Currently serving her second term as Director of Communications, Marketing, and Olympic Values at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), Manoela Penna established the organization’s Sustainability Department in 2020. She has worked as a consultant for the Association of National Olympic Committees and served as both consultant and representative in France for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee and the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee for Paris 2024. Manoela is also a lecturer in the Executive Masters in Sports Organisations Management (MEMOS), a program endorsed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). A former rowing athlete, she is a highly regarded professional in the field, with awards from the Cannes Lions Festival, SABRE Awards, Wave Festival, and Aberje Awards.
