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Greater Springfield Senior Services Welcomes Mary DiGioia

SPRINGFIELD — Greater Springfield Senior Services Inc. (GSSSI), an aging-services access point, recently welcomed Mary DiGioia in the role of registered dietitian.

DiGioia comes to GSSSI with nutrition-education and menu-planning experience for older people and at 11 community dining centers. Prior to joining GSSSI, she worked at Ascentra Care Alliance and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. She will design the five menu choices offered through Meals on Wheels and at senior dining centers, and will offer community nutrition education as well as medical nutrition therapy and individual consultations to those over 60 in the GSSSI catchment area. 

DiGioia holds a master’s degree in public health from Keene State College and a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from UMass.