FULL BIO - MARY ELLEN KELLY

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Mary Ellen Kelly is credentialed as a registered dietitian (RD) and board-certified sports dietitian (CSSD).  She holds a bachelor’s of science in nutrition from Boston University, where she was a 4-year member of the NCAA Division 1 varsity women’s track and field team. She earned her master’s degree in clinical nutrition from New York University and completed her clinical training at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center (JJPVA) in Bronx, New York. 

 

Mary Ellen is currently the MLB Dietitian for the Boston Red Sox after 3 seasons with the 2024 WNBA Champions- the NY Liberty.  She is Adjunct Faculty for Boston University and has previously served as an Adjunct Professor at Bloomsburg University and online Adjunct Faculty at Drexel University.  In 2014 she was hired into a full-time team dietitian role in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins and worked with them for over three years.  Mary Ellen was the Head Sports Nutritionist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and prior to UNC, she served as the Campus Dietitian/Sports Nutritionist at St. John’s University in Queens, NY.  She began her career as a staff dietitian at the JJPVA.  She was the Manager of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) Sports Nutrition Immersion Program (SNIP) fellowship for 7 years.

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In 2018 Mary Ellen Kelly founded Fuel Forward, private practice and nutrition consulting business offering nutrition-related speaking, writing, consulting, and coaching for groups and individuals. Current or former clients include but are not limited to: Baylor University, Bloomsburg University, Boston College Varsity Women’s Lacrosse and Field Hockey, Boston University, Golf Mind & Body, LaSalle University, New York Liberty (WNBA), North Coast Seafood, Trimsarter.com, University of Delaware, USA Lacrosse.

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Memberships, Activities, and Awards:

• Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA)

  • 2015 Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietetics Association (CPSDA) Trailblazer Award

• Sports & Human Performance Nutrition (SHPN, formerly SCAN), Dietetics Practice Group

• Nutrition Entrepreneurs (NE), Dietetics Practice Group

• USA Lacrosse Sports Science and Safety Committee

• The Virago Project Advisory Board

• Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (MAND)

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

• Completed five (5) marathons including Boston twice as a qualifier

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Speaking Engagements:

In addition to numerous high school team talks, university guest lectures, and local dietetic association meetings, speaking engagements include:

• NSCA NY Chapter meeting

• espnW Summit

• USA Lacrosse Sports Medicine Symposium

• USA Lacrosse U-16 and U-18 National Combines 

• Edwards Lifesciences 

• Miami Marlins Minor League System 

• Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Sports Medicine Conference

• Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN) Symposium 

• National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA) Southeast Regional meeting

• National Football League (NFL) “Careers in Football Forum” Panel

• Sports Technology Panel at “South by Southwest”

• Sports Technology Panel at “Super Bowl 50” 

• “Fuel Up to Play 60 Event” at National Football League Owner’s Meetings 

• National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Annual Conference 

• Female Athletes and Injury Conference, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• San Jose Sharks Rookie Camp (NHL) 

• Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) Annual Conference 

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Student-Athlete Leadership Forum 

• Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) Rookie Camp Grocery Store Tour (National Hockey League) 

• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, Philadelphia Chapter 

• SheRox Women’s Triathlon Team

• New England Youth Sports Festival, Gillette Stadium

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Publications:

• Bingham, M. E., Borkan, M. E. & Quatromoni, P. A. (2015). “Sports nutrition advice for adolescent athletes: A time to focus on food.” American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 20 (10): 398–402

• Glovsky, E; Wellness Not Weight- Health at Every Size and Motivational Interviewing, Co-Author of chapter 10: “A Non-Diet Approach for Use with Athletes” (09/2013)

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Podcasts interviews:

• Hear Her Sports April 2024

• Sports RD Snippets Oct 2020

• Greenletes May 2021

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Quoted in:

• The New York Times, USA Lacrosse Magazine, Venice Magazine, Women’s Health Magazine, espn.com, Training & Conditioning