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Jennae Swiergula

Legal Director · Texas Defender Service

Legal Director at Texas Defender Service. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$105K

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Reported as Legal Director of Texas Defender Service, based in Austin, TX.
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Received $105K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Organizations

Texas Defender Service Legal Director · $2.3M revenue · Austin, TXSee Schedule OTDS fights for the end of mass incarceration and excessive punishment in Texas through direct representation, policy reform, and public…pay $94K → $105KFiled FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$105Kreported comp

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Deputy Director · FY2025
$133K
E
Legal Director · FY2025
$117K
E
Director of Special Projec · FY2025
$117K
B
Executive Director · FY2025
$111K
K
Executive Director to 10/21 · FY2021
$109K
A
Executive Dir. · FY2019
$108K
K
Executive Dir. · FY2020
$103K
J
Post-Convict Dir · FY2020
$102K
M
Board Chair · FY2025
T
Treasurer · FY2025
T
Secretary · FY2025
M
Board Member · FY2025

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