Michelle is an award-winning entrepreneur, educator, speaker, and strategist. Conway serves as the Director for Student and Client Services and Business Incubator Manager at Alvernia University’s O’Pake Institute, an organization that fosters entrepreneurial activity and economic development. She is also an Adjunct Faculty member in the College of Business, Communication, and Leadership. Prior to her role at Alvernia, Conway acted as the Interim Assistant Director at Wilkes University’s Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. In the last 3 years, Conway has mentored over 200 businesses in the areas of business development, business planning, market analysis, and strategic planning. She is newly the Author of ‘If You’re in Your Twenties, Read This’ a short story to inspire young professionals to own their journey, celebrate their inexperience, and transform

Originally from the Metro Atlanta area, Jocelyn moved to Pennsylvania in 2004 and is a graduate of Hazleton Area High School. She earned an Associate Degree in Business & Hospitality from the McCann School of Business & Technology in 2011 and a Bachelor Degree in Business with a minor in Marketing from Central Penn College in 2019. Her resume consists of marketing positions in numerous sectors from roadway infrastructure to optometry. Jocelyn was also the executive director of local grass roots young professional’s organization, Hazleton POWER! for four years. Currently, Jocelyn holds the position of Director of Economic Development for CAN DO, Inc. She is responsible for forwarding entrepreneurship by way of the CAN BE Innovation Center, as well as initiating workforce and marketing initiatives that align with the organizations mission and strategic plan. She also develops and manages support programs for entrepreneurs and provides leadership for the overall promotion of entrepreneurship in Greater Hazleton primarily through THInC (the Hazleton Innovation Collaborative). Jocelyn has a passion for volunteering and civic involvement and currently sits on multiple boards and advisory committees within her community, including the Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress, The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of SCORE, Partners in Education, SHINE, The Luzerne County Community College Hazleton Campus Advisory Board, Big Brothers Big Sister of NEPA, and the Greater Hazleton COVID-19 Taskforce – specifically within the Recovery & Resilience division. Outside of her community based activities and responsibilities, Jocelyn enjoys spending whatever down time she can find with her wife, Megan, and their rescue dogs, Mac & Dee, hiking, biking, and finding new small town adventures.

Brianna (Brii) is responsible for over twenty program clients and two incubators.  Brii joined the Chamber as a workforce and entrepreneurial development specialist where she focused on economic and workforce strategies for the organization and its affiliates – SLIBCO, The Scranton Plan, and Skills in Scranton. Outside of her Chamber responsibilities, Brii is an adjunct instructor at Lackawanna College and Marywood University.  She also recently co-authored the article Subject Position and Manifestations of Workplace Followership published in the Journal of Organizational Psychology. Brii is a graduate of the Business Leads Fellowship Program offered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.  She earned an MBA from Wilkes University, a BA in Sociology from Rutgers University, and has studied at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Ask her about her avid love of cows, NASCAR, and especially her daughter, Delaney.

Shanie has spent two years designing and developing unique, customized projects, programs, and initiatives at Connect to create a positive impact in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Shanie has spearheaded efforts to “move the needle” by addressing specific skills gaps and enhancing the quality of workforce in the area. As a certified Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner (IBM), Shanie’s approach to problem solving has been a tried-and-true method of testing solutions to social and economic issues in the region. She places a strong emphasis on social innovation in her work and thinks outside of the box to bring innovative solutions to the forefront. Most recently, she served as the Project Manager of Coding the Coal Region, a federally-funded pilot program designed to increase the computer programming skills in Northeast PA and meet the immediate regional workforce needs of the computer programming industry. Prior to her role at the Chamber, Shanie served as a student Design Team member for Wilkes Barre Connect, helping to lay the framework for various innovation-based projects aimed at improving the local economy. Her past internship experience includes serving as the Entrepreneurial Services Intern at the Penn State Scranton LaunchBox and the Social Media Management Intern at Coal Creative, a Wilkes-Barre based creative marketing agency. She has recently graduated from the Business Leads Fellowship Program through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, strengthening her business leadership in education and workforce policy and programming. Shanie graduated summa cum laude from the Pennsylvania State University in 2020 with her BS in Business with concentrations in management and marketing. Alongside her studies, Shanie has had over 9 years of experience in the supply chain field as she helps to manage her family’s small trucking company.