Meet The Team
MANAGEMENT
Edward Mukiibi (UG)
President
Marta Messa (IT)
General Secretary
Paolo Di Croce (IT)
Director General
GLOBAL SOUTH
Andrea Amato (IT)
Global South Director
Elena Aniere (AU)
South East Asia, Azerbaijan
Daniel Cruse (USA)
Arabic Peninsula, East Asia
Caio Dorigon (BR)
Arabic Peninsula
Maha Jamalalhariry (SAU)
Arabic Peninsula
Abdullah Faiz (AFG)
Southern Asia
Victoria Smelkova (BLR)
Central Asia
Valentina Bianco (IT)
Latin America Coordinator
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Caribbean
Chiara Davico (IT)
Mexico, Andes, Southern Cone
Sara Cigna (IT)
Latin America
Clara Croguennec (FR)
South and East Africa
Jean Marie Koalga (BFA)
East Africa
Irene Marocco (IT)
West and North Africa
Agnese Orzes (IT)
Gardens in Africa program
GLOBAL NORTH
Elisa Demichelis (IT)
Global North Director
Alessandra Villa (IT)
Balkans, Switzerland, Austria
Carlotta Gennari (IT)
France, Benelux, Germany, Canada
Daniela Conte (IT)
Spain, Portugal, AirBnb
Eleonora Olivero (IT)
Nordic Countries
Elisa Demichelis (IT)
US, Canada, Australia, New Zeland, UK and Ireland, Turkey
Victoria Smelkova (BLR)
Central and Eastern Europe
THEMATIC NETWORKS
Ludovico Roccatello (IT)
Thematic Networks Director
Abderrahmane Amajou (IT)
Migrant Communities Network
Valentina Gritti (IT)
Slow Food Youth Network
Ottavia Pieretto (IT)
Slow Beans Network
Francisco Prieto (ARG)
Slow Food Indigenous Peoples Network
Isaac Perez (CO)
Project management Indigenous Peoples Network
Maddalena Schiavone (IT)
Slow Wine Coalition
Silvia Rota (IT)
Slow Food Coffee Coalition
BIODIVERSITY
Carolina Modena (IT)
Biodiversity Director
Abdullah Faiz (AFG)
Ark of Taste
Ottavia Pieretto (IT)
Protein Transition Project Coordinator
Elena Sandrone (IT)
Earth Market Coordinator
Andrea Borgogna (IT)
Presidia & Cooks’ Alliance project assistant
Raffella Ponzio (IT)
Ark of Taste
Silvia Rota (IT)
Participatory Guarantee Systems Coordinator
EDUCATION
Eleonora Lano (IT)
Education Director
ADVOCACY
Madeleine Coste (FR)
Advocacy Director
Rubén Franco Pescador (ES)
EU Advocacy
Cristina Agrillo (IT)
International advocacy
Yael Pantzer (IT)
Urban Food Policies
COMMUNICATION
Eleonora Giannini (IT)
Communication Director
Annalisa Audino (IT)
Funded projects & corporate, Digital, Newsletter & mailing
Sara Bonafede (IT)
Digital, Social Media manager
Giulia Capaldi (IT)
Internal communication, Office management, Media & Tools management and analysis
Simona Malatesta (IT)
Engagement, Service Center
Alexander Meddings
Copywriter
Paola Nano (IT)
Media, Publishing Projects Manager
Alessia Pautasso (IT)
Media
Alice Poiron (FR)
EU Communication
Jack Coulton (UK)
Events
Claudia Saglietti (IT)
Visual designer and graphics
FUNDRAISING
Paola Roveglia (IT)
Fundraising Director
Marina Mainardi (IT)
Senior Fundraising Manager
Martina Dotta (IT)
Proposal writing and Project Manager
Serena Alaimo (IT)
Proposal writing and Project Manager
Cristina Agrillo (IT)
LIFE Operating Grant – project manager
Valentina Russo (IT)
Proposal writing and project manager
Venusia Govetto (IT)
Proposal writing, financial and project manager
Eleonora Doglio (IT)
Financial office, EU projects
Matteo Pizzi (IT)
Coordinator, Financial management and Reporting
Sheila Manca (IT)
Financial officer & project manager
Chiara Rizzuto (IT)
Financial officer & project manager
Cristina Battaglino (IT)
Liaison with Financial & Structure
FINANCIAL & STRUCTURE
Alessandro Tocci (IT)
Financial & Structure Director
Giuseppina Boarino (IT)
Accounting
Cristina Battaglino (IT)
Administration & Management Control