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Alicia Kendig, MS, RD, CSSD Alicia Kendig is in her 6 th year working for Unite States Olympic Committee as a registered sport dietitian. She provides nutrition support and services at the Olympic Training Center and on the road during domestic and international travel for the USA Track and Field and USA Swimming National teams and athletes. Kendig has previously worked with many other National Governing Bodies (NGBs) on the winter side, most notably the Women’s National Ice Hockey Team, where she built up the nutrition program and created a performance based nutrition environment that they embody on daily basis now. In addition to contracting with numerous other NGBSs, she spent numerous years at the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to educate athletes on various sport nutrition topics, as well as the risks and proper use of dietary supplements. She has helped athletes of all ages, levels and backgrounds achieve performance goals by focusing on fuel and performance nutrition for optimal performance. Kendig holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and a master’s degree in public health nutrition from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

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AliciaKendig,MS,RD,CSSD

AliciaKendigisinher6thyearworkingforUniteStatesOlympicCommitteeasaregisteredsportdietitian.SheprovidesnutritionsupportandservicesattheOlympicTrainingCenterandontheroadduringdomesticandinternationaltravelfortheUSATrackandFieldandUSASwimmingNationalteamsandathletes.KendighaspreviouslyworkedwithmanyotherNationalGoverningBodies(NGBs)onthewinterside,mostnotablytheWomen’sNationalIceHockeyTeam,whereshebuiltupthenutritionprogramandcreatedaperformancebasednutritionenvironmentthattheyembodyondailybasisnow.InadditiontocontractingwithnumerousotherNGBSs,shespentnumerousyearsattheUnitedStatesAnti-DopingAgency(USADA)toeducateathletesonvarioussportnutritiontopics,aswellastherisksandproperuseofdietarysupplements.Shehashelpedathletesofallages,levelsandbackgroundsachieveperformancegoalsbyfocusingonfuelandperformancenutritionforoptimalperformance.

Kendigholdsabachelor’sdegreeinnutritionandamaster’sdegreeinpublichealthnutritionfromCaseWesternReserveUniversityinCleveland,Ohio.