Dan Quinn

Since graduating from Durham College’s Sport Administration program in 1984, Dan Quinn has travelled the province of Ontario establishing multiple sports clubs for physically disabled children and adults, established the Canadian Sport Awards program to recognize the accomplishments of Canada’s leading amateur athletes, raised funds to support amateur sports in Canada and restructured the broadcast landscape bringing more National Football League (NFL) football to Canadian fans. Quinn has been the managing director of the NFL – Canada since June of 2000. In this role, he is responsible for the overall management of the business affairs of the NFL in Canada, including the negotiation of all broadcast, sponsorship and licensing agreements, as well as establishing and managing the strategic direction of one of the strongest sports brands. His previous roles include vice-president, Marketing and Sales for the Toronto Argonauts football club, where he devised and implemented a marketing and sales strategic plan focusing on brand building; and director, Corporate Partnerships at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment where he was responsible for the effective development and delivery of sponsorship programs for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Quinn has created an annual fundraising initiative in conjunction with the Wizard Foundation, that will surpass half a million dollars raised for Special Olympics Canada. He serves as chair of the Durham College Sports Management Advisory Committee and has spoken to the students of the program every year since 1990.