Melania Kowatch

Melania is the Network, Education & Training Specialist at Penta Foundation.

Since joining Penta in November 2021, she has been working in the Network, Education and Training (NET) Team, supporting the Penta Tr@ining courses and the conect4children project.

Before coming in Penta, she carried out an internship in the Italian League for the Fight Against Cancer, where she collaborated in a cancer survivorship project. In the past she also worked as an Educator and as an Assistant and Social Media Manager.

Originally from the United States, Melania came to Italy when she was a child and later on fell in love with Padua, where she obtained a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, focusing on the prevention and promotion of health.