Five offices across two institutions, back when nobody had to follow me and I had to learn why they would. Every skill on the main page got beta-tested here — on a budget of zero.
Ran the university library for two years. Modernized resource access, launched reading programmes, and turned a quiet building into somewhere people actually went. Step one of leadership: make the WiFi work.
Welfare, grievances, and negotiations where being right wasn’t enough — you also had to be heard. Diplomacy, but with a smaller budget and higher stakes for the canteen menu.
Ran the student election process — logistics, vetting, ballots. Two months, zero margin for error, and democracy stayed more than a word in the handbook.
Ran the university’s social presence before most institutions in Myanmar had one. Content strategy, community management, and explaining to faculty — repeatedly — why the internet was not a phase.
The first office. Bulletins, notices, whatever kept students informed. Started here, learned fast, never stopped.