Jill Burgin - Co-Founder AFC Toronto - Toronto’s first professional women’s soccer club.  A strategic brand marketer with over 15 years of experience of brand management experience at Diageo, Jill is well positioned to develop impactful marketing strategies that will propel women’s professional soccer into the forefront of the sporting arena in Toronto. With years of involvement in girls’ grassroots soccer watching & managing an OPDL team, she has experienced the transformative power of sport to build confidence, leadership skills & grit in young women and she is committed to bringing that experience to more women & girls in the GTA.
●      Jill Burgin is a passionate strategic brand marketer with 15 years of experience in the Beverage Alcohol Industry working with some of the world’s biggest brands including Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Johnnie Walker & Jose Cuervo Tequila.

●      She also has international business experience having worked in London, England, for Diageo head office creating a business portal for Global Brand teams and website development experience while working with the Diageo Way of Brand Building team.

●      She has communication experience having worked with Clockwork Talk - a communications company that helps people create powerful messages that shift attitudes and spark action.

●      Jill has a proven ability to create an environment where risk taking is encouraged and new ideas are developed and executed.

●      Jill has an MBA in Marketing from the University of Toronto and an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Japanese Studies having lived in Tokyo as a rotary exchange student during high school.

●      While undertaking her undergraduate degree, she competed on 3 different varsity teams – Cross Country Skiing, Rowing and Waterpolo.

●      She was an enthusiastic volunteer with North Toronto Soccer, having been a team manager for over 4 years for her daughter at the OPDL and League 1 Reserve level.

●      As the mother of 3 daughters who have all been involved in sport throughout their lives, Jill appreciates the role that sport can play in helping young women & girls develop confidence & leadership skills.