Lorna Hawthorne, Co-Founder of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, is a successful businesswoman who possesses the tenacity to be fully devoted to the causes she supports while being fully devoted to her family. She has been a source of strength and a driving force in the development of the Golden Krust Empire which now encompasses over 120 restaurants located in nine US states. Working along-side her husband Lowell Hawthorne – President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, she carries out her function as Director of Human Resources with distinction. Lorna is a graduate of Westchester Community and Mercy Colleges and holds bachelor’s in business administration and Master of Science degree in Human Resource.

Lorna is a deeply spiritual person, who believes in helping people, especially those that are disadvantaged. Her motherly care is not limited to her four children but extends to relatives and complete strangers who look to her for wise counsel and support. She is a woman with a refined heart of gold who stands as the backbone of her family, setting morally sound standards, while providing unconditional support, regardless of challenges.
Lorna is a team player who spends much of her time supporting the many community outreach activities spearheaded by Golden Krust annually, including breast cancer awareness campaigns, coat drives and the disbursement of scholarships to aspiring young people both in the US and Jamaica. Currently serves on the board of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI).

Despite her busy schedule, Lorna finds time for social networking, singing on her church choir, as well as mentoring young people who aspire to attend college. Throughout her career, Lorna has been bestowed with notable awards including the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health’s Leadership Award and the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York Achievement Award for leadership and generosity within the community.