FREDONIA, N.Y. --Leslie J. Bonci, Director of Sports Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, will speak to the Fredonia State student-athletes on Monday, August 29th. The lecture will take place in McEwen Hall, room 209 and will run from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30.
Ms. Bonci is a nutrition consultant to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and numerous high schools and universities. She is the sports dietitian for the University of Pittsburgh Athletics Department and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She also is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee's sports nutrition network and has worked with Bryan Clay, Garrett Weber-Gale and Tara Lipinksi.
A frequent lecturer at universities nationwide, Ms. Bonci is the author or co-author of three popular books and several sports medicine textbook chapters and is on the advisory board of the Journal of Athletic Training. She is an adjunct assistant instructor in pediatric dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and also serves on the faculty of Pitt's sports medicine fellowship training program.
