Many students take community college classes between shifts at their day jobs, or while trying to support families. Ronda Hayes knows: she was such a student herself. Now she teaches IT courses and coordinates the Oracle program at North Lake College, where her leadership, and her example, help empower a new generation to succeed. A no-nonsense approach In the Hayes family, a strong work ethic was not so much a trait as a requirement, handed down from generation to generation. All the Hayes women were raised with a practical mindset, oriented to solving problems and getting jobs done. “I’m a [...]