About Stanislava (Stana) Orihelova
I’m the Scholar Engagement Advisor at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, where I oversee two of the School’s prestigious and impact-driven scholarships: the Laidlaw Scholarship and the Oxford–Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship. In this role, I support scholars from the application stage through to their time on course, acting as a key liaison between them, the School, and the respective foundations. My work includes scholar communications, events and programming, reporting, and community-building.
I bring over a decade of experience across finance, higher education, events and marketing. Before joining Oxford Saïd in 2022, I spent nearly five years at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences as a Senior Finance Officer. Earlier in my career, I worked at Oxford Professional Education Group as Student Finance Manager and In-House Graphic Designer. After finishing my studies, I began my career in London with Marriott International, where I worked in sales, events, and marketing.
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This is such an interesting article, Hannah, I really enjoyed reading it! Beautifully written. :) It reminded me so much of myself years ago, when I moved to the UK without any prior experience of living in a foreign country, let alone working in one. It was a tough life lesson, I won’t lie. Building a new life as a fresh A-level student, far from family and my comfort zone, with no work experience, wasn’t easy.
But like you, I chose to move forward despite the fear. I took on opportunities that felt daunting at the time. Funnily enough, I also found myself in a senior events role in London with no prior experience, I was asked to cover a vacancy, and just kept pushing. That role helped me grow enormously, and with that, my confidence grew as well. Growth really does happen in the stretch zone, when we challenge ourselves and step out of our comfort zone.
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This is such an interesting article, Hannah, I really enjoyed reading it! Beautifully written. :) It reminded me so much of myself years ago, when I moved to the UK without any prior experience of living in a foreign country, let alone working in one. It was a tough life lesson, I won’t lie. Building a new life as a fresh A-level student, far from family and my comfort zone, with no work experience, wasn’t easy.
But like you, I chose to move forward despite the fear. I took on opportunities that felt daunting at the time. Funnily enough, I also found myself in a senior events role in London with no prior experience, I was asked to cover a vacancy, and just kept pushing. That role helped me grow enormously, and with that, my confidence grew as well. Growth really does happen in the stretch zone, when we challenge ourselves and step out of our comfort zone.
This is great! Thank you for sharing Hannah! :)
Tracy, YOU are a true inspiration and I feel so lucky that we have crossed paths and I wish you all the joy and happiness. This world needs more people like you :)
"Representation is empowerment. The power of representation is a catalyst that shows us what is possible." I couldn't have expressed better, very powerful words by our lovely @Natasha Makhubele
I am looking forward to working with you @Hannah Watton!
Happy Holidays to everyone at the Laidlaw Foundation and here on the Laidlaw Scholars Network :) We have also celebrated a significant year with our Laidlaw gift agreement renewed including our new partnership with Reuben College.
Lovely article Harsha! :)