Karen Foss became senior vice president, Communications and Brand Management, of Ameren Corporation on May 1, 2009.
Foss joined AmerenUE, the corporation’s Missouri utility, in February 2007 as vice president, Public Relations. In her current position, she is a member of the corporate executive leadership team and is responsible for Ameren corporate-level communications and for managing the corporate image and brand in cooperation with business segment communications teams. Corporate level external and internal communications teams report to Foss, as well the director of Diversity.
Foss is a nationally recognized former newscaster who spent more than 25 years as anchor of KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Mo.
The six-time Emmy award winner was in 2005 inducted into the Silver Circle by the National Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences for her 25 years of journalistic excellence. Foss is equally well known for her community contributions.
Foss has also actively supported a range of organizations from The Salvation Army to Paraquad—a non-profit dedicated to helping the disabled establish homes and jobs to become more independent.
In 1983, Foss received the “Paraquad Service Award.” She also was the first recipient of the St. Louis Ambassadors’ “Spirit of St. Louis” award in 1985. The St. Louis Suburban Journals named her “Woman of Achievement” in 1989. Also in 1989, the YMCA honored Foss with the “Special Leadership Award” for her long-standing volunteer commitment to improving the lives of the disabled and youth in St. Louis.
In 1992, the St. Louis Chapter of the NAACP honored Foss when she became the first television reporter to receive the “Roy Wilkins Freedom Award.” She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, her hometown.
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