{"id":1624,"date":"2026-03-15T10:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/?page_id=1624"},"modified":"2026-03-15T10:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:22:52","slug":"devon-mccornack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/mentorship-team\/devon-mccornack\/","title":{"rendered":"Devon McCornack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to The Harold Frank 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