Lisa Belczyk is presently an Approved Programme Provider Development Manager for the Americas at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET), working to ensure the impactful delivery of WSET qualifications. Lisa is also the beverage director at Lucky Sign Spirits, an experimental craft distillery in Pittsburgh, overseeing the beverage and bar program, as well as developing and delivering engaging consumer classes and workshops around spirits and cocktails. Additionally, Lisa serves as the National Vice President and a Director of the United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) National Board. Lisa is a past-president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the USBG, which was named 2023 Chapter of the Year under her leadership. Lisa draws on her arts and aesthetics expertise from her previous career as the education director at the Grammy-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and works as an independent educator -- designing bespoke cocktail and spirits experiences through the lens of art, culture, history, and aesthetics to spark joy, curiosity, and delight in students as they explore beverages through a unique context.