Gayle Conelly Manchin

Gayle Manchin
Gayle Manchin
First Lady of West Virginia
	In office; January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010
Governor	Joe Manchin
Preceded by	Sandra Wise
Succeeded by	Joanne Tomblin
Personal details
Born	Gayle Conelly; June 20, 1947 (age 77); Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Spouse	Joe Manchin (1967–present)
Alma mater	West Virginia University, Morgantown; Salem International University

Gayle Conelly Manchin (born June 20, 1947) is an American educator 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. Gayle Manchin has served as the President of the West Virginia Board of Education since 2013.^[1]

She grew up in Beckley, West Virginia and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Language Arts and Education and a Master of Arts in Reading from West Virginia University. In 1967, she married Joe Manchin and settled in Fairmont, West Virginia, having three children. In 1999, Salem International University awarded her second Master’s degree, in Educational Technology Leadership.^[2]

She then worked in education, including as a member of the faculty of Fairmont State University. She later served as Director of the AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Program in West Virginia^[2]

During his term, the Governor appointed her to serve in a number of other service positions.^[2]

On July 10, 2013, Manchin was elected President of the West Virginia Board of Education for a two-year term.^[1]

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Honorary titles
Preceded by Sandra Wise	First Lady of West Virginia 2005–2010	Succeeded by Joanne Tomblin