2025 Workshop and Session Speakers
Stephanie Adam
- Professor of Business, Economics and Communication, Pennsylvania Western University
Maria Aguiluz-Abunto
- Executive Medical Director, AMBA Venture
Karen Alexander
- Co-founder and Executive Director, XR Women; Director, XRconnectED
Aaron Altemus
- Director of Professional and Student Learning, Consortium for Public Education
Urmi Ashar
- Assistant Professor, Rangos School of Health Sciences, Health Administration and Public Health, Duquesne University
Lynn Banaszak
- President and CEO, The Caileigh Lynn McDowell Foundation
Tamryn Batcheller-Adams
- Accredited Enneagram Practitioner and Psychology Lecturer, TomorrowToday Global
Najiba Benabess
- Associate Provost for Online Learning, AI and Academic Partnerships, and Dean of the School of Business at Neumann University
Martha Benson
- Adjunct Professor, Seton Hill University
Mandy Book
- Deputy Secretary, Office of Business Financing, PA Department of Community and Economic Development
Stephanie Bowles
- Founder and CEO, PathQuester
Lois Bradley
- Founder & President, The Bradley Partnerships
Angela Brown
- The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Director, GO TEC®
Kristen Burns
- Associate Director, The Grable Foundation
Jodi Carver
- Assistant Professor, Business, CCBC
Alicia Cassels
- Assistant Director and Instructional Designer, Robert Morris University
Susan Chappell
- Associate Director of Penn State Career Services, Commonwealth Campuses
Esther Choy
- CEO and Chief Story Facilitator at Leadership Story Lab
Dorene Ciletti
- H.J. Heinz Company Endowed Chair in Business Management Professor and Director, Marketing and Sales Program at Point Park University
Melanie Claxton
- Senior Program Officer, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Keith Coats
- Global Leadership Thinker and Futurist, TomorrowToday Global
Courtney Cole
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering at Penn State University
Danielle Conway
- Dean, Penn State Dickinson Law
Amalene Cooper-Morgan
- Associate Professor of Chemistry, Seton Hill University
Linsey Covert
- Entrepreneur In Residence- Penn State; Founder of TEAMology Inc.
Jonathan D'Silva
- Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Intellectual Property Law Clinic at Penn State Dickinson Law
Matt Dado
- Director of Technology & Innovation, Penn Hills School District
Kayleigh Del Cotto
- Project Manager, Southwestern PA Cyber Workforce and Education Hub
Stephanie DeLuca
- Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development at Brentwood Borough School District
Robert Dillon
- Chief School Designer, Intentional School Designs
Lindsey Dixon
- Vice President, Product & Innovation at NAF
Joanna Doven
- Executive Director, AI Strike Team
Patrick Dudas
- Associate Director, Penn State Center for Immersive Experiences
Grant Dull
- Executive Director, KeystoneREN
Daniel Dzodin
- Executive Director/Facilitator, Schools That Can Pittsburgh
Jackie Erickson
- Senior Director, Government Affairs at Allegheny Conference
Lee Erickson
- Chief Amplifier Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization, Penn State
Kelliann Ganoo
- Operations & Project Manager, Digital Promise
Jessica Ghilani
- Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
Jen Gilburg
- Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship, PA Department of Community and Economic Development
David Gindhart
- Associate Vice President, Business Technology Solutions at Penn State
Dr. Andrea Gregg
- Director of Learning Experience Design Associate Research Professor at Penn State - College of Engineering
Norton Gusky
- Educational Technology Broker, NLG Consulting
Andrew Halter
- Instructional Coach, Hampton Township School District
Dr. Meg Handley
- Associate Director of Engineering Leadership; Associate Teaching Professor at Penn State - College of Engineering
Rachael Haverstick
- Director of Program Operations, KINBER
Kashif Henderson
- Executive Director, Neighborhood Learning Alliance
Joselyn Henry
- Student, La Roche University
Darcy Holtzman
- Teacher, Burrell High School
Theresa Horner
- Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Public Health & Graduate Health Sciences at Saint Francis University
Chenchen Huang
- Dean of the School of Business, Arts & Sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology
Damola Idowu
- Co-Founder and CEO, Toyz Electronics
Wole Idowu
- Co-Founder and CTO, Toyz Electronics
Pat Jennings
- Partner, Pillsbury Intellectual Property
Dean Jolin
- Director of Career Readiness, Point Park Unversity
Angela Karakachian
- Assistant Professor, Duquesne University
Sarah Kettell
- Educational Applications Developer, The Center for Teaching Excellence at Penn State Harrisburg
Kim Knight
- Career Tech Advisor, Talladega County Schools
CR Knight
- Chief Financial Officer, WisdomEDU
Dr. Suzanne Lacey
- Superintendent, Talladega County Schools
Kristian Lenderman
- Project Director, Education R&D Initiatives, Digital Promise
Stephanie Lewis
- Director of Relationships, Remake Learning
Faina Linkov
- Associate Professor, Duquesne University
Steve Luciano
- Fab Lab Technical and Education Manager, Carnegie Science Center
Aydean Lynch
- Senior Systems and Software Engineer, Carnegie Mellon University ECE
Luke Macios
- Business Development Manager, Carnegie Science Center
Heather Mallak
- Chief Operating Officer, LEVEL: Equity Building
Jessica Mann
- Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement, Duquesne University
Ed Manns
- Managing Director, External Affairs at International Society of Automation (ISA)
Michael Marchionda
- Chief Executive Officer, WisdomK12
Joie Marhefka
- Associate Teaching Professor, Biomedical Engineering Technology, Penn State University
Jacob Marsh
- Industry Relations Coordinator, Penn State - Behrend
Rosemary Martinelli
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Marketing and Communications, Business; Campus Internship Coordinator at Penn State University
Lisa Masciantonio
- Chief Workforce Officer, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute
Gina Masciola
- Program Director of Learning Neighborhoods, WQED
Sharon Massey
- Professor, Department of Art and Design at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
Sherri McCleary
- Executive Director, Digital Foundry at New Kensington
Jessica McCort
- Associate Professor, Composition and Rhetoric; Director, Honors Program at Point Park University
Edward McKaveney
- Director of Technology, Hampton Township School District
Francelys Medina
- Assistant Teaching Professor in Chemistry, Penn State Dubois
Mehrdad Mehdavi
- Associate Professor and Director of the Penn State AI Hub
Jessica Menold
- Associate Professor & Director of the Center for Immersive Experiences, Penn State University
Timothy Miller
- Associate Professor, General Engineering/Engineering at Saint Francis University
Ken Miller
- Chief Technology Officer, KeystoneREN
Michelle Miller
- Superintendent of Schools, South Fayette Township School District
Anthony Moretti
- Associate Professor of Communication; Department Head, Communication and Organizational Leadership; Coordinatior, Washington Center Internship and Seminar Program at Robert Morris University
Aminata Ndeye
- Aminata Diatta Coaching & Facilitation
Elizabeth Neail
- Instructional Designer, The Center for Teaching Excellence at Penn State Harrisburg
Robert Orndorff
- Sr. Director of Penn State Career Services
Ibukun Osunbunmi
- Assistant Research Professor, Leonhard Center at Penn State University
Jennifer Oxenford
- Chief Relationship Officer, KeystoneREN
Jonathan Parker
- Senior Lecturer, Keele University - School of Social Sciences
Carlos Perez
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Leonhard Center at Penn State University
Will Perez
- Associate Director of Programs, KINBER
Tiffany Petricini
- Associate Teaching Professor of Communication, Penn State Behrend
Annie Pettinaroli
- Manager of Growth and Marketing, KINBER
Debbie Pixton
- Director of Organizational Strategy and Special Projects, Consortium for Public Education
Rich Platts
- Chief Technology Officer, Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Rachelle Dené Poth
- Spanish and STEAM Educator, Consultant at Riverview Jr Sr High School and ThriveinEDU LLC
Leanna Prater
- Senior Professional Learning Manager, LEGO Education
Dima Rabadi
- Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Penn State - Shenango
Crystal Ramsay
- Senior Director, Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State
Jeff Remington
- STEM Outreach Liaison, Center for Science and the Schools at Penn State University + Penn State AI Hub
Jackie Removcik
- Assistant Superintendent, Hampton Township School District
Shannon Roos
- Instructional Coach, Hampton Township School District
Ewa Rudnicka
- Assistant Professor of Business, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
Jungwoo Ryoo
- Chancellor & Chief Academic Officer at Penn State DuBois
Amy Shearer
- Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Pitt - Greensburg
Bono Shih
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Leonhard Center at Penn State University
Mary Shuttlesworth
- Assistant Professor of Psychology, La Roche University
Patrick Smith
- Chief Operating Officer, WisdomEDU
Melinda Spampinato
- Educational Consultant, ABC CREATE
Shanna Struble
- Instructional Coach, Hampton Township School District
Ann Summerall-Jabro
- University Professor of Communication, Robert Morris University
Jake Taylor
- The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Technical and Training Manager, GO TEC®
Stanley Thompson
- Education and Philanthropy Consultant
Michael Urick
- Dean, Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government, Saint Vincent College
Liz Whitewolf
- Founding Director & CEO, eduFAB
Renel Williams
- Assistant to The Superintendent for Instruction and Learning, Penn Hills School District
Jennifer Williams
- Manager of Learning Technology Services, Pennsylvania Western University
Johnny Williams
- Lab Coordinator - Engineering at Penn State DuBois
Christopher Wright
- Applied Improv Director and Facilitator, Steel City Improv
Minjie Wu
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
Qin Yang
- Professor of Management, Robert Morris University
Ron Zanella
- Teacher, Burrell High School
John Zappa
- Director of Product Management, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute
Brad Zdenek
- Director of Economic Development and Student Programs, Invent Penn State
Michael Zeman
- Director of Experiential Learning, Penn State Outreach
Qiongyao Zhang
- Assistant Professor of Accounting, Robert Morris University
Mike Zula
- Program & Community Management Specialist, Board.Dev