Women's Conference

February 8, 2025

The sixth Annual Women’s Conference will be held on February 8, 2025 at the Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library.

Speakers and panelists will share their Irish background and connection to Arizona, their fascinating career or story, their role in the community, their talents and creativity, along with values championed by St. Brigid: Faith, spirituality, bio-diversity, sustainability, arts and culture, social justice, peace, hospitality and education  
 

Registration Now Open

ICLF Members – $40
Non-Members/Door price – $50
18-26 year old – $25

Tickets Here

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Keynote Speakers

Michelle Kauk

With more than 15 years of public affairs experience, Michelle Kauk has worked at the local, state and federal levels of government, in addition to the private sector and non-profit space, specializing in strategic public relations, media and communications campaigns; crisis communications; campaign communications; coalition building; message development; strategic management of legislative agendas; and public policy issues.

She currently is a public policy manager at Meta, working on data center economic development policy.

Throughout her career in Arizona, she has served as an executive with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council as the Senior Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs, and worked for the Town of Gilbert, and the Office of Senator John McCain – in both the Washington, DC and Phoenix offices.

Michelle also worked as the Director of Government Affairs and Research for a niche insurance company in Connecticut, HAI Group, which provides insurance and other special programs for public and affordable housing authorities.

Michelle is co-chair for the Valley of the Sun United Way Women United Steering Committee, and is also a member of the Banner Health Foundation Pulse of the City Soiree Host Committee and the Make-a-Wish Arizona Wishmakers Council. She is also a Flinn Brown Fellow. In 2017 Michelle received the 40 Under 40 award from Development Counsellors International (DCI), and in 2020 was recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of the 2020 Women Achievers of Arizona.

Arizona Irish Women of the Year 2025

Bethany Tso

Previous winners of Arizona Irish Woman of the Year

2024 – Mary Moriarty