Johnson & Wales University Providence

Jillian Withington joined the athletic training staff at Johnson & Wales University in August of 2002. She currently works with field hockey, women's ice hockey and men's lacrosse. Withington is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Withington is a 1999 graduate of Sacred Heart University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Movement and Sports Science. Following her undergraduate studies, she received her Master of Science degree in Sports Health Care from Arizona School of Health Science (now A.T. Still University) in 2001. While in Arizona, she was the co-head athletic trainer at Centennial High School in Peoria. 

After graduation, Jillian was hired at Northeast Sports Training and Rehabilitation in Warwick, R.I. as an athletic trainer and strength coach. She also did outreach athletic training work at West Warwick High School.

Withington lives in Burrillville with her husband, Nate, and their two children, Emma and Ethan. Emma is a sophomore on the women’s soccer team at Western New England University.