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Denver’s Exploratory Committee and subcommittees are tasked with determining whether hosting a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games would be good for Denver and Colorado. The committees are composed of civic and community leaders from around the State of Colorado.
Name |
Company |
Honorary Chair: Michael Hancock |
City of Denver |
Honorary Chair: John Hickenlooper |
State of Colorado |
Committee Chair: Robert Cohen | The IMA Financial Group |
Committee Members: Jandel Allen-Davis |
Kaiser Permanente |
Christine Benero | United Way Denver |
Carrie Besnette Hauser | Colorado Mountain College |
Chauncey Billups | Former Professional Athlete, Philanthropist |
Jeremy Bloom | Integrate |
Albus Brooks | City Council |
Kelly Brough | Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce |
Denise Burgess | Burgess Services |
Terrance Carroll | Butler Snow, LLC |
Luella Chavez D'Angelo | University of Colorado South Denver |
Jerome Davis | Xcel Energy |
Navin Dimond | Stonebridge Companies |
Tami Door | Downtown Denver Partnership |
Don Elliman | CU Anschutz Medical Campus |
Mike Ferrufino | Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
Cole Finegan | Hogan Lovells |
Mike Fries | Liberty Global |
Maria Garcia Berry | CRL Associates |
Happy Haynes | Denver Department of Parks and Recreation |
Bill Hybl | El Pomar Foundation |
Mike Imhof | Vail Valley Foundation |
Walter Isenberg | Sage Hospitality |
Bruce James | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck |
Chris Jarnot | Vail Resorts |
Michelle Lucero | Children's Hospital Colorado |
Peyton Manning | Former professional athlete, Businessman, Philanthropist |
Steve McConahey | SGM Capital |
Ken Schanzer | NBC Sports |
Richard Scharf | VISIT DENVER |
Janice Sinden | Denver Center for the Performing Arts |
Marjorie Sloan | City of Golden |
Elaine Torres | CBS4 |
Bill Vidal | City of Denver |
Paul Washington | JLL |
Wellington Webb | Webb Group International |
Tracy Winchester | Five Points Business District |
The Olympic and Paralympic Exploratory Committee is divided into four subcommittees (Finance/Fundraising, Community/Civic Engagement, Games Concept/Operations, and Guarantees/Legal) that will focus on exploring different facets of the Olympic and Paralympic 2026 bid process.