Shalin

"my longest role was as an intern at my campuses Multicultural Community center, and I worked there for about three years."

"My role as a director of programs is really supporting that executive leadership team, which are volunteers, in all sorts of ways."

"the really awesome part is, you know, everybody's always willing to jump on if challenges come up."

"in a leadership position, a lot of my time is spent leading and guiding teams. Being comfortable with facilitating meetings, being seen as an expert on certain things"

"I definitely enjoy working with the students the most. They make me laugh so much. It's just a lot of fun."

"The biggest challenge is keeping up with all of the changes that are happening."

"I'm able to show up authentically. I'm able to show up and be valued. I'm able to work in a place who's, that their values align with mine."

"Thriving or being successful doesn't necessarily mean moving up through a traditional power hierarchy, but it does mean seeing success in the impact you're making in the community."

"It's more important to have a sustainable workload than to continue to stress yourself too thin."

"The positions that I sought out were sort of program associate, program coordinator type of roles."

"don't be scared to advocate for yourself. Um, just make sure, um, that, you know, you do the preparation you need"

"engage with the broader community, and have a better understanding of where I'm positioned in relation to the larger community"

"I truly believe that a place where I spend the majority of my waking hours does owe me more than just a paycheck. I deserve to feel fulfilled, and I don't deserve to feel disempowered and undervalued in my workplace."