Dawn Ige

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]

Dawn Ige
First Lady of Hawaii
Assumed role December 1, 2014
Governor	David Ige
Preceded by	Nancie Caraway
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-30) March 30, 1958 Ewa, Hawaii, U.S.
Spouse(s)	David Ige
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Hawaii Chaminade University of Honolulu
Profession	Teacher

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. 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. MidWeek Staff (6 May 2015). "First Lady Sends Off Grads". MidWeek. Retrieved 20 July 2019.