Jeanette Herbert

Women in Public Service, Women in Business

Jeanette Herbert is the wife of Governor Gary Herbert and the devoted mother of six children. Prior to becoming the First Lady of Utah, she ran a commercial child care and preschool, the Kids Connection, for 23 years. In 2003 she was named Businesswoman of the Year by the Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce. She has a strong desire to strengthen families through her Uplift Families Initiative. The goal of this initiative is to promote good parenting skills, strengthen families, and offer resources to parents throughout the state. She has served on many boards and committees, including chair of the Partners in Education Committee, the Governor’s Artist Series Board, and is involved with the Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation. She was the recipient of a Utah Women’s Leadership award in 2014.