Eat Local SF is a collaboration of the public, private, and non-profit sectors
CO-CHAIRS:
- Jordanna Thigpen
- Jordanna Thigpen, current vice president of the SF Small Business
Commission and a well known advocate for fostering a healthy
business environment through creative neighborhood outreach.
Eat Local SF is her brainchild and she is responsible for general
oversight, administration and finances.
- Contact
- (415) 479-4043
- eatlocalsf@gmail.com
- Jim Maxwell
- Jim Maxwell, co-owner of Architects II (a restaurant and commercial
architectural firm with over 80 restaurant and food related projects
on their resume), is the 2007 Small Business Advocate of the
Year and president of the Council of Merchant Districts - the
governing organization of all San Francisco neighborhood associations.
He is responsible for coordinating Eat Local community sponsors
and neighborhood events.
- Contact
- (415) 441-0848
- architects2@mindspring.com
- Joan Simon
- Joan Simon, founding principal of Full Plate Restaurant Consulting
(a well known restaurant and specialty foods consultancy) and
owner of Reservations Tonight (San Francisco’s premier group
dining concierge service) has taught several “food biz” seminars
throughout northern California and serves as a mentor at La Cocina
community kitchen. She is responsible for Eat Local concept development
and marketing outreach.
- Contact
- (415) 752-4882
- jsimon@fullplateconsulting.com
- Dava Guthmiller
- Dava Guthmiller, founding partner of Noise
13 (a San Francisco based branding and design firm with
several food and wine clients) is known for her creative
work with the Slow Foods movement, among others. She is also
the founder and managing director of Pow.wow, a networking
group for savvy and creative Bay Area business women. She
is responsible for Eat Local branding, collateral, and website
design.
- Contact
- (415) 946-0194
- dava@noise13.com
Major Sponsors of Eat Local SF include: