This is an occasional series of UNCG athletic "Staff Spotlights."
 
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Jennifer LePore is the Director of Student-Athlete Support Services. She was a standout soccer and basketball player at Queens College in New York.
 
She has been at UNCG since 2012. Prior to UNCG, LePore worked at her alma mater from 2009-12 in a variety of roles including as an assistant basketball coach, coordinator of student services, senior woman administrator and associate athletic director for internal operations.
 
LePore, who earned her master's degree from Drexel in 2012, is married to UNCG assistant men's basketball coach Chris LePore and they have a pair of boys, Julius and Cruz.
 
Learn more about LePore with this quick bio blast.
 
How did playing sports in college help prepare you for the role you are in now at UNCG? 
"I know what it is like to be working, going to school, playing sports, and trying to have a life.  Balancing all of those can be hard, so it gave me real life experience for what our student-athletes go through."
 
What does working at UNCG mean to you?
"UNCG is a great school with the opportunity to consistently compete on the big stage, and I met my husband here so it will forever hold a special place in my heart." 

Quick Hits
Favorite TV Shows: Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay, Masked Singer, Premier League, NFL, College Hoops.
What Are You Listening To: Mostly toddler time - or as it is called in our family "Juju songs."
Last Book Your Read/Currently Reading: Gym Rats.
Favorite Websites: Facebook - it is how I stay connected to my family around the country.
First Job: Babysitting.
Hidden Talent: Doing/solving puzzles.
Favorite Sports Teams: UNCG of course! (and U of L).
Talent she would most like to have: To be able to sing really well.
Favorite Food: French Fries or pizza.
Favorite Restaurant: I could never pick just one.
Hero: Single parents everywhere.
Bucket List: Start a charity.
Favorite Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy.
What is One Thing People Don't Know About You/Fun Fact?:  I had 1,000 career rebounds.
Bio Quote: "Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness." – Anne Frank