This session will feature:
Greetings from NAHRO’s Senior Vice President and welcomes from the NAHRO Mountain Plains Regional Council and Colorado NAHRO.
Presentations of NAHRO’s Individual Awards and NAHRO Fellows Class of 2026:
- Outstanding Professional of the Year: NAHRO’s most prestigious award honors an exceptionally qualified person(s) who has made outstanding contributions to the quality of life through service in the field of housing or community development.
- Commissioner of the Year Award: This award celebrates the accomplishments and service of an outstanding commissioner.
- Emerging Leader Award: This award highlights an individual who has been involved in NAHRO at the national, regional and/or chapter levels for at least five years and has distinguished him/herself as an Emerging Leader.
- NAHRO’s Fellowship Program venerates recipients who have demonstrated exemplary qualities as housing and community development advocates, professionals and/or volunteers.
Featured Panel Discussion: Local Area Mayors
Discussion will focus on the current state of affordable housing from a local government perspective.
Moderator:
Peter LiFari, Chief Executive Officer, Maiker Housing Partners
Panelists:
Mayor Mike Johnston, City of Denver
Mayor Gary Hall, City of Estes Park
Mayor Emily Francis, City of Fort Collins
Mayor Wendi Strom, City of Lakewood
Mayor Dana Greene, City of Leadville
Session sponsored by Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport.