Slow Food USA Regional Governors

Slow Food USA Regional Governors are volunteer leaders, recruited from our network of Convivium Leaders, who serve as mentors and facilitators to the Convivia in their region.  Governors are nominated by the national office and confirmed by the leaders in their respective region to serve a 4-year term.  Governors assist in the development of new convivia, facilitate communication amongst leaders, organize annual regional meetings and participate in the Annual Governors’ Forum with the Board and Staff of Slow Food USA.  If you’d like to email your Regional Governor, please see the list below for contact information.  If you’d like to contact your local Convivium leader, please see our Local Convivia page.

New England Region (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island)

Rosemary Melli, Slow Food Boston

Edwin Yowell, Slow Food New York City

Mid-Atlantic Region (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia)

Virginia Phillips, Slow Food Pittsburgh

Southern Region Region (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida)

Tom Montague, Slow Food Chattanooga

Julie Shaffer, Slow Food Atlanta

Upper Midwest Region  (Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, K)

Kurt Friese, Slow Food Iowa City

Joel Smith, Slow Food Chicago
joel ( at ) slowfoodchicago ( dot ) org

Lower Midwest Region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri)

Beki Marsh, Slow Food St. Louis

Texas Region

Suzanne Fain, Slow Food Houston

Rocky Mountains Region (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana)

Matt Jones, Slow Food Denver

Northern California Region

Larry Martin, Slow Food Russian River

Lorenzo Scarpone, Slow Food San Francisco

Carmen Tedesco, Slow Food San Francisco

Frankie Whitman, Slow Food Aqua Terra

Central Valley California Region

Tom Willey, Slow Food Madera

Southern California Region (Southern California, Hawaii, Nevada)

Gordon Smith, Slow Food San Diego

Pacific Northwest Region (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska)

Katherine Deumling, Slow Food Portland

Gerry Warren, Slow Food Seattle

Southwest Region (Arizona, New Mexico)

Pamela Hamilton