Passion and strong collaboration are the key to success.
In the hot seat this time is Fanney D. Halldórsdóttir, Director of the Education and Public Health Department for the City of Hafnarfjörður, or Fanney the Education Director as she is commonly known. Fanney describes herself as a small, dark-haired, smart and efficient 45-year-old Icelandic country girl who is passionate about childcare and education and has worked in the field all her life.
The hosts of Vitan, the City of Hafnarfjörður podcast, continue their journey around the municipality, welcoming colleagues with experience and expertise in a wide range of fields within the municipality's diverse operations for a chat. A new episode has been released weekly at the end of the week for the past six weeks, and the seventh one is now out! In this episode, Árdís Ármannsdóttir, Communications Manager for the City of Hafnarfjörður, chats with Fanney D. Halldórsdóttir, Director of the Education and Public Health Department for the City of Hafnarfjörður. Fanney has worked in the field of education for many years, first in the South-West and now as the Director of Education for the City of Hafnarfjörður. She has been involved in numerous projects within the school community and has a rich and interesting perspective on the work of schools as a whole.
Episode #7: Fanney D. Halldórsdóttir, Director of the Directorate of Education and Public Health
In the hot seat this time is Fanney D. Halldórsdóttir, Director of the Education and Public Health Department for the City of Hafnarfjörður, or Fanney the Education Director as she is commonly known. According to her, Fanney is a small, dark-haired, smart and quick-witted 45-year-old Icelandic country girl, who was brought up in the South-West of Iceland and still lives there today. In this episode, she talks about, among other things, the love and affection that lies in her name and her main passion, which is education and parenting. Fanney joined the City of Hafnarfjörður in the summer of 2016 and has since worked tirelessly to implement inspiring, creative and interesting projects in close collaboration with all her wonderful colleagues, projects which all share the common goal of strengthening the school community in Hafnarfjörður.
Interviews with interesting individuals who work for the municipality.
In Vitanum, interesting individuals who work for the benefit of the town are interviewed. This covers the council's services, interesting development projects, and a wide range of topics. The podcast opens up to a more in-depth discussion of specific projects, services, and issues that are prominent in the current debate. All episodes of The Watcher can be accessed on the Hafnarfjörður town website. as well as on podcast platforms such as Spotify, Simplecast and Podcast Addict. Work is underway to make The Lighthouse available on more platforms.