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Less than two years after joining the Boston University Department of Athletics, Drew Marrochello was promoted to the newly established position of Deputy Director of Athletics. In this role, which he assumed in July 2007, Marrochello serves as the chief operating officer for the department, overseeing all of the daily operations, its 23 varsity sports and $20 million budget. In addition, he has direct oversight of the business office, marketing and communications, facilities, game operations and equipment services. He coordinates all revenue generation for the department, including ticketing, facility rentals, fundraising initiatives and new revenue streams. During his time at BU, Marrochello has had sport supervision responsibilities for women's crew, women's lacrosse, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis and wrestling. In total, he manages more than 40 coaches and staff while serving on the department's senior staff and strategic-planning committee. In addition, Marrochello assists in men's and women's basketball scheduling and serves as the department's liaison with the University for Agganis Arena, risk management, space management, the Dean of Students' office and the BU Athletic Hall of Fame. He has served as the point person for numerous short- and long-term multi-million-dollar facility projects, including the installation of a FieldTurf and track at Nickerson Field, plus multiple locker room and team meeting-area renovations. He spearheaded many details of the men's basketball head coaching search in March 2009 that landed Patrick Chambers, the associate head coach of Final Four-bound Villanova, and oversaw the hiring of head coaches at BU for women's lacrosse, women's rowing and men's tennis. Marrochello currently serves as a member of the America East Conference's Championships and Competitions Cabinet (CCC), the committee that screens legislation and advises policy changes for championships and competition to the conference's athletic directors. He is the past chairperson of the Women's Soccer CCC and the current chairperson of the Women's Lacrosse CCC, and was nominated for the America East Strategic Planning and Cost Containment committees. He also has worked closely with the conference office on other levels, both as the tournament director for the 2007 Men's Basketball Championship that BU hosted at Agganis Arena and as the institution's representative for implementing and enforcing all conference standards for scheduling, facilities and marketing. Before arriving at BU in August 2005 as Associate Athletic Director for Internal Affairs, Marrochello had served as athletic director at Hudson Valley Community College since 1997. He began working at Hudson Valley in 1993 as the college's academic coordinator and assistant director of athletics. During Marrochello's tenure as athletic director, Hudson Valley's teams combined to win 31 conference championships, 11 Region III titles and one national championship. Ten of Hudson Valley's 14 varsity teams won either a regional or conference championship under his leadership. From 1997 to 2005, 40 Hudson Valley student-athletes garnered All-American honors. He served as president of the Mountain Valley Conference, commissioner of the Northeast Football Conference and as a member of the national women's basketball committee and the Region III board of directors. He also sat as the Region III chairman for ice hockey, women's basketball and softball. Marrochello was named the 2003-04 Region III Athletic Director of the Year by his peers at the 29 Region III colleges, and was awarded the 2005 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Professional Service. Originally from Arlington, Mass., Marrochello has been involved in college athletics for more than two decades as a student-athlete, coach and administrator. He received a bachelor's degree in government in 1991 from Wesleyan University, where he played four seasons of varsity football and was captain his senior year. Marrochello earned his master's degree in Education Administration from the University at Albany, and coached football for three years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and two years at Union College. He and his wife, Monica, have three children: Olivia, Grace and Dominic. |
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