During the 2013 season, while in the Atlanta Braves organization I worked directly with Marie Spano. I held the position of Low A Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Rome Braves affiliate, and she was the organization’s Minor League Nutritionist. From the first introduction during Spring Training, communication was outstanding. Being that it was her first year working in an MILB capacity, she did have a few eye opening moment/obstacles towards the end of camp, and the first couple of weeks of season. Understanding differences in travel, meal money, clubhouse dues, Clubhouse Managers, and cultural food preferences were all an obvious shock, but Marie communicated openly and never hesitated to ask questions. She did not try to change the
