Melody Fuller, 11, the Olds Koinonia Christian School ATB chief executive officer (CEO), loves her job, but it's not what she wants to do when she grows up.
"I want to be a historian or paleontologist," the Grade 6 student said during an interview with the Albertan.
She said she likes dinosaurs, but "I also like history. I'd more like to be a historian because I've just been really fascinated with history recently."
Fuller applied to be CEO "because I like organizing stuff and I like being in charge," she said with a laugh. "I also like agreeing with other people and just being in meetings."
She said when she got the post, "I was really happy, because it was what I really wanted the most."
Fuller said her job entails calling board meetings to order and discussing bank issues and projects with the board. For example, they approved the marketing committee's idea for a spin-the-wheel game to promote the bank.
"We agreed on that and now we're doing it," she said.
It's not always easy being the CEO, Fuller admitted.
"Sometimes people come to me with complaints, even though I'm the wrong person to talk to," she said, noting another student is supposed to handle those. Fuller finds that really tough.
"It's kind of chaotic," she said, because those students who come to her aren't happy when she sends them elsewhere.
"They're like, 'well I want my problem solved' and it's kind of stressful," she added, because she knows those students personally.
The easiest part of the job is finding a place to conduct board meetings, Fuller said.
