Team

Meet our staff

QC, That's Where the Chamber team loves the Quad Cities and are proud to promote the place we call home. Meet the faces who are committed to helping our members and our region grow.

Executive Team
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Peter Tokar III

President & CEO

563.823.2657
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Brietta Collier

Chief Financial Officer

563.823.2658
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Chamber - Small & Minority Business
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James Porter

Vice President, Small & Minority Business

563.823.2688
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Chamber - Membership & Events
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Alison Ryley

Manager, Membership Engagement

563.823.2662
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Anna Possehl

Director, Events

563.823.2659
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Grow Quad Cities
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Julie Forsythe

Chief Economic Development Officer

563.823.2652
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Chris Caves

Vice President, Business Retention & Expansion, Workforce

563.823.2672
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Tami Petsche

Vice President, Business Attraction

563.823.2655
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Bill Polley

Senior Director, Business Intelligence

563.823.2680
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Samantha Jackson

Manager, Economic Development

563.823.2695
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Jamie McLaughlin

Workforce Specialist 

O: 563-823-2693
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Government Affairs
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Shawn Creamer

Executive Director, Rock Island Arsenal Defense Alliance & Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute

563.823.2661
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Jacob Foote

Manager, Government Affairs

563.823.2660
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Elizabeth Tanner

Senior Director, Government Affairs

563.823.2665
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Marketing & Communications
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Jennifer Walker

Vice President, Marketing & Communications

563.823.2673
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Jennifer Verscha

Senior Director, Marketing

563.823.2687
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Anne Kirkpatrick

Director, Communications

563.823.2682
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Lindsay O’Brien

Senior Director, Marketing & Creative

563.823.2654
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Finance & Administration
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Ronald Nelson

Senior Director, Accounting & Payroll

563.823.2667
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Jessica Skiles

Senior Director, Human Resources

563.823.2669
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Julie Graham

Coordinator, Billing and Operations

563.823.2683
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Quality of Place
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Kyle Carter

Vice President, Place Management / Executive Director, Downtown Davenport Partnership

563.823.2674
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Ryan Jantzi

Executive Director, Downtown Bettendorf Organization

563.343.1866
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Jack Cullen

Executive Director, Rock Island Downtown Alliance

309-903-7432
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Alisha Espey

Senior Director, Programs & Events - Downtown Davenport Partnership

563.823.2651
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Tony Behncke

Director, Operations - Downtown Davenport Partnership

563.823.2689
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De’Andre Robinson

Operations Manager, Rock Island Downtown Alliance

309.903.7432
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Haley Moore

Manager, Placemaking & Marketing - Downtown Davenport Partnership

563.823.2678
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QC, That's Where?
A Connection to the World!

The QC is the heart of the Midwest, connected by one of the world’s most renowned rivers, the Mississippi and the regional towns it gave birth to over the centuries.

Five major cities make up the Quad Cities metro: Bettendorf and Davenport Iowa, East Moline, Moline and Rock Island Illinois. The entire QC is a family of communities in a six-county bi-state region: Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Counties in Iowa & Henry, Mercer and Rock Island Counties in Illinois. It's within a 300-mile radius of 41 million people with close access to major markets: Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and Indianapolis.

QC offers an open-minded network and drive that make the region a hub of ambition; with an opportunity to live in a place that’s as genuine as it is quirky, where you can start something and make a difference, and enjoy the well-being of an authentic community along with the freedom of connection to the world. 

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