Effective July 1, Chansoth Hill will transition from her role as director of the UCLA Events Office to serve full-time as senior director of the Olympic and Paralympic Village. In this fixed-term position, which runs through the end of 2028, she will lead university-wide coordination efforts, overseeing 12 sub-committees and reporting directly to Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck. A key focus will be ensuring UCLA meets its commitments for the Village while minimizing disruptions to campus operations.

With Hill stepping into this new role, Bill Sweeney, assistant director of the Events Office, has been named acting director for the same duration. Sweeney, who has worked alongside Hill for more than 20 years, brings extensive experience to the position. He will lead a team of nine full-time staff responsible for scheduling and coordinating more than 700 events, film shoots and extracurricular activities annually. He will also join the Events & Transportation senior management team.