Our Board and Team
Katie Walmsley
Katie is a co-founder of Second Kicks. She is a tireless promoter of Second Kicks and is always seeking out donors and sources of funds to keep the uniforms flowing out to kids in need.
She is the President at Portfolio Management Association of Canada.
Co-founder
Lee Hodgkinson
Lee is a Partner at KPMG LLP, where he leads the National Mining Practice taking him to communities all over the world. He has been an avid supporter of Youth Soccer for the past decade, coaching both Leaside house and competitive teams.
Fundraising
Victor Kuntzevitsky
Victor is an investment professional with extensive experience in portfolio management. He is currently a Portolio Manager at the Stonehaven Private Counsel group at Welligton-Altus Private Counsel. He joined the Second Kicks board in 2017 to find an outlet for his strong passion for philanthropy and soccer.
Strategic initiatives
Mike Merry
Owing to his love for sport, Mike completed his MA at the University of Sydney where he focused his studies on Sport for Development and Peace. He then joined the board in 2019 after seeing the impact of Second Kicks’ work first-hand while working abroad in Cambodia.
Partnerships
Frank McIlhone
Frank has recently retired from the Accounting & Finance functions for CN’s Business Development & Real Estate Division. His part time job since 2005 is making sure we have enough money to ship our uniforms to kids who need them.
He is a big Leafs fan and has been involved in coaching soccer, baseball and hockey in the community.
Treasurer
Simon Ashbourne
The Board acknowledges the immense contributions made by Simon. He is a lifelong soccer fan and a long suffering fan of West Ham United, now, at least temporarily, back in the EPL. He looks after communications and the website.
He is a marketing and sales consultant and part of the faculty at the Rotman school of Management at U of T.
Past Board Member
Mary Maiden
Second Kicks recognizes Mary's immense contribution over the 10 years she served on the Second Kicks board as Community and Partner Relations; Shipping and Distribution
Past Board Member
Monica Beauregard
The Board acknowledges the immense contributions made by Monica Beauregard, the other co-founder of Second Kicks who has stepped back from the Board after 10 years of involvement.
Past Board Member