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Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro is the president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays. Shapiro was hired by the Blue Jays after working in the Cleveland Indians organization for 24 years. He originally started with the franchise in 1991 and was promoted to general manager in 2001. Shapiro was named Sporting News Executive of the Year in 2005 and 2007. Cleveland won the American League Central Division championship in 2007. He was promoted to Indians president in 2010.

Hayley Wickenheiser
Currently the Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Hayley Wickenheiser is a decorated Olympian and regarded as one of the best female hockey players in the world with an uncompromised determination and dedication to her sport. However, it’s not just her lethal slapshot that is respected by her teammates, fans and peers; Hayley is also an award winner, community leader, mentor, history-maker and an accomplished businesswoman. 

Kevin Blue
Prior to joining Canada Soccer, as General Secretary and CEO, Blue was the Chief Sport Officer at Golf Canada and also a leading college sports executive in the United States, where he held roles as Senior Associate Athletics Director at Stanford and Athletics Director at the University of California, Davis. Blue was the youngest AD in Division I at the time of his hire at UC Davis – age 33 – and led a successful cultural and financial turnaround of the Division I school over the next five years. UC Davis experienced record fundraising and revenue-generating totals along with best-ever competitive performances in several sports. Blue’s tenure was highlighted by the fundraising and construction of a new $52M sports performance and medical center.