Utah’s Olympic organizers have added more advisers and created new committees as work gets underway on preparations for the 2034 Winter Games. Here‘s the actions taken Monday by the organizing committee board:
Formally established the membership of the powerful executive committee:
Chair: Fraser Bullock, organizing committee board president
Sarah Hirshland, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO
Chris Kinney Olympian
Steve Starks, organizing committee board vice chair
Gene Sykes, USOPC chair and International Olympic Committee member
Lindsey Vonn, Olympian
Added new members of the steering committee of advisers:
Jeff Robbins, Utah Sports Commission president and CEO
Established committees and appointed members:
Ethics Committee
Chair: Sarah Hughes, Olympian and board member
Dr. Cheri Blauwet, Paralympian
Chris Mazdzer, Olympian
Brad Mortensen, Weber State University president and steering committee member
Jefferson Moss, outgoing Utah House majority leader
Lacy Richards, steering committee member
Finance and Audit Committee
Chair: Brett Hopkins, board member
Spencer P. Eccles, board member
Kate Johnson, Olympian
Steve Price, board member
Brad Rencher, steering committee member
Gene Sykes, board member
Host Communities Committee
Chair: Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, honorary board co-chair
Vice Chair: Park City Mayor Nann Worel, steering committee member
Haley Batten, Olympian
Summit County Councilman Canice Harte
Weber County Commissioner Jim Harvey
Colin Hilton, steering committee member
West Valley City Mayor Karen Lang
Wasatch County Councilman Mark Nelson
Brad Parry, steering committee member
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson
IMPACT & LEGACY COMMITTEE
Chair: Brad Wilson, organizing committee CEO and board vice chair
Mindy Benson, board member
Maura Carabello, steering committee member
Christena Huntsman Durham, steering committee member
Utah State Rep. Jon Hawkins, steering committee member
Kathleen Holding, board member
Tanja Kari, Paralympian, steering committee member
David Lockwood, steering committee member
Derek Miller, steering committee member
Abby Osborne, board member
NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Chair: Crystal Maggelet, board member
Nathan Chen, Olympian, steering committee member
Westminster University President Beth Dobkin
Utah State Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla, steering committee member
David Haggerty, board member
Miles Hansen, steering committee member
University of Utah President Taylor Randall
Chris Waddell, Paralympian
PEOPLE & COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Chair: Steve Starks, board vice chair
Scott Beck, steering committee member
Carine Clark, steering committee member
Eric Heiden, Olympian
Utah State Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, steering committee member
SPORT & VENUE COMMITTEE
Chair: Colin Hilton, steering committee member
Dani Aravich, Paralympian, steering committee member
Luke Bodensteiner, Olympian
Spencer P. Eccles, board member
Sophie Goldschmidt, board member
Ted Ligety, Olympian, steering committee member
Nathan Rafferty, steering committee member
STATE OF SPORT COMMITTEE
Chair: Jeff Robbins, steering committee member
David Huntsman
Dave Layton, steering committee member
Steve Miller, steering committee member
Apolo Ohno, Olympian
Mike Plant, Olympian
OTHER COMMITTEES IN THE PROCESS OF FORMATION
ARTS & CULTURE COMMITTEE
Chair: Steve Price, board member
Committee to be named
ATHLETES’ COMMISSION
Chair: Catherine Raney Norman, organizing committee vice president, steering committee member
Committee to be named
DONOR COMMITTEE
Chair: Steve Miller, steering committee member
Committee to be named
STRATEGY COMMITTEE
Chair: Ryan Smith, board member
Vice Chair: Steve Starks, board vice chair
Sarah Hirshland, board member
Additional committee members to be named
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION COMMITTEE
Chair: Matthew Prince, steering committee member
Manny Guerra, Paralympian, board member
Additional committee members to be named