President

Niul Bird

Niul has spent the last two years as President of the club as well as stepping in as an acting Technical Director. He has been at the heart of everything the club has achieved in that time and has played a major part in securing our longterm future while passing on his soccer wisdom to a host of budding players.

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Originally from Ireland, Niul has played soccer all his life, and still regularly joins our Adult Coed Soccer nights. Before moving to Bowen Island he played a big part in VMSL Club, Bombastic FC, both as a player and in various management and organizational roles.

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Niul also coaches in the BIFC Youth Program and Academy where his son Cillian is making huge strides as he embarks on his journey with the sport.

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As a club we're very lucky to have had Niul play such a big part over the past few years, and thank him for everything that he's helped us to achieve.

General Manager

Anita Peters-White

Anita moved to Bowen Island in December 2020 with her husband, Jeff, and their then 10-year-old twin daughters.  In 2021, her daughters joined the BIFC Youth League U12 Girls team and Anita became the Team Manager.  Through this incredibly rewarding volunteer experience, Anita quickly learned the value that Bowen Island Football Club brings to the community of Bowen Island.  The following year Anita jumped at the chance to serve as Coordinator for the soccer club that created so many friendships and lasting memories for her kids’ life on Bowen.  

In March 2023, Anita was offered the position of General Manager of the Club.  While Anita was new to the soccer world, she had been a Director of Human Resources for over 15 years. Administration and management of an organization was a familiar area and a great way for her to continue to help build BIFC.  Anita is dedicated to ensuring the families and kids of Bowen Island have a welcoming, safe, and fun place to learn, grow and enjoy all that the beautiful game of soccer has to offer.

Technical Director

Matt Smith

In his role as Technical Director, Matt is responsible for all sporting operations at the club. This includes recruitment and training of all volunteer coaches and managers; overseeing youth development and adult programming; and managing BIFC facilities, equipment and relationships with local leagues and clubs.

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Matt is a brilliant fit for the role. A lifelong soccer enthusiast, Matt moved to Bowen in 2021 and started playing in the BIFC Adult Coed League soon after arriving. He enjoys watching Sheffield Wednesday (in the English Championship) as often as possible, and finding people to play the game with wherever he can.

Matt operates within our core values and will ensure that providing equal opportunities and making soccer available to everybody on Bowen Island as part of our 'Soccer For All' policy is a key priority.

Creative Director

Andy Gillooley

Andy joined the club in 2019, at first to take part in our Evening Adult Coed Program and then as a coach in our Mini House program for his daughter, Penny's team. More recently Andy joined the BIFC Board in 2023 and has looked to ensure that the hard work that goes on behind the scenes within our soccer programs is shared with our community through our website & social media. 

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Andy has a lifetime love of football having grown up in Liverpool and having Liverpool Football Club baked into his DNA. In his professional life he is a Marketing Director at Electronic Arts, working on EA SPORTS FC (formerly the FIFA franchise), creating video and design content for TV and Social Media and working with some of the biggest names in football, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo & Kylian Mbappe  to name a few. He aims to use this love of football and experience in sports marketing to bring further success to BIFC.

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