The People of Penn State
On each episode of The People of Penn State, you’ll hear Penn Staters talking about what they are passionate about, and you can feel the pride and the power of the Penn State network.
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Episodes
101 episodes
Episode 75 — Revolutionizing The Standard For Women’s Health, With Julia Schuller '17
Julia Schuller '17, Schuylkill is a seasoned marketing professional known for driving branding, product strategy and innovation at companies like Merck, The Hershey Company, and P&G. Julia is the co-founder of Bloom Health, ...
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Episode 74 — Transforming Healthcare Coaching, With Lillian Liang Emlet '95
As a certified energy leadership coach, Lillian Liang Emlet '95 helps healthcare professionals find their unique path to finding fulfillment at work, achieving their goals, and finding clarity on their journey in life. Coaches at Lillia...
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Episode 73 — Penn State Football Letterman And Longtime Coach, Tom Bradley '78
We have a Penn State football legend on today's episode of The People of Penn State, just in time for the Nittany Lions' College Football Playoff matchup with SMU this weekend!Tom "Scrap" Bradley '78 played for Penn State as a standout ...
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Football Letter Podcast: Alumni Association CEO Paul Clifford '20g / Asheville (NC) Chapter President Mandi Duggan '99
The College Football Playoff is here and so is another episode of The Football Letter Podcast!This week on the podcast, we're joined by Alumni Association CEO Paul Clifford '20g and Asheville (NC) Chapter President Mandi Duggan '99.
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Episode 72 — The Business Of Women's Sports, With Caroline Fitzgerald '12
Caroline Fitzgerald '12 is a leading expert on the business side of women’s sports and a thought leader around gender equity in sports. In 2020, Caroline founded the women’s sports business media outlet & consultancy, GOALS, and cre...
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Episode 71 — Next Level Chef Season 3 Champion, Gabrielle Chappel '16
Gabrielle Chappel has risen to culinary fame as the Season 3 winner of FOX's hit TV show "Next Level Chef," earning a coveted mentorship with Chef Gordon Ramsay through 2025!Based in Los Angeles, Gabrielle graduated from Penn State in 2...
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Football Letter Podcast: Oregon Chapter President, Zach Schroeder '04
We're heading out west for this week's Football Letter Podcast as we talk with Oregon Chapter President, Zach Schroeder '04!Oregon is now Big Ten country and Zach joined the show to discuss how he played a part in reigniting the Oregon ...
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Football Letter Podcast: Michigan Chapter President, Brodie Schultz '15, '17g
This week’s episode of The Football Letter Podcast features Michigan Chapter President, Brodie Schultz '15, '17g! Brodie joined the show to discuss a variety of topics, including staying engaged with Penn State as a volunteer leader, ma...
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Episode 70 — Mental Health Awareness In Young People, With Emily Turner ’17
Emily Turner '17 is the co-founder and current board member of the Patrick’s Purpose Foundation, a southern California based nonprofit focused on improving mental health and wellness of teens and young adults.The organization is named i...
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Football Letter Podcast: Florida Suncoast Chapter
This week's episode of The Football Letter Podcast features a great conversation with longtime volunteer leader, Chuck Wall. Chuck is the President of our Suncoast Chapter in Florida and much of his life has been connected to Penn...
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Football Letter Podcast: Game Days At Beaver Stadium And Beyond With The Penn State Blue Band
This week on The Football Letter Podcast we're talking about the Penn State Blue Band with Associate Director of Athletic Bands, Micki Potlunas Ferguson '07, '21g! In addition to her duties with the Blue Band, Micki is also a Penn State faculty...
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Football Letter Podcast: Big Ten And Super Bowl Champion, Grant Haley
It's Ohio State week for Penn State Football, so who better to have on the podcast than Nittany Lion letterman Grant Haley, whose iconic scoop and score on a blocked field goal helped the Nittany Lions capture their memorable upset win over the...
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Episode 69 — Becoming A Certified Flight Instructor At The United Aviate Academy With Erin Hogge '21
We have liftoff on Season 4 of The People of Penn State 🛫Erin Hogge ‘21 is a certified flight instructor at United Aviate Academy based in Phoenix, AZ. Erin started her pilot training in 2023, earning her commercial pilot and flight ins...
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Football Letter Podcast: Black Alumni Reunion / Madison Chapter
This week's episode of The Football Letter podcast features two standout volunteer leaders. Alumni Council member and President of the African American Alumni Organization (AAAO) of Washington, D.C., Jeremy O'Mard '13 Behrend, talks abo...
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Football Letter Podcast: Los Angeles Chapter President Heather Maggi '13
This week's episode of The Football Letter Podcast features our Los Angeles Chapter President, Heather Maggi '13!Heather joined the podcast to talk about a variety of topics, including:Penn State's trip to USC this weekend;<...
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Episode 68 — 2023 American Mothers, Inc. National Mother of the Year, Dr. Lori Johnson-Vegas
In this episode of The People of Penn State, we're joined by Dr. Lori Johnson-Vegas '83, '22 PhD. In 2023, Lori was awarded "National Mother of the Year" honors from American Mothers, Inc. She has also previously been recognized as...
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Football Letter Podcast: Greater Boston Chapter / Central Texas Chapter
There's a young alumni theme to this week's episode of The Football Letter Podcast! We're joined by Immediate-Past President of the Central Texas Chapter, Derek Turner '17 and Communications Chair of the Greater Boston Chapter, Andrew F...
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Episode 67 — Crafting New Stories Through Broadway And Music With Maria Wirries '18
Join us as we dive into the creative journey of emerging actor, composer and lyricist, Maria Wirries '18!Best known for roles in the Off-Broadway revival of Kinky Boots, Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway and its nati...
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The Football Letter Podcast: Memories Of The 1994 Penn State Football Team / Homecoming Preview
This week’s episode of The Football Letter Podcast features Penn Stater magazine editor, Ryan Jones ’95, and volunteer leader Kelly Gibson Caplan ’91. With Penn State honoring the 1994 team during Saturday’s Homecoming game aga...
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The Football Letter Podcast: Miles Dieffenbach ’15 / Long Island Chapter
The Football Letter Podcast is back from the bye week with a new episode!Long Island Chapter Board Member Lucille Mankowich ’90 shares an overview of the chapter and how it unites Penn Staters on game days, additional chapter acti...
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The Football Letter Podcast: Arizona Cardinals Linebacker Jesse Luketa ’20 and Metro Washington, D.C. Chapter President, Emily Matyas ’17
This week on The Football Letter Podcast, we're joined by letterman and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Jesse Luketa '20 to preview his third season in the NFL. We also talked with Jesse about his nonprofit organization, the 40 Reasons Foun...
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Episode 66 — Nittany Lion Inn Renovations With Gary Brandeis '88
Gary Brandeis '88 is the Founder and CEO of Scholar Hotels LLC. Gary started his real estate career in 1990 and has been the principal partner in four real estate investment funds, investing over $350 million in all property types and in...
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The Football Letter Podcast: Letterman Lydell Sargeant ’11 / Broadcast Journalist Destiny Sanchez ’24
A new Penn State Football season means it's also time for a new season of The Football Letter Podcast! 🏈We kick things off with Broadcast Journalist Destiny Sanchez '24 (0:50) to talk about her passion for sharing compelling and ...
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Episode 65 — Resilience Through Adversity With Tom Morris '03
Join us on this inspiring episode of The People of Penn State as we talk with Tom Morris ('03, Kinesiology), the Assistant Athletic Director For High Performance at Penn State. Renowned for his expertise in optimizing athl...
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Episode 64 — Two-Time Olympic Wrestler Kerry McCoy '97
The 2024 Paris Olympics are well underway and on today's episode of The People of Penn State we talked with two-time Olympian and Olympic coach, Kerry McCoy '97! Kerry competed at the Olympic Games of Atalanta 1996 and Sydney 2000....
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