“What a job”

Reno resident Lynda Foley did not set out to work in the airline industry where she broke through workforce barriers and earned extensive college degrees.

She originally became a hairdresser after high school because her parents could not afford to send her to Kent State University, forcing her to choose a different path.

“The only reason I became a hairdresser — I wanted to go with all my friends to Kent State University — my parents said, ‘We can’t afford it. You can go to Case Western University in downtown Cleveland,’” Foley said.