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August 26, 2025 - Headshot for Leigh McGuirk, Director of Social Media  - Champaign, IL. Photo by Ashley Ray/Fighting Illini

Leigh McGuirk

Began at Illinois:
October, 2021

Education:
McGuirk earned her bachelor's degree from Marquette in 2017 with a major in public relations and minor in marketing. She went on to obtain a master's from Marquette in 2018 while studying corporate communications.

Responsibilities:
Oversee strategy for all Fighting Illini social media accounts and execution for Illini football and men's golf accounts.

Past Experience:
McGuirk served as a Bob Hammel Communications intern and Assistant Director of Social and Digital Media at the Big Ten Conference office from 2018-21.

Last updated June 2023