DCI Group
Source: Climate Chains Website
PEOPLE
Laura Braden Dlugacz
Former Senior Account Manager
Source: CA Governor Press Release 2006
Chris LaCivita
Former consultant
Source: Media Matters 2006
Diane Miller
Lobbyist
Source: DCI Group website 2007
Jim Tobin
Former Lobbyist
Source: Boston Globe 2004
Justin M. Peterson
Partner
Source: FEC contribution report 2005
SOURCES
DCI Website (2006)
www.dcigroup.com/leadership/
Open Secrets (2006)
opensecrets.org/lobbyists/clientsum.asp?txtname=Exxon+Mobil&year=2005
CA Governor Press Release 2006
www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/press_release/2006_05/20060505_GAAS29206_Appointments.html
DCI Group website 2007
www.dcigroup.com/management.html
Media Matters 2006
mediamatters.org/items/200610280003
Boston Globe 2004
www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/10/16/gop_official_accused_in_phone_dispute_quits_his_post/
FEC contribution report 2005
query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00410738/185933/sa/11A1
Kendra Okonski - Sourcewatch
www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kendra_Okonski
Climate Chains Website
www.climatechains.com/bios.html