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Dawn Ige

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Dawn Ige
First Lady of Hawaii
Assumed role
December 1, 2014
GovernorDavid Ige
Preceded byNancie Caraway
Personal details
Born (1958-03-30) March 30, 1958 (age 66)
Ewa, Hawaii, U.S.
SpouseDavid Ige
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii
Chaminade University of Honolulu
ProfessionTeacher

Dawn Amano-Ige is an American educator who has been the First Lady of the U.S. state of Hawaii since December 2014 when her husband, David Ige, was sworn in.[1]

Early life and education

Ige (née Amano) graduated from James Campbell High School.[2] She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and master's in business administration from Chaminade University of Honolulu.[3]

Career

Prior to serving as First Lady of Hawaii, Ige was a vice principal at Kanoelani Elementary School in Waipahu, Hawaii.[4] Before pursuing elementary education, Ige worked as a marketing director for Kapiolani Health Care Systems and a public relations account executive.[4][2]

References

  1. ^ "The First Lady Dawn Ige Visits WHS – The Cane Tassel". thecanetassel.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Ting, Yu Shing (30 December 2014). "Introducing Hawaii's New First Lady". MidWeek. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ Borreca, Richard (December 12, 2014). "Hawaii's new first lady will focus on education". Honolulu Star-Advertiser – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . p. A15. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ a b MidWeek Staff (6 May 2015). "First Lady Sends Off Grads". MidWeek. Retrieved 20 July 2019.