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About Us

Who We Are

Elite Eats Inc. is the first online catering marketplace purpose-built for professional sports teams. Our exclusive, invite-only platform connects teams with vetted fueling partners who specialize in athlete-specific catering, ensuring consistent quality, nutritional precision, and operational reliability.

Jennifer Gibson, Co-founder and CEO of Elite Eats
“Coordinating athlete catering was a frustrating aspect of my job. I spent hours researching vendors and dealing with inefficient communication and ordering. I needed trusted fueling partners to execute at an elite level while meeting my team’s nutritional needs. With many colleagues experiencing the same issues, the idea of creating Elite Eats Inc. was born!”

Jennifer Gibson MS, RD, CSSD

Co-founder and CEO

Performance Dietitian, 20 Years Experience

Leadership

Meet Our Founders

Jennifer Gibson, MS, RD, CSSD, Co-Founder & CEO of Elite Eats
20 Years in Elite Sport

Jennifer Gibson, MS, RD, CSSD

Co-Founder & CEO

Jennifer Gibson is an internationally recognized sport dietitian with 20 years of experience in elite sport. Currently, Jenn is the Head of Performance Nutrition for the Chicago Blackhawks. Prior to this, Jenn spent 7 seasons as the lead sport dietitian and sport science coordinator for the Chicago Bears Football Club. Between 2006-2015 she was a senior sport dietitian and applied physiologist with the United States Olympic Committee and within the Canadian Olympic sport system.

Her consulting work has included the New Orleans Saints, Colorado Rapids MLS, Vancouver Whitecaps MLS, Women's Tennis Association Pro Tour and within the NBA. She has traveled to over 20 countries to service her athletes including 2 Olympic Games (2010, 2012), 2 Pan American Games (2007, 2011), 1 Canada Winter Games (2007), 6 world championships, and hundreds of professional tournaments/games.

Gibson serves as an associate teaching professor for the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, and is active in research, having published 9 peer reviewed scientific papers and 7 book contributions.

Gibson completed her Bachelors of Science degree in Nutrition at Toronto Metropolitain University and her dietetic education at the University Health Network in Canada. Her masters in Exercise Science was completed at the University of Victoria. She is a distinguished graduate of the International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sport Nutrition and a Level III certified anthropometrist (ISAK). Jennifer is also a Board Certified Specialist in Sport Dietetics (CSSD) with the American Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition.

Stephanie Pace, BS, Co-Founder & COO of Elite Eats
16 Years in Sales & Marketing

Stephanie Pace, BS

Co-Founder & COO

Stephanie Pace has spent 16 years in sales and marketing in the medical device industry and brings her extensive business background and acumen to the Elite Eats Inc. team. She spent the bulk of her career working for W. L. Gore and Associates as a Cardiac and Vascular Clinical Sales Specialist where she worked directly with Cardiologists and Surgeons in the operating rooms.

In addition to her territory responsibilities, Stephanie also spent multiple years as a Field Sales Trainer and helped to train new sales representatives on both clinical and sales techniques. The Gulf Coast Vascular Conference and the LSU Surgical Vascular Bootcamp are a few of the medical meetings that Stephanie took the lead on coordinating and marketing alongside industry representatives. Stephanie has won numerous sales achievement awards throughout her career with both start up and Fortune 500 companies. They have included:

  • Sigma Diagnostics Top Capital Equipment Sales Award
  • Diomed Inc Two year- Top Sales Rep Award, Two year- Presidents Club Award, Top Laser Sales, and Multiple Quarterly Contest Award Winner
  • W. L. Gore and Associates Summit Club Award for Stroke and Cardiac Interventions and Sales Excellence Award

Stephanie received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Chemistry with aMinor in Business from Eastern Illinois University. In her spare time, she is an avid equestrian athlete competing in the sport of Dressage with her horse Totoro.

Our Team

The People Behind Elite Eats

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Avery Ferron

Marketing and Operations Manager

Canadian-born and now living in Toronto, Avery graduated from Mount St. Mary's University with a BA in Communication and competed as a Division I track athlete. Her experience as an athlete fuels her passion for working in the sports world, while her creativity drives her love for marketing.

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Jeff Cummings

Senior Software Developer

With Elite Eats since day one, Jeff oversees all software development and engineering. He brings more than 35 years of experience, with a specialization in sports technology platforms, including work with Kinduct and United States Soccer Federation. When Jeff isn't writing code, you can find him cruising the streets of Halifax on his motorbike.

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Chris A. Meeks

Legal Counsel

Chris is a native of New Orleans and a graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he earned his Juris Doctor and a Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law. He is an experienced attorney in commercial and construction litigation and, through his marriage to a sport dietitian, has a strong understanding of the sport catering landscape.