Mirela Tinjić was born on September 14, 1992, in Zagreb, Croatia. She pursued her higher education at the Faculty of Food and Biotechnology in Zagreb, where she completed her master's degree in Nutrition in 2018. During her time at the university, she developed an interest in the area of food safety and quality, which led her to participate in various education programs and attend conferences on the subject. In 2017, she became a certified halal quality auditor after completing the HACCP, HRN EN ISO 22000:2006, HRS ISO/TS 22002-1:2010, HRN EN ISO 22005:2008 & Planning, preparing and conducting audits program. Mirela has been working at the Center for Halal Quality Certification for the last five years, where she serves as the head of the educational department and an external auditor of halal quality. She is also a lecturer at the dmAcademy, teaching the Nutrition module since 2018. Her passion for nutrition and helping others inspired her to establish a team called nu3nitionistice in 2020. The team's aim is to promote proper and sustainable nutrition through educational workshops and individual consultations. Mirela is a mother of two girls and resides in Zagreb, Croatia.