The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce has hired three key new staff in recent months to help tell the story of the area and strengthen the

Lindsay O’Brien, left, and Jennifer Verscha.

local economy.

Lindsay O’Brien is the new Coordinator, Marketing & Social Media.

She supports the sales, marketing, communications and events of the Chamber through marketing, promotions, social media and multi-media creation.

A native Quad Citizen, O’Brien earned a Graphic Design degree at St. Ambrose University. As a freelancer, she created content, campaigns and graphics for the entertainment industry, including musicians and shows such as “The Tonight Show” and

Jennifer DeWitt.

“MTV Music Awards.”

Jennifer Verscha is the Chamber’s new Marketing Director.

She develops marketing campaigns to drive collective marketing efforts in several areas including business attraction and talent attraction.

Born in Louisville, Ky., her family moved in 1995 to the Quad-Cities, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Management and a minor in Marketing from WIU-QC. Most recently, she worked several years as Executive Producer at dphilms in downtown Rock Island.

Since May, Jennifer DeWitt is the Chamber’s Manager, Content Strategy – a role formerly filled by Jack Cullen, who in April became the new Downtown Rock Island Director.

A former 30-year journalist with the Quad-City Times and Bettendorf News, DeWitt is the main storyteller and editor for the Chamber marketing team, which is headed by Jennifer Walker, Vice President, Marketing & Sales.

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Jonathan Turner

Jonathan Turner -- who has called the Quad Cities home since 1995 -- has decades of experience as a professional journalist and pianist. His experience writing for daily newspapers, public radio and local TV encompasses a wide range of subjects, including the arts, politics, education, economic development, historic preservation, business, and tourism.

Jonathan most loves writing about music and the arts (which he now does as a freelancer for the River Cities Reader and Visit Quad Cities). He has a passion for accompanying musicals, singers, choirs and instrumentalists, including playing for QC Music Guild's 2023 productions of RENT and SWEENEY TODD. He is assistant music director and accompanist for the spring 2025 Music Guild show, ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE. He wrote an original musical based on The Book of Job, which premiered at Playcrafters in 2010. Jonathan penned a 175-page history book about downtown Davenport, that was published by The History Press in 2016, and a travel guide about the QC published by Reedy Press in 2022.