Biography
Michelle Rae Conway is an award-winning entrepreneur, educator, speaker, and strategist. Conway serves as the Executive 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 three 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.