QCBJ’s Most Influential Leaders 2025

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    Here is the complete list of the QCBJ’s Most Influential for 2025.

    1. 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
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