After attending school at Iowa State University, she worked in both New York City and Chicago gaining experience in Public Relations and Marketing. Over that time, she handled corporate and consumer accounts overseeing brand reputation management, crisis control execution and traditional and social communication strategies. Annika moved back to the Quad Cities in 2016 to work at her families’ company, Whitey’s Ice Cream. In her role at Whitey’s, Annika is responsible for many leadership tasks while overseeing the day-to-day operations and strategic planning along with the company’s marketing programs.

Annika graduated from the Tippie School of Business, University of Iowa, in 2021 where she earned a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Marketing. Additionally, she is involved with several charitable organization in the Quad Cities, including the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities Board of Directors, Figge Art Museum Board of Trustees, Two Rivers YMCA Board of Trustees, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce    Foundation and Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

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