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Last Monday we were visited by Annika Tunberg, Vice President at Whitey’s Ice Cream. 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 the company’s marketing programs.  Annika recently graduated from the Tippie School of Business, University of Iowa, where she earned a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis on Marketing. Additionally, she sits on several charity/organization boards in the Quad Cities, including the Two Rivers YMCA, Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, Figge Development Committee and the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce Foundation Board. Annika gave an entertaining presentation on the history of whiteys, showing many interestin, nostalgic photo of the famous corner of 23rd Avenue [sic] and 16th Street! |