Kelsey Stawarz was appointed Loyola’s Director of Sports Nutrition in May 2024. After 4 years of serving Loyola student athletes while in a consultant role, Stawarz earned the role as the University’s first full-time sports dietitian.
Prior to her start with the Ramblers she also served as a consultant with Northwestern University where she primarily served the men’s and women’s golf teams.
Before returning to the Chicago area in 2018, Stawarz was the Assistant Sports Dietitian at The University of Texas, where she worked with baseball, swim and dive, and soccer. With a passion for helping athletes optimize their potential through nutrition, Stawarz strives to arm student athletes with a nutrition foundation that supports them well-beyond their years as a college athlete.
Stawarz earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 2012 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her Masters degree in Exercise Physiology from Auburn University, where she also served as the Graduate Assistant Sports Dietitian from 2014-2016.
Stawarz is a native of Crystal Lake, Ill., where she currently resides with her husband, Tom, and their two children.
