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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
oliodimelli@comcast.net

New York/New Jersey Region
Sherri Brooks Vinton, Slow Food New York City
sherri@sherribrooksvinton.com

Edwin Yowell, Slow Food New York City
eayowell@hotmail.com

Mid-Atlantic Region (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia)
Virginia Phillips, Slow Food Pittsburgh
vredpath@aol.com

Megan Ryan, Slow Food Baltimore
meganthesnail@gmail.com

Southern Region Region (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida)
Tom Montague, Slow Food Chattanooga
lasleyt@mindspring.com

Julie Shaffer, Slow Food Atlanta
jshaffer@slowfoodatlanta.org

Upper Midwest Region  (Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, K)
Kurt Friese , Slow Food Iowa City
k.friese@mchsi.com

Joel Smith, Slow Food Chicago
joel@slowfoodchicago.org

Lower Midwest Region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri)
Beki Marsh, Slow Food St. Louis
slowfoodstl@hotmail.com

Texas Region
Suzanne Fain, Slow Food Houston
Suzanne@amoveablefeast.com

Rocky Mountains Region (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana)
Matt Jones, Slow Food Denver
Matt4food@mac.com

Northern California Region
Larry Martin, Slow Food Russian River
larry@foodandwinetrails.com

Lorenzo Scarpone, Slow Food San Francisco
lorenzo@villaitalia.com

Carmen Tedesco, Slow Food San Francisco
Carmen@carmentedecsco.com

Frankie Whitman, Slow Food Aqua Terra
frankie@scharffenberger.com

Central Valley California Region
Tom Willey, Slow Food Madera
mrwilley@tdwilleyfarms.com

Southern California Region (Southern California, Hawaii, Nevada)
Gordon Smith, Slow Food San Diego
gordonstravels@sbcglobal.net

Pacific Northwest Region (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska)
Katherine Deumling, Slow Food Portland
katherine@slowfoodportland.com

Gerry Warren, Slow Food Seattle
cgw@speakeasy.net

Southwest Region (Arizona, New Mexico)
Pamela Hamilton
info@ediblephoenix.com

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