Gilhooly has been named Assistant Commissioner after spending her first two years with the Great Midwest as the Operations and Media Coordinator and Director of Digital Media and Communications.
Within the conference, Gilhooly will continue to spearhead the Great Midwest Digital Network operations, while assuming new responsibilities in sponsorship, student-athlete development, and committee service.
Gilhooly comes to the Great Midwest after an extensive career in broadcast journalism. During that time, she served in various roles throughout newsrooms across the country primarily as a sports anchor and reporter making stops in Kirksville, Mo., and Birmingham, Ala. In her last stop, Gilhooly spent nearly three years in Lima covering local sports in Northwest Ohio where she was able to make her first acquaintance with the league while covering athletics at the University of Findlay.
A native of Decatur, Ala., Gilhooly attended The University of Alabama where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Information Sciences. In college, she spent a semester as a Production Operations intern at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut.