A two-time Cicero Speechwriting Award winner, Foston is a senior speechwriter for the AMA president and other members of the AMA leadership team.
Foston is an adjunct lecturer for graduate journalism students at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.
As a Midwest correspondent for People magazine, Foston covered news and entertainment in Chicago.
With a commitment to healthier communities, Foston is a fitness instructor for the YMCA South Side Chicago.
As a freelance contributor, Foston covered legal issues and Chicago courts for Reuters USA.
Foston began her journalism career as an associate editor for Ebony magazine where she wrote about Black lifestyles, culture, politics, news and entertainment.
In this role, Foston developed health content and messaging, working closely with marketing and social media teams.
Foston covered health and wellness for AHIMA, executive communications, speechwriting, and, for a period, served as chief of staff.
Freelance contributor to ESPN's The Undefeated (now Andscape) covering college sports and the stories behind the scenes.
Contributing essayist to Tavis Smiley's "Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America."
Foston celebrates the 6th season of her podcast, "Pivotal Moment with Nikitta Foston" where she interviews people in news, sports and entertainment about the moment that changed it all
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