Jed Hinkley
Sport Development Director
Jed grew up in Andover, New Hampshire, where both of his parents were teachers at Proctor Academy. Jed began skiing at the age of three and competing at the age of five. For the next 20 years Jed competed in as many sports as he could, but his main sport became Nordic Combined and he spent seven years on the U.S. National Team. He was a member of four World Junior Championship Teams, the 2002 Olympic Team, and the 2003 World Championship Team. Jed got into cycling during his skiing career as a means of off-season training and began racing in Asheville, North Carolina, where he attended UNC Asheville, and he worked and raced for local shops and the college. After college Jed taught high school science for four years in Aurora, Colorado and he also coached cross country running and pole vaulting. Following teaching Jed went back to school to get his Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC. After graduate school Jed worked as the Healthy Foods Coordinator for Albemarle Regional Health Services as part of the Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) grant, where he oversaw healthy food access and education initiatives for 17 counties in Northeast North Carolina.
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Hi Jed. Jeff Forester told me to contact you regarding my past ski jumping days. I was first girl ski jumper from Hibbing Mn in late 50’s until 1964. I went to the ski meet on Jan 20 & met Carolyn Ripp whose daughter jumps & Jeff’s daughter plus many others. Carolyn posted on FB. Then an article appeared in letter to the editor in Hibbing Daily Tribune. . From there I hv posted info & trophies on my FB. If you are interested friend me to read scrolling down beginning with my night at the meet…I jumped with only boys & best them too but it was a time when it was not ladylike. I could win but only as an axhibitionist, I do have a story to tell…& l am going to write it for my family….my dad was in wwII In 10th mtn division & great skier & when he came home he started the ski jumping on the range building jumps. After I was born, He taught me & I loved it. Too much to write but my FB posts will give you an idea. These girl athletes call me the trailblazer. Lol. We moved to Mpls from Hibbing 5 yrs ago & after buying realized the bush lake jump could be seen from our deck!!Paulette Gustin (kiskis) 2189292517. Lv a message