The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal is proud to announce the winners of its second Forty Under 40 Awards – a group of young professionals who are making a difference in the Quad Cities region.
The Forty Under 40 awards are presented by the QCBJ, a publication of the North Liberty, Iowa-based Corridor Media Group. The event, which includes an awards dinner in August, is sponsored by our Platinum Sponsor, Augustana College; and Gold Sponsors, Genesis and RSM.
The QCBH Forty Under 40 2023 honorees, listed alphabetically, are:
- Susana Aguilar, Floreciente Association
- Ashley Allen, Augustana College
- Robert Astleford, Royal Neighbors of America
- Aubrey Barnes, Young Lions Roar
- Chris Beason, Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors
- Brock Biggerstaff, American Bank & Trust
- Micaela Booth, John Deere Classic
- Kevin Bradley, ISA Ventures
- Courtney Brickner, RSM US LLP
- Thurgood Brooks, Martin Luther King Jr. Center
- Ben Bush, McCarthy-Bush Corporation
- Alana Carroll, Deloitte Tax, LLP
- Melissa Church, Digi-Buzz Social Media
- Beau Dexter, MercyOne/Genesis
- Miranda Dresing, St. Ambrose University
- Brian Duffy, Per Mar Security Services
- Tyler Edwards, Quad City Bank & Trust
- Matthew Fenton, Monarch Kitchen & Bar
- Abbey Furlong, Lane & Waterman
- Michael Glanz, The Arc of the Quad Cities Area
- Mark Gray, Crawford Company
- Ashley Hansen, John Deere Classic
- Brian Harry, Russell
- Heather Hartley, John Deere
- Marc Hines, Crossroads, Inc
- Evan Johnson, Royal Neighbors of America
- Bob Jurkowski, IMEG
- Angie Kendall, Hand in Hand
- Grace Mangieri, Lane & Waterman LLP
- Miranda Marshall, QCR Holdings
- Lindsay Mercer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley
- Kyle Rodriguez, Hand in Hand
- Chelsea Sammons, Quad City Symphony Orchestra
- Ashley Schwalm, Family Resources
- Brooke Sweeney-Adrian, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
- Marguerite Tomlin, Arconic Davenport Works
- Mariela Trevino, Milestones AAA, Rosarios QC, LULAC Council #5285
- Andy Waeyaert, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting
- Nicole Zook, Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County
- Marc Zyla, WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
The 2023 honorees were selected by a committee made up of honorees from the 2022 40 Under 40 class. The new class will be recognized and receive their award at the Forty Under 40 Awards dinner Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center in downtown Bettendorf.
The event will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $65 for an individual and $480 for a table of eight. The Forty Under 40 honorees receive a complimentary ticket.
Launched in 2022 during what was the QCBJ’s inaugural year, the signature awards event honors 40 young professionals who are making a difference in their workplaces, through their charitable work or in their communities.
To be eligible, nominees have to be under the age of 40 as of the Aug. 24 awards event. They also must reside or work in the QCBJ’s news coverage area of Scott, Muscatine and Clinton counties in Iowa or Rock Island, Henry and Mercer counties in Illinois.
For more information on sponsoring this event, contact Dayle Hall at (563) 345-7225 or email her at dayle@quadcitiesbusiness.com. For more information on the event, contact Jenni Hatz at (563) 345-7225 or jenni@quadcitiesbusiness.com.
