Gayle Conelly Manchin
| Gayle Manchin | |
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| West Virginia Secretary of Education and the Arts | |
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Assumed office January 16, 2017 |
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| Governor | Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Kay Goodwin |
| President of the West Virginia Board of Education | |
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In office July 2013 – 2014 |
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| First Lady of West Virginia | |
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In role January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010 |
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| Governor | Joe Manchin |
| Preceded by | Sandra Wise |
| Succeeded by | Joanne Tomblin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gayle Conelly June 20, 1947 Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Manchin (1967–present) |
| Children |
Heather Joseph Brooke |
| Alma mater |
West Virginia University Salem International University |
Gayle Conelly Manchin (born June 20, 1947) is an American educator, politician, and former First Lady of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010. She is the wife of former Governor and current U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
In 2007, Manchin was appointed to an eight-year term on the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) from 2007 to 2015, which included a two-year stint as the President of the West Virginia Board of Education from 2013 to 2014.
On January 13, 2017, Jim Justice, the then-Governor-elect of West Virginia, appointed Manchin to his cabinet as the state Secretary of Education and the Arts. The Secretary for Education and Arts is responsible for the oversight of six West Virginian state government agencies, including West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB).
She was raised in Beckley, West Virginia and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She received both her Bachelor of Arts in language arts and education, and a Master of Arts in reading (now known as the masters in literacy education), from West Virginia University. In 1999, she received a second master's degree in educational technology leadership from Salem International University.
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