Board of Directors
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President: Liz Soldwish-Zoole, M.Ed., CSC, NCC, RN, ECBA is the Director of Health Services for Willows Way, a not-for-profit providing independent living services to developmentally disabled adults. In her time as a paralegal, administrator, trainer, staff coordinator, public school nurse, guidance counselor, and event planner, Liz has gathered requirements, analyzed needs, developed processes, and engaged in strategic planning - all without ever realizing she was actually a BA. Contact: president@stlouis.iiba.org
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VP of Administration: Open Contact: administration@stlouis.iiba.org |
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Treasurer: Siu Chu, CBAP, LSSGB, MFN came from a retail banking and insurance underwriting background, eventually business analysis and systems testing. Siu was certified by the IIBA as a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) in March of 2016. Contact: treasurer@stlouis.iiba.org
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VP of Membership: Marc Robinson, CBAP, CSM, has experience as a system support analyst, QA tester, business analyst and scrum master across multiple industries including technical infrastructure, finance and insurance. As a Sr. Business Analyst and Scrum Master, Marc currently leads and enables change for Delta Dental of Missouri by defining needs, recommending solutions and delivering value to stakeholders. Marc holds a B.S in Business Administration from Truman State University, acheived IIBA CBAP certification in August 2020, and Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, Inc. in February 2021. Contact: membership@stlouis.iiba.org |
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VP of Professional Development: Russ Kirby, CBAP started his career in business analysis and application development in 1998 and is currently Lead Business Systems Analyst at Charter Communications. During his career, Russ has held hybrid, specialist and cross-functional business analysis roles with companies such as PeopleSoft, MasterCard, Enterprise Holdings and Charter Communications. He was certified by the IIBA as a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) in November of 2015. Contact: certification@stlouis.iiba.org |
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VP of Communication: Open Contact: communication@stlouis.iiba.org VP of Education: Open Contact: education@stlouis.iiba.org VP of Marketing: Open Contact: marketing@stlouis.iiba.org VP of Sponsorship: Open Contact: sponsorship@stlouis.iiba.org VP of Technology: Open Contact: technology@stlouis.iiba.org |
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Immediate-Past President: Trent Soldwish-Zoole, CBAP, SAFe® 5 Program Consultant/Instructor (SPC), Scrum Master (SSM), Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), Lean Portofolio Manager (LPM) has served the organization on the Board of Directors and chaired various committees since 2010. In his 'day job' role as a Senior Consultant, Trent is on the Bayer SAFe® 5 Transformation Leadership Team facilitating Lean-Agile Practice adoption. He was most recently at Charter Communications, for six years, leading Data Analytics and Business Analysis teams and in past roles, he has been responsible for establishing Organizational Change, Process Improvement, Product Management/Ownership and Business Analysis Best Practices in several small and large organizations in the St. Louis region. Trent's near 30 years of business and project experience have taken him from his start as a Project/Systems Engineer leading a development team in a manufacturing environment (and holding a patent as the lead inventor) through the telecommunications and financial services industries. Prior to his roles at Bayer and Charter, he has worked in the St. Louis area with Rabo Agrifinance, A.G.Edwards/Wachovia/Wells Fargo, Keefe Group, SBC/AT&T, and Amdocs, as well as consulting nationally with Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Sprint. On January 1st, 2023, Trent was named to IIBA Global's Chapter Council as Deputy-Director for the America Central Region. Contact: prior_president@stlouis.iiba.org
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