Slow Food USA Board of Directors

As a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, Slow Food USA is governed by a Board of Directors, which meets on a regular basis and keeps minutes of their meetings. For copies of any board minutes, contact the Slow Food USA offices at 718-260-8000.

Jim Braun

Co-founder of the Illinois Farmer-Consumer Coalition, Springfield, IL

Slow Food Springfield chapter member

Katherine Deumling

Slow Food Portland chapter steering committee member

Christopher Carpenter (Board Chair)

Winemaker, Lokoya, Napa, CA

Slow Food Napa Valley chapter member

Lynne Frame

Professor, Mill Valley, CA

Slow Food Marin chapter member

Kurt Friese (Secretary)

Chef emeritus and owner of Devotay; editor of Edible Iowa River Valley, Iowa City, IA

Slow Food Iowa City chapter member

Kelly Gibson

Director of Marketing, Organic Valley, Chicago, IL

Slow Food Chicago chapter member

Lynn Eve Komaromi

Director of Development, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Berkeley, CA

Slow Food Bella Berkeley chapter member

Jeffrey Roberts (Treasurer)

President, Cow Creek Ventures, Montpelier, VT

Slow Food Vermont chapter member

Paolo Di Croce

Executive Director of Slow Food International