We had a great first general meeting at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens yesterday. Here’s the skinny:
In Attendance:
Susan Teton, Chair
Charlene Kauhane, Treasurer + Education Committee
Becky Speere, Membership + Ag/Farm Committee
Dania Katz, Secretary + Volunteer Committee
Roxanne Tiffin, Core member
Tova Callendar, Core member + Endorsement Committee
Chris Speere, Core Member
Shannon Wianecki, Core member + Chef/Restaurant Liaison Committee
Nio Kindla
Elyse Ditzel
Daniel Southmayd
Dyanna Smith
Melissa McKelvey
Gary Ramachandran
Sundya Ramachandran
Amanda Schaefer
- Susan Teton, Introduction, mahalos and history of Slow Food USA.
- Dania Katz, mission statement
- Charlene Kauhane + Becky Speere, spoke about previous fundraising events
- Becky Speere + Dania Katz, spoke about upcoming events
- Tova Callendar, announce committees
Committees:
We had a few committee signups, but we could always use more. Contact us if you’re interested in joining the cause:
Education: Charlene Kauhane
Ag/Farm: Becky Speere
Endorsement: Tova Callendar
Chef/Restaurant: Shannon Wianecki
Volunteer: Dania Katz
Thank you all for coming! We’re off to a great start!


