Franklin Family Podcast

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Professor Emeritus, Armando Zanecchia. Professor Zanecchia has spent time all over the world attending 8 grammar schools and 4 high schools, in Rome, living in Okinawa, Japan, Oregon, Virginia, Massachusetts, Canada, California as well being a summer fellow at the Cooperative Institute of Moscow, or working throughout Central America, the United States, Europe, and Asia. In addition to that, he and his wife, Charlotte Zanecchia can be found traversing continents in an overland vehicle.

More information about the Freedom Gardens in Malawi: https://tikondwefreedomgardens.weebly.com/?fbclid=IwAR26YLBxA5FmqHWOu_vWK1tk0fDjYqGCT1mECb1TmvN_BKmDaZJPU3FWyUA

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Elliot Tomaeno. Elliot graduated from Franklin in 2008 with a degree in International Communications with a minor in Art History and actually worked as an Assistant to the Director of Public Relations during his last year at Franklin. Currently, Elliot is in New York City as the Founder and CEO of Astrsk PR where he seeks to help brands embrace their rebellious side and build a meaningful media presence.

Here is a photo of his beautiful Lugano inspired tattoo:

Here is the hotel Elliot mentioned:

https://www.theviewlugano.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwzruGBhBAEiwAUqMR8CMPimxQ8GwgYUkfJ-1nE5ZWfNQ7_lPr2o9CSAPT-8Ooq3UjTciqmxoCn6kQAvD_BwE

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Sebastian Del Rio. Seb graduated this May with a degree in International Management. He is originally from Puerto Rico but lives in Florida. During his time at Franklin Seb was heavily involved in community building on campus as well as athletics.

P.S. This episode has minor technical glitches but is still amazing nonetheless - enjoy xx

Welcome back to this week’s podcast, I am your host Margaret Pendo and today I have the honor of introducing you to Heaven Howard. Heaven is from Los Angeles and currently with family in Philadelphia. She just graduated this May with a degree in Fashion studies and is passionate about camaraderie, curation, and communication.

PSA - please be patient with the audio in this podcast. The content is worth the small interruptions of sound.

Here is the link to the short film mentioned: https://vimeo.com/user118026290

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Tighe Flanagan. Tighe graduated from Franklin in 2006 with a degree in Visual and Communication Arts, with minors in French and Literature. After graduation, Tighe went to Jordan as a Peace Corps Volunteer, to then attend Georgetown University a few years later and get a Master's in Arab Studies. Overall, Tighe has a plethora of experiences in many different sectors such as international development, nonprofit, technology, and arts. Tighe has a very unique intersection of many countries, communities, and companies.

Here is Tighe’s Instagram to checkout his quilts: @tigheflanagan

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Wadi Luca Watfa. Wadi graduated with a double major in international Banking and Finance and Economics in 2019. Wadi is originally from Dubai and now works full-time as a Financial Consultant for 6 Sigma Group!

Book Mentioned - Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Weelan

Preface: There are some audio connection issues in this episode - cross-continental communication can be a little rough sometimes - but I hope you can still enjoy it nonetheless.

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Gunnar Lundberg. Gunnar graduated Summa cum Laude at the peak of COVID-19 last year in 2020 with a degree in Literature and a minor in Economics. During his time at Franklin, he was involved in Student Government as head of Public Relations as well as being an Orientation Mentor. Gunnar has done so much from being a commercial salmon fisher to being a writer on International Cuisine. As we speak he is hiking the Appalachian trail before he heads off to Glasgow, Scotland in the Fall to pursue a master's in Modern Literature. I am so excited to have him here today, not only to catch up but also to share his story with all of you!

Here is the Franklin XENE as mentioned: https://xenethezine.wordpress.com/manifesto/

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Oscar Pfeiffer Sanchez. Oscar received his degree in International Business Management with an emphasis on marketing and a minor in International Relations last month! Oscar is Swiss and Mexican and has been extremely involved on campus throughout his four years. I am so excited to introduce him and have him share part of his story with you all!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Franklin Family Podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Nichole Rousseau-McAllister. Nicole graduated in 2007 with a degree in History and Literature. Currently, Nicole is a General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Cannell Capital LLC in San Francisco. Throughout her professional pathway Nicole has gained skills in negotiation review debt-equity agreements, stock purchases, employment and consulting agreements, commercial acquisitions. Basically she is super cool and I am very excited to have her here today. Nicole has had a plethora of experiences working in different cultures and I can’t wait to hear about it.

Welcome back to the podcast! I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the pleasure of introducing you to Majda Ziad Dakkak. Majda is originally from Jordan and graduated in 2015 with a combined major in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature and Communication and Media studies with a minor in management. She has been working on a very interesting program called Ripple that she will be introducing to Franklin in the coming year and I am excited to learn more about it with all of you.