July 23, 2001

Towson, Md. - Former Naval Academy Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions Andy Bilello has been named as Towson University's Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs, it has been announced by Towson's Director of Athletics Dr. Wayne Edwards.

He replaces Larry Martin, who was named as the Athletic Director at Eastern Mennonite University.

Bilello brings eleven years of experience in athletic administration and sports marketing to Towson University. During his time at the Naval Academy, he assisted in the marketing and promotional efforts of Navy's 30-sport intercollegiate athletic program.

Prior to taking his position at Navy, Bilello was the Director of Research for Sales and Marketing at WMAR-TV in Baltimore.

A native of Setauket, N.Y., Bilello is a 1986 graduate of Johns Hopkins University where he earned his B.A. degree in Social and Behavioral Science. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan in 1988.

In 1989, he returned to Hopkins and spent the next ten years in several different roles in the Hopkins athletic department. He served as the Sports Information Director at Hopkins from 1989 to 1995. In 1995, he was promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics, assisting in the management of an athletics program that sponsors 27 sports.