Leadership Team

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.

Behind every farm dinner, every Farmers Market demo, and every Snail of Approval award is a story worth telling. We need someone to help us tell it.

Slow Food Boulder County is looking for a volunteer Communications Chair to join our board.

You'll manage our Instagram and Facebook presence — sharing the people, places, and moments that make Boulder County's food community so special.

It's 5-10 hours a month. It's entirely volunteer, but you will be fed very well.

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Sound like you? We'd love to hear from you.
Email info@slowfoodboulder.org or fill out our board interest form.

Alyse brings to Slow Food a background in restaurant operations, hospitality and agricultural finance. Her passion for food began at a young age while helping her family's restaurant in Sussex, NJ, where she developed an appreciation for community-centered food. She later expanded her expertise into hemp farming, gaining experience in accounting and financial management.

Today, she serves as Staff Accountant for Gafner Hospitality Group, overseeing day-to-day accounting operations, financial planning and budgeting. 

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.

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.

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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.

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. 

Norah's appreciation for the power of food began at a young age, watching her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother bring people together through homemade baked goods. While studying abroad in Florence, Italy, she was introduced to the Slow Food movement and the power of local food systems, inspiring her to pursue a Master's degree in Public Policy focused on Food and Agriculture and later intern with the National Young Farmers Coalition.

After moving to Boulder from Washington, D.C. in 2024, Norah quickly fell in love with the region's farms, food culture, and farmers markets. When she's not tending to her sourdough starter or making ice cream, she's supporting Slow Food Boulder County's fundraising efforts as a board member.