Vice Mayor Kathryn Royer

Kathryn Royer was publicly elected as a member of the Cave Creek Town Council in August 2018. After serving two terms as a Council Member, she became Vice Mayor by a vote of her peers in January 2023, and again in December 2024.

Ms. Royer has been a resident of Cave Creek since 1996, after accepting a leadership position with Central Arizona Project (CAP) in Phoenix. CAP manages and delivers Arizona's share of Colorado River water to 5 million people in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties. In her capacity as Associate General Manager of Communications and Public Affairs, Kathryn was a senior communications advisor to the publicly elected Board of Directors and senior management team, positioning CAP as a leader in western water issues and producing innovative outreach campaigns to enhance the organization’s visibility and trust. During this time, Kathryn volunteered for the Town as a member and Chair on the Water Advisory Committee. 

Since retiring from CAP in 2016, Ms. Royer now gives back to her community through elected public service. Kathryn has been instrumental in developing the Town’s strategic initiatives that address fiscal sustainability, water supplies and infrastructure, economic vitality, open space preservation, and community safety and security, among other Council priorities.  

Kathryn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Indiana University and worked as a news reporter, producer, public affairs director, and community relations manager in nonprofit, broadcast, and corporate sectors prior to arriving at CAP. 

Ms. Royer has two adult children who attended and graduated from Cave Creek public schools, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. In 2021, Kathryn and her husband Gabe Royer became proud grandparents of a beautiful granddaughter, Olive.