Karen Percy

Karen Percy is a journalist, director and media advocate who has been a friend of the AIS since 2014. She has championed diversity in the media industry during her long career. A former ABC journalist and foreign correspondent Karen is passionate about ethical journalism that is in the public interest and comes from a trauma-informed position. From 2020-2022 she was Chair of the Dart Centre Asia-Pacific which focuses on trauma education in the media sector. From 2017 to 2025, Karen served on the board of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance as the union’s Media President. She was also Deputy Chair of the Walkley Foundation, which supports excellence in journalism.