She stands out from the crowd as she goes about her daily work, doing her part to make sure the professional athletes around her are properly fueled for their own work.
UNCG’s Madeleine Meinhold BS ’19, MS ’21, is an alumna and assistant professor of nutrition in the School of Health and Human Sciences. But her summer job this year finds her working for the Pittsburgh Pirates as the dietician and nutritionist for the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
It’s a good fit. Meinhold grew up playing soccer in Wilmington and has always had an interest in sports. Part of her job at UNCG is serving as the nutritionist for all the Spartans’ teams, a partnership for the nutrition departments and athletics.
“I took that on in 2020,” Meinhold says. “I got all of their nutrition services up and running. We started a fueling station. I did some group nutrition education, some one-on-ones – all sorts of things.”