Confluence Board Members
2009-2010
James Buford
James H. Buford, a native St. Louisan, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis since 1985. Buford holds a B.A. in Human Services Administration from Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA. He holds honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degrees from Harris-Stowe State University, in 1993; and from the University of Missouri of St. Louis, in 1995; Webster University, in 2000; Eden Theological Seminary in 2006 and Fontbonne University in 2008. As an advocate for social and economic parity, Buford is often a vocal spokesperson on behalf of Urban League constituents. In this role he speaks to the diverse audiences, which embody the whole community --- from grass roots to corporate. Mr. Buford serves on over twenty boards and has received numerous awards and honors for his commitment to the St. louis community.
Jeanice Baker
Jeanice Baker holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a MBA from Fontbonne University specializing in Finance and Accounting. She is currently employed by Monsanto Company where she is the Revenue and Accounts Receivable Lead. She has been very active in the St. Louis community as a member of the Urban League Young Professionals, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and currently serves as Vice President of the National Association of Black Accountants St. Louis Chapter.
Dr. Harvey Fields
Dr. Fields holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis. He previously was employed by Procter and Gamble as manager of a production facility and is currently the Retention and Academic Advisor and Director of Academic Mentoring at Washington University. Dr. Fields serves on the Board of the Humane Society of Missouri, Missouri One Church, and the St. Louis Clergy Coalition and is a member of the Association of Black Scientists of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Craig Glover
Mr. Glover holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Fontbonne University and a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently the chief information officer for Grace Hill, a non-profit organization that provides primary health care, pre-school, and neighborhood outreach programs. Mr. Glover is a board member of the St. Louis Black Leadership Roundtable and Progressive Youth Connection.
Sonya Henry
Ms. Henry graduated from Howard University cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, majoring in Public Relations and Computer Science. She is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and studied business at the University of Norway. Ms. Henry is a field Technical Systems Engineer for IBM covering a six state territory. She is a member of the Howard Alumni Association, President of the Black Network Group for IBM and a member of the National Society of Black Engineers.
Jennifer Kovar
Ms. Kovar is an attorney at Polsinelli Shughart PC in downtown St. Louis. She focuses her practice in the areas of affordable housing and tax credit finance and development. Ms. Kovar is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a law degree from the University of Tulsa and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma. She is a member of the Missouri Bar and Illinois State Bar Association.
Tim Rowbottom
Mr. Rowbottom, AIA, is co-director for Lawrence Group's mixed use studio. Mr. Rowbottom joined the Lawrence Group in 2003. He has a diverse range of experience in all phases of project delivery including Due Diligence, Feasibility Studies, Programming, Master Planning, Scheduling, and Project Design from conception through occupancy. Most recently, Mr. Rowbottom has managed the renovation of the St. Louis Centre, a $66,000,000 adaptive re-use project. He is a registered professional architect and is certified in Missouri and Georgia. Mr. Rowbottom earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kansas in 1993, and attended the Kansas City Urban Design Studio in 1992-1993. He is a board member of the Downtown Children's Center, Building Committee, and a board member of Forsyth School, Plant and Land committee.
Armando Siliceo-Roman
Mr. Siliceo-Roman works in the Health and Life Sciences Division at Microsoft delivering high tech solution sales, most recently working with health care providers and health plans. He has been with Microsoft for over ten years. He has also been very active in the St. Louis community as a member of the Board of Directors and a committee Chair for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. He has also been a Business Advisory Council member of the St. Louis Public School Career Awareness Fair, and was part of the Leadership St. Louis class of 2005-2006. Mr. Siliceo-Roman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Theory from Southern Illinois Univeristy, Carbondate, Illinois.
Dr. Kia Swan Moore
Dr. Moore is a physician specializing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and her MD from Rush University, both in Chicago. She also holds a Master’s degree in Public health from St. Louis University. Dr. Moore is currently employed by Midwest Occupational Medicine in Wood River, Illinois as its Medical Director for several plants in greater St. Louis.
Paul N. Tice
Mr. Tice is the managing member and portfolio manager for Tice Asset Management, LLC, and is a financial analyst at DFC Group, Inc., a real estate consultancy. Prior to his employment at Tice Asset Management and DFC Group, Mr. Tice practiced law at Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein& Zafft, P.C. in St. Louis and was a tax accountant at Price WaterhouseCoopers,LLP. Mr. Tice holds a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a BSBA from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University. He is a licensed CPA, member of the Missouri Bar and Charter Financial Analyst.
Dr. Susan Uchitelle
Dr. Uchitelle holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Program Development from Washington University in St. Louis. She has worked for the Danforth Foundation in Higher Education, taught at Washington University, and worked as Area Supervisor of Instruction for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for the State of Missouri. She was appointed by the U.S. District Court to implement the St. Louis Metropolitan School Desegregation Interdistrict Transfer Program, which she did from 1981 until the case was settled in 1999. Dr. Uchitelle also gives regular commentaries for the local public radio station, KWMU, and serves on several charitable boards in the St. Louis region.
To reach the Board of Directors, contact Joleen Pleoger, Executive to the Board, at 314-922-5408 or email jploeger@confluenceacademy.org