Dr. Deanna Mennig is part of the School Improvement team at the Luzerne Intermediate Unit, where she supports school districts in designing and implementing comprehensive school improvement initiatives. Her work focuses on helping schools develop effective instructional practices, analyzing data for continuous improvement, and implementing research-based strategies to enhance student outcomes. She also oversees the Intermediate Unit’s Special Education Certification Program, managing all aspects of its operation—from curriculum development and instructor supervision to candidate support and program evaluation. Under her leadership, the program has experienced significant growth, preparing highly qualified special education teachers to meet the diverse needs of today’s classrooms. With over two decades of experience in education, from high school mathematics teacher to instructional leadership, Dr. Mennig also serves as an adjunct professor at both Misericordia University and King’s College, contributing to curriculum development and STEM initiatives. She holds a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Delaware Valley University. She is deeply committed to building innovative, inclusive, and future-ready learning environments that support both educators and students.

Terry Chase is the Executive Director of the Cohen Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Wilkes University.

Chase led consulting projects for startups, biotech companies, nonprofits, energy acceleration, agriculture tech, universities, and investors. She has managed technology, multiple acquisitions, intellectual property, financial projections, valuation and business due diligence with companies, investors, and buyers from multiple countries.

Chase was Director of the $500M Texas Emerging Technology Fund where she implemented new policies and led investments and grants to multiple universities and over 140 startups. She served on the Board of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas for the State of Texas. She has served as the CRO in restructuring efforts and Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

She teaches entrepreneurship and innovation and is a member of the National Instructor team at the NSF I-Corps program and an advisor for Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station's Clean Energy Incubator.

She is a patented inventor and holds master’s degrees in both Technology Management and in Finance and Accounting from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a degree in Life Sciences from the University of Maryland.