In addition to teaching Leagues and Governing Organizations and Leadership for Crisis Situations, Marchiano served as research chair for NYU's 2016 Social Responsibility of Sports Conference.
[1] She became a founding member of the Athlete Ally board of directors because allyship played a crucial role in her ability to address gender issues as female sports reporter[2] She was a central figure in Major League Baseball's embrace of LGBT inclusion beginning in 2013.
[3] "Once people start to talk about the issue, and get comfortable, the acceptance grows from there", Marchiano told the Washington Blade; "You don’t go backward".
The award recognizes the film that best captures “research, factual accuracy, historical context, and appreciation of the game.”[4] Marchiano's father Sal worked for WPIX in New York City.
Marchiano lives in New York with husband Bryan Spillane, their son Cal and daughter Frankie from a previous marriage to Ihsan Dogramaci.