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







