Matt Forck, CSP, serves as Ameren Missouri's vice president of Community, Economic Development and Energy Solutions. Forck holds a BS from Truman State University (1992) and is a board-certified safety professional (CSP). From 2007 to 2018, Forck led Ameren Missouri's Government Affairs team, which in 2011 began Ameren Missouri's grassroots outreach team called POWERforward — a community group consisting of employees, retirees and suppliers. In 2014, POWERforward was recognized by the Edison Electric Institute with the Excellence in Advocacy Award and was a national runner-up in 2016. In addition to notching up other legislative milestones, the team was instrumental in the passage of the Smart Energy Plan (SB 564) in 2018.