Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Conference Center at Rio - Rio Salado College, 2323 W. 14th St., Tempe, AZ 85281 | Online through Zoom

Community Town Halls will also be held on the chosen topic. These smaller sessions will tap into communities across the state in order to capture input from Arizona's many diverse perspectives. 

Click here for more information on the 2026 topic Housing Arizona. The topic chosen for 2027 is Civic Education and Engagement. 

Click here to see previous Town Hall topics and their reports.

During the program will be the presentation of the 2025 Shirley Agnos Arizona Town Hall Legacy Award to recipient Kathy Haake.

Kathy Haake, Retired Human Resources Executive; Community Volunteer

Kathy Haake retired after a 40-year+ career in Human Resources (HR), finishing her career as the Human Resources Executive for SRP. Her expertise includes leadership development, employee engagement, total rewards management, workforce planning and sourcing, coaching and mentoring, and top management consultation.

Kathy received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in social sciences from the University of Illinois. She later completed 27 hours of coursework in business at Arizona State University, and the Human Resources Executive Program at the University of Michigan. Kathy served on nonprofit boards for 35 years in social services, arts and culture, healthcare, and municipal government. In retirement, she volunteers for Arizona Town Hall, serves on the HR Committee of the Heard Museum, chairs a book club of former colleagues, and has way too many hobbies. Kathy is currently in her 6th year on the FHF Board and is a member of the Grants Committee, previously serving as Secretary and as a vice chair.

She has been married to her husband, Mike, for over 50 years and loves keeping track of their 8 nieces and nephews, their spouses, and their 10 (so far) great nieces and nephews.

Special thanks