Dr. Billington has been an educator since 1967, teaching at all levels from high school to Ph.D. programs. He is the former president of the Near East Archaeological Society and serves as Editor of ARTIFAX magazine and Executive Director for The Institute for Biblical Archaeology. He has published numerous articles in scholarly publications. He and his wife, Ellie, resides in Florida and have a daughter and four grandchildren. Dr. Billington enjoys the outdoors and plays a five-string bluegrass banjo. He teaches Ancient Near East Archaeology (ANE 501) for TBS.