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Staff and alumni of 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@

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体育投注_365体育备用网址@ staff, alumni named to Most Influential List

Three 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 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体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 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.”

President Andrea Talentino

This year’s Most Influential title goes to Caitlin Russell, who is president of Russell, a commercial construction and development firm. 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@’s Most Influential nominees include: 

  • Steven C. Bahls, former 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 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体育投注_365体育备用网址@ professor of voice
  • Kai Swanson ’86, special assistant to the president, 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@

View the complete list of honorees at quadcitiesbusiness.com.

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