Meet the Team

The Slow Food international headquarters are located in Bra, Italy – the town in Piedmont where the movement was born.

It is from here that the foundation coordinates the development of the global movement and plans activities.

In 2013 Slow Food opened its Brussels office, which is at the forefront of our fight for a better food and farming system in the EU

Discover the team

Global South

Andrea Amato

Andrea Amato

Global South Director

a.amato[@]slowfood.it

Elena Aniere

Elena Aniere

South East Asia, Pacific Islands, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, India, Nepal

e.aniere[@]slowfood.it

Daniel Cruse

Daniel Cruse

Arabic Peninsula, East Asia

d.cruse[@]slowfood.it

Caio Dorigon

Caio Dorigon

Arabic Peninsula

c.dorigon[@]slowfood.it

Abdullah Faiz

Abdullah Faiz

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; Ark of Taste program in Global South

a.faiz[@]slowfood.it

Victoria Smelkova

Victoria Smelkova

Central Asia

v.smelkova[@]slowfood.it

Valentina Bianco

Valentina Bianco

Latin America Coordinator Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Caribbean islands, Venezuela, Uruguay

v.bianco[@]slowfood.it

Chiara Davico

Chiara Davico

Bolivia, Central America, Mexico, Peru, Southern Cone

c.davico[@]slowfood.it

Sara Cigna

Sara Cigna

Bolivia, Central America, Mexico, Peru, Southern Cone

s.cigna[@]slowfood.it

Clara Croguennec

Clara Croguennec

South and East Africa

c.croguennec[@]slowfood.it

Jean Marie Koalga

Jean Marie Koalga

West Africa, Central Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius

j.koalga[@]slowfood.it

Irene Marocco

Irene Marocco

North Africa, Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria

i.marocco[@]slowfood.it

Agnese Orzes

Agnese Orzes

Gardens in Africa program

a.orzes[@]slowfood.it

Global North

Elisa Demichelis

Elisa Demichelis

Global North Director US, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Ireland, Turkey

e.demichelis[@]slowfood.it

Daniela Conte

Daniela Conte

Spain, Portugal, Airbnb partnership

d.conte[@]slowfood.it

Carlotta Gennari

Carlotta Gennari

France, Benelux, Germany, Canada

c.gennari[@]slowfood.it

Eleonora Olivero

Eleonora Olivero

Nordic Countries

e.olivero[@]slowfood.it

Victoria Smelkova

Victoria Smelkova

Central and Eastern Europe

v.smelkova[@]slowfood.it

Alessandra Villa

Alessandra Villa

Balkans, Switzerland, Austria

a.villa[@]slowfood.it

Francesca Baldereschi

Francesca Baldereschi

Italy

f.baldereschi[@]slowfood.it

Thematic Networks

Ludovico Roccatello

Ludovico Roccatello

Thematic Networks Director

l.roccatello[@]slowfood.it

Abderrahmane Amajou

Abderrahmane Amajou

Migrant Communities

a.amajou[@]slowfood.it

Valentina Gritti

Valentina Gritti

Slow Food Youth Network

valentina[@]slowfoodyouthnetwork.org

Emanuele Dughera

Emanuele Dughera

Slow Food Coffee Coalition

e.dughera[@]slowfood.it

Silvia Rota

Silvia Rota

Slow Food Coffee Coalition

s.rota[@]slowfood.it

Ottavia Pieretto

Ottavia Pieretto

Slow Beans

o.pieretto[@]slowfood.it

Francisco Prieto

Francisco Prieto

Indigenous Peoples Network

f.prieto[@]slowfood.it

Maddalena Schiavone

Maddalena Schiavone

Slow Wine Coalition

m.schiavone[@]slowfood.it

Biodiversity

Carolina Modena

Carolina Modena

Biodiversity Director

c.modena[@]slowfood.it

Andrea Borgogna

Andrea Borgogna

Presidia & Cooks’ Alliance

a.borgogna[@]slowfood.it

Abdullah Faiz

Abdullah Faiz

Ark of Taste

a.faiz[@]slowfood.it

Ottavia Pieretto

Ottavia Pieretto

Protein Transition Project Coordinator

o.pieretto[@]slowfood.it

Silvia Rota

Silvia Rota

Participatory Guarantee Systems Coordinator

s.rota[@]slowfood.it

Elena Sandrone

Elena Sandrone

Earth Market Coordinator

e.sandrone[@]slowfood.it

Alessandra Turco

Alessandra Turco

Slow Food Travel Coordinator

a.turco[@]slowfood.it

Education

Eleonora Lano

Eleonora Lano

Education Director

e.lano[@]slowfood.it

Advocacy

Cristina Agrillo

Cristina Agrillo

International Advocacy

c.agrillo[@]slowfood.it

Giulia Gouet

Giulia Gouet

Agroecology advocacy Officer

g.gouet[@]slowfood.it

Yael Pantzer

Yael Pantzer

Urban Food Policies

y.pantzer[@]slowfood.it

Francisca Feiteira

Francisca Feiteira

Urban Food Policies

f.feiteira[@]slowfood.it

Federica Grassi

Federica Grassi

Food Advocacy Officer

f.grassi[@]slowfood.it

Communication and Engagement

Eleonora Giannini

Eleonora Giannini

Communication Director

e.giannini[@]slowfood.it

Annalisa Audino

Annalisa Audino

Funded Projects & Corporate; Digital, Newsletter & Mailing

a.audino[@]slowfood.it

Sara Bonafede

Sara Bonafede

Digital, Social Media manager

s.bonafede[@]slowfood.it

Giulia Capaldi

Giulia Capaldi

Internal Communication, Office Management, Media & Tools Management & Analysis

g.capaldi[@]slowfood.it

Simona Malatesta

Simona Malatesta

Engagement, Service Center

s.malatesta[@]slowfood.it

Paola Nano

Paola Nano

Press and Editorial Manager

p.nano[@]slowfood.it

Alessia Pautasso

Alessia Pautasso

Press Officer

a.pautasso[@]slowfood.it

Alice Poiron

Alice Poiron

Advocacy and EU Communication

a.poiron[@]slowfood.it

Claudia Saglietti

Claudia Saglietti

Visual Designer and Graphics

c.saglietti[@]slowfood.it

Fundraising

Paola Roveglia

Paola Roveglia

Fundraising Director

p.roveglia[@]slowfood.it

Serena Alaimo

Serena Alaimo

Proposal Writing and Project Manager

s.alaimo[@]slowfood.it

Cristina Battaglino

Cristina Battaglino

Liaison with Financial & Structure

c.battaglino[@]slowfood.it

Martina Dotta

Martina Dotta

Proposal Writing and Project Manager

m.dotta[@]slowfood.it

Venusia Govetto

Venusia Govetto

Proposal Writing, Financial and Project Manager

v.govetto[@]slowfood.it

Marina Mainardi

Marina Mainardi

Senior Fundraising Manager

m.mainardi[@]slowfood.it

Valentina Russo

Valentina Russo

Proposal Writing and Project Manager

v.russo[@]slowfood.it

Eleonora Doglio

Eleonora Doglio

Financial Office, EU Projects

e.doglio[@]slowfood.it

Chiara Rizzuto

Chiara Rizzuto

Financial Officer & Project Manager

c.rizzuto[@]slowfood.it

Financial and structure

Alessandro Tocci

Alessandro Tocci

Financial and Structure Director

a.tocci[@]slowfood.it

Cristina Battaglino

Cristina Battaglino

Administration and Management Control

c.battaglino[@]slowfood.it

Giuseppina Boarino

Giuseppina Boarino

Accounting

g.boarino[@]slowfood.it

Sara Sciolla

Sara Sciolla

Accounting

s.sciolla[@]slowfood.it

Management and Presidency

Edward Mukiibi

Edward Mukiibi

President

e.mukiibi[@]slowfood.it

Marta Messa

Marta Messa

General Secretary

m.messa[@]slowfood.it

Paolo Di Croce

Paolo Di Croce

Director General

p.dicroce[@]slowfood.it

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