LA 2024 names Brence Culp Executive Director of Sustainability and Legacy

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For Immediate Release

January 5, 2017

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LA 2024 names Brence Culp Executive Director of Sustainability and Legacy

Former LA County chief deputy CEO leads development of LA 2024’s post-Games planning

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LOS ANGELES – LA 2024’s plan to deliver a sustainable Games that fits the long-term plans of the greater Los Angeles area was reinforced today with the appointment of former Los Angeles County chief deputy Chief Executive Officer Brence Culp as Executive Director of Sustainability and Legacy.

Prior to assuming this role, Culp was instrumental in LA 2024’s selection of UCLA as its proposed Olympic and Paralympic Village, which further reduces L.A.’s costs and risks of hosting the Games, aligning closely with the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Agenda 2020 reforms that encourage cities to host sustainable and fiscally responsible Games.

Culp also works closely with City of Los Angeles officials in their review of LA 2024's plans and budget.

LA 2024 will draw on Culp’s wealth of experience in public service, including working with the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee and as Chief Financial Officer for Los Angeles’ Redevelopment Agency. Culp practiced corporate tax and real estate law before her transition to local government. She received a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from New York University.

LA 2024 Executive Director of Sustainability and Legacy Brence Culp said: "It’s an honor to join the LA 2024 team, and I am delighted to put my experience to work for the committee. The team is working hard to build a sustainable and environmentally forward-thinking plan that fits into the long-term goals of the city, the county and the Olympic Movement, while providing athletes with an outstanding Olympic experience. I welcome the opportunity to create a New Games for a new era that serves all members of the Olympic Family, as well as all Angelenos."

Culp is joined at LA 2024 by Allen Vo and Cristina Lucas. Vo joins LA 2024 from the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), where he supported the development of the new La Kretz Innovation Campus – a 60,000 square foot facility that houses both the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s laboratories for Customer Engagement and Energy Efficiency, as well as an Advanced Prototyping Center for entrepreneurs. Lucas joins LA 2024 from the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), a professional learning platform, where she was responsible for growing the company’s west coast business by supporting the team’s enterprise software and Internet services clients.

In addition, the LA 2024 team is supported by Olympic and Paralympic Games veteran and strategic advisor in the area of sustainability, Ann Duffy, who served as Vancouver 2010’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and Alastair MacGregor, a leading High Performance Building innovator at architectural and engineering design firm AECOM, where he led the completion of NBA franchise Sacramento Kings' new Golden 1 Center, the first LEED Platinum arena in the world. LA 2024 is also collaborating with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, as well as other environmental and community organizations, to develop its sustainability strategy.

LA 2024 CEO Gene Sykes said: "In order to build a winning bid we know that the long-term needs of our city and region and the Olympic Movement need to be front-of-mind. We're very pleased that Brence, Allen, Cristina, Ann and Alastair have brought their expertise to our team to ensure a 2024 Games would be sustainable and beneficial to Angelenos for generations."

LA 2024’s commitment to sustainability as evidenced by Culp’s appointment mirrors both the City of Los Angeles and the State of California's leadership in setting environmental standards. At the city level, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti launched bold new initiatives in what marked a remarkable year of climate change action, with measures set to improve energy and water efficiency in buildings and to bring more clean energy vehicles to disadvantaged communities. Garcetti’s new initiatives give LA 2024 further confidence that they will be able to achieve the sustainability goals set out in Olympic Agenda 2020.

For more information visit LA24.org.

LA 2024 can also be found on the following social media channels:

Twitter.com/LA2024

Facebook.com/LA2024

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Snapchat.com/add/la2024

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