Dominic Phillips, Co-Founder

Dominic Phillips, Co-Founder

Dominic's passion is in utilizing events to build community that lasts well beyond when the last marquee is taken down. He has been responsible for large-scale productions such as Slow Food Nation, the largest sustainable food festival in the U.S.A., with 85,000 people attending 80 distinct outdoor and indoor events. He is the founder and president of Dominic Phillips Event Marketing (DPEM), a full-service event marketing, design, and production company founded in 2004. DPEM has become a pioneer in sustainable events, implementing “zero-waste” policies, carbon offsets, and other sustainable best practices into its creative process.

Sarah Weiner, Co-Founder

Sarah Weiner, Co-Founder

Sarah first became immersed in the global good food movement as Director of Communication for the Slow Food International Office in Italy. After heading to California to become Alice Waters’ “Girl Friday” (in Alice’s words), she spearheaded the development of the first large scale U.S. sustainable food event, Slow Food Nation with 85,000 guests, then went on to produce the Soil Association's Organic Food Festival in Bristol, England. Subsequently she helped launch the first Sips & Suppers annual fundraiser with Alice Waters, Joan Nathan, and Jose Andres which has raised over $4.5 million to date for organizations addressing food insecurity through a sustainability lens in our nation’s capital.