Awards Winners
Gallery: QCBJ celebrates the 2026 Women of Influence
The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal hosted its 2026 Women of Influence awards the evening of May 28, 2026, at the Quad Cities Waterfront Center in Bettendorf. The event brought together honorees, guests and community members for an evening of…
Ida Robinson: Building the King Center from the ground up
See a need, fill a need best describes how Ida Robinson has lived her life…
Gaye Shannon Burnett: Rooted in the past, building the future through art
When Gaye Shannon Burnett was searching for a name for her new arts organization, she…
Melissa Pepper: Lifting up others, focusing on what’s next
When nominations were recently taken for the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s third annual Women…
Michelle Morse: Guiding Bettendorf’s next generation
Before Iowa mandated a statewide shift to science-of-reading literacy instruction, Michelle Morse had already made…
Amy Jones: Helping the ‘next generation of changemakers’
Amy Jones has this advice for everybody in the work world: “Always be a learner.”…
Melissa Gravert: Bringing the classroom with her, wherever she goes
Melissa Gravert will tell you, without hesitation, that teaching nearly broke her. After spending a…
Jill Dubin: Finding her purpose beyond the balance sheet
With a long career in banking, Jill Dubin is accustomed to others thinking of her…
Rebecca Arnold: Building systems for community impact
Rebecca Arnold spent years working with Johns Hopkins, the Peace Corps and USAID before realizing…
Samantha Yeager-Walrath
Director of Communications and Grants | Hand in Hand AGE: 35 Home: Davenport Education: Masters…
Jordon Williams
Director of Project Delivery | Cordogan Clark AGE: 34 Home: Davenport Education: Education: BA, SAU…
Bridgett Wildermuth
Regional Logistics Manager-Iowa | River Valley Cooperative AGE: 35 Home: Geneseo, Illinois Education: MBA with…
Brittany Whitfield
Chief Accounting Officer, QCR Holdings AGE: 39 Home: Eldridge Education: University of Northern Iowa: BA,…
Angelica Villarreal
Project Manager | IMAN Consulting AGE: 37 Home: Moline Education: M.S. in Education – Educational…
Mary Van Buer
Owner and Manager | Expressions Jewelers AGE: 36 Home: Davenport Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bachelor…
Katie Thompson
Executive Director | Global Impact Initiative Owner, Founder | THE Clothing Co. AGE: 39 Home:…
