Here is the complete list of the QCBJ’s Most Influential for 2025.
- Dave Herrell, President & CEO, Visit Quad Cities
2. Kathy Wine, Executive Director and Co-founder, River Action
3. Ann McGlynn, Founder and Executive Director, Tapestry Farms
4. Decker Ploehn, City Administrator, City of Bettendorf
5. Jeff Nelson, CEO & Managing Director (retired), MetroLINK
6. Kai Swanson, Special Assistant to the President, Augustana College
7. Andrew Dasso, Principal Architect, Streamline Architects
8. Laura “Divot” Ekizian, President & CEO, Quad City Bank & Trust
9. Angie Kendall, CEO, Hand in Hand
10. Rev. Dwight Ford, Executive Director, Project NOW
11. Haley DeGreve, Founder, The Gray Matters Collective
12. Ian Frink, Co-owner, Crawford Company
13. Jerry Jones, Executive Director, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
14. Kevin Koellner, Manager, Focus Real Estate Development
15. Ryan Hintze, CEO, President & Owner, Iron Tee Golf, TBK Bank Sports Complex and Cornbelt Capital
16. Dr. Andrea Talentino, President, Augustana College
17. Andrew Lehman, Tournament Director, John Deere Classic
18. Ben Leischner, Executive Director, Quad Cities International Airport
19., Caitlin Russell, President, Russell
20. Denise Bulat, Executive Director, Bi-State Regional Commission
21. Dr. Amy Novak, President, St. Ambrose University
22. Greg Hass, President & CEO, Valley Construction
23. Mara Downing, VP of Global Brand Management and Corporate Communications, John Deere
24. Peter Tokar III, President & CEO, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce /GROW QUAD CITIES
25. Amy Jones, Senior Director of Social Impact, Royal Neighbors of America
