Honorees, pictured from left to right, President Emeritus Steve Bahls, Heidi Huiskamp Collins ’85, Melissa Pepper ’09, Haley DeGreve ’20, Dr. Sangeetha Rayapati and Kai Swanson ’86.
365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播 staff, alumni named to Most Influential List
Three 365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播 365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播 staff members and three alumni were named to the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s Most Influential list.
QCBJ readers cast their votes in October for the region’s most influential business leaders. According to QCBJ, those named to the list are recognized for making “the biggest mark on the Quad Cities region within the past year, whether through their leadership, business accomplishments or philanthropic efforts.”
365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播 President Andrea Talentino said she was delighted to see so many of the college’s best and brightest recognized by the community in this way.
"Knowing the Quad Cities values these esteemed alumni, colleagues and friends of the college as much as we do truly shows the college’s commitment to supporting and contributing to our community.”
This year’s Most Influential title goes to Caitlin Russell, who is president of Russell, a commercial construction and development firm. 365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播’s Most Influential nominees include:
- Steven C. Bahls, former 365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播 president
- Haley DeGreve ’20, communications manager, John Deere
- Heidi Huiskamp Collins ’85, founder, Huiskamp Collins Investments LLC
- Melissa Pepper ’09, chief strategy officer, Russell
- Dr. Sangeetha Rayapati, City of Moline mayor and 365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播 professor of voice
- Kai Swanson ’86, special assistant to the president, 365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播 365体育滚球-滚球体育app-投注*直播
View the complete list of honorees at quadcitiesbusiness.com.