Slow Food Boulder County Team
Our Team: Growing Community Through Real Food
In a fast-paced world, we’ve lost touch with where our food comes from — and the people who grow it.
Slow Food Boulder County is part of a global movement to change that. We support local, sustainable, and organic food, and believe that eating should nourish your body, support your community, and celebrate tradition.
Through shared meals, local connections, and hands-on learning, we help people slow down and rediscover the joy of real food.
Join us. When signing up at Slow Food USA, select Slow Food Boulder County under Membership Preferences.
Let’s protect what’s good — together.
Leadership Team
Board Member since 2017. Chair since 2022.
Jodie Lindsay Popma
Jodie leads Slow Food Boulder County with a passion for sustainable food and community resilience. She supports the Snail of Approval program, organizes events, and supports local producers. With a computer science, holistic nutrition background and a Master’s in Sustainable Food Systems from CU Boulder, she helps families make healthier food choices and connects kids to real food, fostering lifelong food literacy.
Membership & Communications Chair since 2021.
Rosie Skorvon
Rosie brings extensive local food system experience to the Slow Food Boulder County board. After graduating from Wesleyan College, she managed the Boulder County Farmers Market and worked at 100xs Farm. Now with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Rosie continues supporting Colorado’s food landscape. She also creates our engaging newsletters, keeping the community informed and inspired.
Social Media Chair. Intern/Board Member since 2025.
Emily Burgess
Emily is a passionate advocate for ethical business and sustainable food systems. As Co-President of the Sustainable Business Club at the University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business, she leads creative outreach and hands-on initiatives that earned the group gold-level Net Impact status. Her love for Slow Food deepened during her spring 2025 studies in Rome, where she explored food culture through a global lens. Through mentorship, marketing, and community action, Emily continues to grow as a thoughtful leader committed to impact, integrity, and delicious change.
Treasurer. Board Member since 2023.
Kelly Buenning
Originally from Missouri, Kelly Buenning has spent the past two decades engaging with local food systems across the U.S. — from working on farms to running farmers’ markets and teaching kids to garden. She’s been involved with Slow Food chapters in Wyoming and Kentucky, and is excited to continue that journey with Slow Food Boulder County. Now living in Niwot, Kelly co-owns Fritz Family Brewers with her husband and enjoys gardening, exploring Colorado, and chasing after her two young kids.
Events Chair. Board Member since 2024.
Kyle Wofford
Since moving to Boulder in 1997, Kyle has been passionate about healthy eating and supporting local food systems. He’s grateful to give back to the farmers and producers who’ve shaped his journey.
Outside of Slow Food, Kyle runs Hey Food, helping families reconnect with cooking. His biggest joy is being a dad — he and his son cook, explore the mountains, play soccer, and have traveled to all 50 states. Kyle believes sharing local producers’ stories is key to strengthening Boulder County’s food system.
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Events Chair. Board Member since 2025.
Julie Quinn
Julie's Slow Food journey began in 2016 at Terra Madre in Turin, Italy, where a chance meeting with Alice Waters and Carlo Petrini sparked a lifelong commitment to good, clean, and fair food. From selling green beans at Pike Place Market to baking sourdough for neighbors, she has always found joy in growing, cooking, and sharing. After years of volunteering in Boise Idaho and now Louisville — from teaching life skills to supporting school gardens — Julie is inspired by the vibrant farms and food community across Boulder Valley. Julie joined Slow Food Boulder in 2024 and was thrilled to volunteer at the SF Denver fundraiser at Masa Seed Farm, connecting with chefs, members, and the land that feeds us.
Julie leads the Snail of Approval program for the Boulder County chapter.
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Board Advisor - Since 2024
Kuvy Ax
Kuvy Ax is the founder and owner of ROOT, a seasoned and award-winning PR, marketing and social media agency dedicated to supporting good food – to those who grow it, make it, sell it and bring it to life.
For almost 25 years, Kuvy and her team have handled public relations and marketing for almost every type of "good" food or beverage-related company, program, and event. Her nonprofit/volunteer work has included positions as President of Pollination Planet, Co-President of Slow Food Boulder County (and current Marketing Strategist), as a member of the Board of Directors of the World Travel Association, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Les Dames D’Escoffier. She has also been a member of the CTO and Dept. of Agriculture’s Heritage & Agritourism Committee, and has handled pro bono PR for the Flatirons Food Film Festival for almost a decade.
Kuvy is a frequent judge for the New Hope Network Expo West NEXTY Awards, and a speaker at both Expo West and Expo East. She was also a judge and trainer for New Hope’s inaugural Press Pitch event. In 2023, Kuvy was a New Hope Network Expo West Pitch Slam semi-finalist judge and mentor, as well as emcee for the actual event.
Kuvy loves nothing more than traveling, eating, and eating while traveling!