During this hybrid event, participants will hear presentations on the top potential topics for 2024 (as identified by our Annual Topic Survey).

The event and presentations are open to the public and a great program for anyone interested in the hottest issues facing Arizona. After speaker presentations, participants will engage in panel discussions on the three topics presented, have the opportunity to introduce potential topics, and help select the 2023 topic.

During the program will be the presentation of the 2022 Shirley Agnos Arizona Town Hall Legacy Award to Linda Elliott-Nelson!

Dr. Linda Elliott-Nelson is from Yuma, Arizona. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Business and Spanish at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, then completed a masters in Business Administration and a masters degree in Spanish at Arizona State University, and completed her Ph.D. in Education at Walden University. Linda served as the chair of Arizona Town Hall in 2015-2017 and is the current past chair of Arizona Women in Higher Education. She also served as the co-chair of the AZ Transfer Steering Committee and the co-chair of the Arizona Chief Academic Officers for the state. Her positions at Arizona Western College included vice president for Learning Services, Dean of Instruction, division chair of Modern Languages, and professor of Spanish. She currently serves in Strategic Partnerships/Vinculacion as the liaison with Mexico. Her recognitions include the International Athena Award, Arizona Western College Teacher of the Year, Outstanding University/College Level Educator Award for Arizona by the Arizona Language Association, Outstanding Educator at Rio Salado Community College, and member of the national Modern Language Association committee on Two-Year Colleges. She has served on the boards of United Way Yuma County, Southwest Arizona Town Hall, Arizona Women in Higher Education, the BASW Advisory Board for NAU-Yuma, as well as the Yuma Education Advocacy Council. Linda is now on the Yuma Orchestra Association Board, Arizona Historical Society Board, and she is a board intern on the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.