Chief Executive
LA84 Foundation
Simril is the president and chief executive of the LA84 Foundation, which looks to leverage the city’s Olympic legacy to grow access to sports and recreation programs in California. Since her appointment in 2016, she formed a collaboration with 12 pro sports teams in Southern California, worked with corporate brands and major sports events and expanded the work of the LA84 Foundation’s charitable partner the Play Equity Fund. Last year she was honored with The Hero Award by The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition in Washington D.C. Previous roles include senior vice president and chief of staff to the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and senior vice president of external affairs for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
YEARS ON LA500: 10
