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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 11h

High-value conversations at the @pennstateuniv.bsky.social Impact Forum! 🚀 Wonderful chat with Elisa Seeherman, AD of Career Services at Penn State Great Valley, about workforce readiness, talent pipelines, and strategic career growth. #PennStateGreatValley #WorkforceStrategy #PennState

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

See you at EDTECH WEEK hosted by StartEd!

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kicked off Fall in with Philly EdTech Meetup! 🏙️✨ The EdTech Happy Hour brought together an amazing cross-section—all passionate about driving innovation at the intersection of education and technology. #EdTech #FutureOfHigherEd #PhillyEdTech #CenterCityPhilly #EducationInnovation #HigherEducation

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Football, family, and community, the love shines through! 🦅🦁💚 Watching Saquon Barkley present an award to his mother, Tonya Johnson, at the @pennstateuniv.bsky.social Impact Forum was awe-inspiring. #SaquonBarkley

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Watching the sky clear over New York City after a storm passes. 🌥️🏙️✨ Clouds breaking over Central Park as the city lights up. It’s a peaceful reminder that no matter how heavy the storm, the sun always finds its way back through. 🍃🌆 #NYC #RooftopViews #CentralPark #AfterTheStorm #City #NewYorkCity

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Farm-to-Table Harvest Dinner at Beach Plum Farm 🌾🍷✨ There’s something truly magical about dining inside their glowing greenhouse setting. Before sitting down to dinner, it was wonderful exploring the grounds and meeting the resident farm animals—including some very happy piglets. 🐖🐓

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Innovating Higher Ed: Conversation on the Future of Learning 🎙️💡 Wrapped up a fantastic podcast recording with the brilliant Harsha Ravindran—a standout @uofpenn newly minted grad and host on WQHS Radio. #InnovationInEducation #EdTech #WQHS #PennGSE #Penn #FutureOfLearning #Leadership #UPenn

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Standing in front of the Harriet Tubman Museum is a powerful reminder of what true conviction looks like. 🌿✨ It is a powerful reflection on why teaching complete, honest American history matters. Understanding the full story—the struggles, the resilience, and the leaders who fought for freedom. 🏛️💡

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the Milken–Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition! @penngse.bsky.social #PennGSE #UPenn #pitchfest

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Dolls are fashion’s original trendsetters. 🧵✨ Nikki Navta & I checked out the Dressing Dolls exhibit Museum at FIT. Long before runway shows or Instagram, fashion dolls (like Barbies) operated as powerful transmitters and originators of style. 👠 mini-couture at its finest.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Wonderful celebrating and connecting with colleagues at the Magic EdTech Annual NYC Rooftop Party. 🗽✨ Thanks to Magic EdTech team for hosting another fantastic evening! 🥂🏙️

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A favorite annual tradition at the Back To School Summit! 📸✨ Every year, I make sure to catch up and take a photo with Patrick Brothers. Thank you, Patrick, for hosting another exceptional summit! 💡🌐

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You never know who you’ll run into during New York Fashion Week! 📸✨ While walking, I saw 8 photographers suddenly swarm outside a restaurant in Tribeca. I figured, "Hey, I have an iPhone, might as well join the paparazzi!" Turns out, Bella Hadid and her dad were stepping out for NYFW. #NYC #NYFW

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Kicking off the 25th Back to School Summit in style! 🏙️✨ Nothing beats launching a week of global education conversations quite like connecting with amazing colleagues, innovators, and leaders against the NYC skyline. Thanks for Maria Spies for sponsoring our @penngse.bsky.social students.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One of the highlights of serving on the committee for the 2026 Catalyst Innovation Summit & Milken–Penn GSE EBPC Finals is being with our colleagues. 💡🎓 @penngse.bsky.social

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Real-world innovation in real-time! 🚀 So thrilled to have brought our @penngse.bsky.social students to the Catalyst Innovation Summit & Milken–Penn GSE EBPC. Pitch competitions and industry summits hit differently when you’re learning how to build and scale transformational ideas yourself.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What a day for the education innovation ecosystem! 💡📚 Shaping the future of learning takes bold ideas, deep collaboration, and relentless execution—all of which were on full display at @penngse.bsky.social at Innovation Summit & Milken–Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition Finals.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"We Are" - game day with the Nittany Lion family! 💙🦁 Nothing brings back core memories quite like rooting for my alma mater, @pennstatefball.bsky.social, @pennstatefootball.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social "We Are" energy helped us secure the 27–9 win over Temple University yesterday! 📸✨

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

WE ARE...stronger together! 🦁💙 "WE ARE" is so much more than a chant—it’s a powerful global movement connecting millions of students, faculty, and alumni across the world. It serves as a constant reminder of inclusivity, belonging, and treating everyone with respect. @pennstateuniv.bsky.social

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What Happens When Leaders Trust and Act 🤝 That question was at the heart of our panel discussion, Trust in Action: Leading Across Sectors to Create Opportunity, at the @pennstateuniv.bsky.social Impact Forum. #Leadership #TrustInAction #Innovation #PublicPolicy #EdTech #FutureOfWork #PennState

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Honored to engage at the Penn State Impact Forum! 🌟 The forum provides a platform to explore actionable solutions that drive workforce readiness, innovation, economic growth, and lasting social impact. A highlight was sharing the experience with our phenomenal @penngse.bsky.social students.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Goodbye summer, you were good to us!🌅✨ Labor Day brings the sweetest mix of feelings—grateful for endless summer beach days, but so ready for crisp fall air, cozy sweaters, and the fresh energy of a new school year. to new routines, bigger goals, and pumpkin lattes. 🍂📚🌾 #LaborDay #EndlessSummer

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Who says you can’t bring work to the beach? ☀️🏖️ As a Senior Advisor to ClassLink, I take my role very seriously—which means making sure ClassLink gets some proper shoreline representation! #ClassLink

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

As schools kick off across the country, Adele Winter and I decided to sneak in one last summer fling with a last-minute call out to our DOLS women’s group for a beach day in Brigantine! 🌊☀️🏖️

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

America's Oldest Public High School 📚🍎 Walking onto campus at The English High School (founded in 1821!) feels special. Visiting just before the start of the academic year. #BackToSchool #EHS1821 #Legacy #Education #BackToSchool2026 #k12 #publicschool

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Transition to Fall is starting. 🍂 Took a beach walk today, and the air definitely has a crisp new edge to it. ☁️🌊 #beachday #feelingfall #seaside #moodygrams #stonestacking #coastalvibes #fall2026 #backtoschool #backtoschool2026

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The true essence of education isn't found just in syllabi or curriculum. It comes down to human connection—the kind that inspires, empowers, and lasts long after graduation day. 📚✨🍎 Having lunch with our former @penngse.bsky.social graduate student Daria Smirnova.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Job Alert! CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) is hiring a new Chief Finance and Internal Operations Officer. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Washington Square Park on a late August evening. 🍎 🎓📚 The park is packed with NYU students coming back together. Lawn blankets are out, acoustic guitars are tuned up, and that "back to school" buzz is in the air. #NYU #WashingtonSquarePark #BackToSchool #NYC #NYULife #VioletPride #SummerInTheCity

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Kick off the Fall season with the Philly EdTech community! 🍻✨ We're partnering with the Future of Higher Education (FOHE) group for an informal happy hour. 📅 Thursday, Sept 10 | 5:30–8:00 PM 📍 Tradesman’s, Center City Philly RSVP: www.meetup.com/phillyedtech...

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EdTech Happy Hour w/FOHE, Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup

We’re kicking off the Fall in Center City to reconnect after a long summer. This informal happy hour is a great opportunity to network with educators, founders, administrat

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

New Beginings - the Start of a New School Year. 🌍📚 "Back to School" represents a fresh chapter filled with energy, potential and community connection. @penngse.bsky.social students on campus two weeks ago reminds me of the incredible power of bringing diverse perspectives together.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Such a cool vibe at the Original Golden Nugget - Atlantic City deck! ✨ I’m not a gambler, so I didn’t hit the tables, but it was so inviting just watching people play outdoor blackjack under the lights, with the AC skyline and marina right there.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

White House Subs is my favorite Atlantic City staple. They have been making the best submarine sandwiches, cheese steaks, pepper & eggs, chicken parm & more since 1946!

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🎙️ Sat down for a podcast chat on driving and funding innovation! Dove deep into some great conversation, shared a few laughs, and covered insights you won't want to miss. Whether you're commuting, working out, or just relaxing, tune in and give it a listen! riverside.com/shared/expor...

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Magic episode 01 - Riverside - HD Podcast & Video Software

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Shaking off the workweek right in front of City Hall - free outdoor zumba! 💃. People from all walks of life moving together, sweating it out, and having a blast. Great vibes, music, and city views! 🤩 🔥 #ZumbaPhilly #DilworthParkZumba #FitPhilly #OutdoorFitness #PhillyEvents #PhillyParks

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Lunch without leaving the water! 🌊🌮 Florida Keys’ floating food trucks are serving up authentic pressed Cuban sandwiches. Cruise up to the sandbar, and grab a rum runner without ever stepping ashore. 🌊🇨🇺 #FloridaKeys #CubanFood #SandbarLife #BoatLife #KeysEats #FloatingFoodTruck

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Ocean to Table 🦞🔥 Hauling back a record 🦞 catch to share with the best crew of family and friends you could ask for. #LobsterFishing #FreshCatch #SeafoodRoast #CatchAndCook

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Family & Friends in the Florida Keys! ☀️🦞🌊 Our annual lobster fishing trip. My heart is so full. Feeling endless love and gratitude for every single moment spent together! ❤️✨ #FloridaKeys #AnnualTraditions #FamilyAndFriends #LobsterSeason #Gratitude #MakingMemories #SaltLife #KeysLiving

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Day 2 - 7 lobsters! 🦞✨ Using a team based strategy, they hauled in 7 lobsters in a early morning hunt. #FloridaKeys #LobsterSeason #KeysLife #FamilyAndFriends #SaltLife #FreshCatch #KeysLiving #OutOnTheWater

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Day 1 - 10 lobsters! 🦞✨ From diving and hunting in the crystal-clear water to sharing laughs (and a few beverages) on the boat, it doesn't get much better than this. 🍽️☀️🌊 #FloridaKeys #LobsterSeason #KeysLife #FamilyAndFriends #SaltLife #FreshCatch #KeysLiving #OutOnTheWater

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Dawn in the Florida Keys. 🌅✨ As the first light softy hits the quiet marina, glassy waters, and palm trees, there’s a deep sense of tranquility that makes you pause and reflect on what truly matters in life. Moments like this put everything back into perspective. 🦞🛥️

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wheels down in Florida! ✈️🌴 First order of business straight off the plane: refueling with authentic Cuban food in South Beach, then taking in the sights. 🇨🇺☕️ Sunshine, palm trees, and America 250 vibes—there's no better way to kick off the trip! ☀️🇺🇸✨

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Annual Lobster Fishing vacation here we come!

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Love a spontaneous catch-up! ☕️ Spotted by Fitalyst Founder, @penngse.bsky.social Alum & Milken-Penn Business Plan Competition Semi-Finalist Jonathan Muruako while walking past his coffee shop office for the day.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"Born to Run" into great friends! 🎸✨ An unplanned trip had me passing right through Asbury Park—home of the wonderful Kathy Hurley and the legendary land of Bruce Springsteen. By complete "Glory Days" luck, Kathy was free. Turns out we didn’t have to search too hard to satisfy a "Hungry Heart"! 🍽️💛

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Proud of my dad for receiving the 2026 Victor Emmanuel Lodge Member Appreciation Award at the @Fightins Phils Italian Heritage Night! ⚾️🇮🇹 Public recognitions like this don't happen often in a lifetime, making tonight extra special. 🏆❤️

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Ready to roll up our sleeves with @penngse.bsky.social ! 🎓💥 Pleased to serve as a Senior Advisor for the EdEnt Program, supporting our 50 graduate students from across the globe as they scale their ideas into high-impact ventures.

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