Lori Hasty's life was devastated in 2008 when her husband died in a car accident, leaving her widowed with two daughters to care for. In the years following, her focus was on caring for her daughters but she realized her current career was unfulfilling. She decided to return to school in 2011 to get an administrative leadership degree from CLS to create a better financial future for her family. Though it was challenging as a single mother in her 40s, Hasty persevered with support from her daughters. She excelled in her degree program and plans to pursue further graduate studies in human relations and administration.