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MEAC Announces Staff AppointmentsJuly 2, 2002 Greensboro, NC – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has announced two staff appointments. Luis B. Grillo has been appointed Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials and LeCounte Conaway has been appointed Director of Media Relations.“Grillo is a major added professional to the Conference. His officiating knowledge, allegiance to the MEAC during his formative years and experience will greatly assist the Conference basketball officiating program to maximize its potential,” stated MEAC Interim Commissioner Brenda H. McCoy. He is presently serving as a NBA Referee, a position he has held since 1988. Prior to joining the NBA ranks, he mastered his officiating skills on the collegiate level in the MEAC, SEC, ACC, CAA and the CIAA. He was assigned to his first NCAA Division I Tournament in 1986 and worked the Division I Final Four in 1987 and 1988. Doing the past year Conaway served as Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Information and Marketing at Shaw University. Prior to Shaw, he served as Sports Information Director at Hampton University for 12 years (1988-2000). “LeCounte brings over 25 years of collegiate athletic public relations experience to this office, along with dedicated knowledge and service to the MEAC. I am looking forward to having him as a part of our team,” stated McCoy. Conaway began his career in 1977 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as Sports Information Director and served in that capacity until 1980. After a year at Shaw University as Operations Manager of WSHA-FM and part time Sports Information Director, he was appointed Sports Information Director at Virginia State University, a position he held for three years (1981-84). In 1984, Conaway was appointed Public Relations Director for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and served in that capacity until 1987. Following his CIAA tenure, he served a year at Norfolk State University as Sports Information Director before moving to Hampton.
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