Mayor Adrienne Foster

Adrienne Foster was first elected to the council on June 28, 2005 to fill the unexpired term for Ward IV. Councilwoman Foster was re-elected to the Council to represent Ward IV in April 2007.  In April 2009 Foster was elected as Mayor of Roeland Park, Kansas.

Education

• Licensed Life & Health Insurance Agent for the States of Kansas and Missouri 2009
• Kansas Civic Leadership Center, Graduate May 2009
• Leadership Training Institute – National League of Cities
• Leadership Northeast – Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
• Masters in Public Administration – University of Missouri Kansas City
• Fund Raising Certificate – University of Missouri Kansas City
• Bachelors in Public Administration – Washburn University
• Associates of Arts – Washburn University 
• High School Graduate – Bishop Ward High School 

 Membership and Boards

• Women In Municipal Government (WIMG) President - December 2005 to present
• Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO) Second Vice-President - December 2005 to present
• National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials - November 2006 to present
• Former District Precinct Committee Woman for Ward 4, Precinct 2
• Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce Member - June 2005 to present
• Former Missouri and Kansas Notary Public 
• Madison’s Who’s Who of Professionals - 2005 to present
• ULIG Urban Land Institute of Kansas City, Member   
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City
• Council of Mayors of Johnson and Wyandotte County
• Northeast Johnson County Chamber, Member
• Overland Park and Leawood Chamber of Commerce, Member
• League of Kansas Women Voters
• Catholic Business Network, Member
• Mid America Regional Council, Member
• Central Exchange

Community Service and Involvement

• St. Agnes Catholic Church Member (Auction Committee, Guadalupe Circle & Volunteer   1999 to present
• Friends of the Shawnee Indian Mission Member                      2005 to present
• Co-Founder of the Shawnee Indian Mission Patriots                2005 to present
• Champion Sports Complex Steering Committee Member        2005 to present
• YMCA Volunteer of the Year 2004
• Christmas in October, Volunteer for Nationwide PGA Golf Tournament, 2009
• Kansas Children’s Service League, Volunteer at the Red Stocking Breakfast
• Volunteer at Operation Breakthrough

Family

Adrienne has been happily married to Stephen Foster for almost 16 years.  Stephen and Adrienne have five sons Stephen, Sebastian, Christian, James and Blaise.