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Betty Ireland served as West Virginia’s 28th Secretary of State from 2005-2009, the first woman ever to be elected to the state’s executive branch of government.
Ireland is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where she serves on the Alumni Association’s Board of Governors. She taught for several years in the West Virginia public school system, then entered the private sector as a small business owner and executive in the pension business.
Prior to her election as Secretary of State in 2004, Ms. Ireland was President & CEO of Jackson Kelly Solutions, LLC. The recipient of two presidential appointments, she served four years on the Executive Board of the National Association of Secretaries of State.
Ms. Ireland is a founding member of the Vandalia Rotary Club of Charleston, a member of the Inaugural Class of graduates of the West Virginia Diversity Leadership Academy, and named 2008 Hero of the Year by the Charleston Public Safety Council for initiating the Address Confidentiality Program for victims of domestic violence. She also serves as a Director to the West Virginia Colleges and Independent Universities Board, and was named a 2009 Honoree of the West Virginia Education Alliance, as a role model for those who were educated in the West Virginia public school system.
After leaving public office in January 2009, Ms. Ireland joined Parkersburg-based Professional Services of America, Inc., as Senior Vice-President. In May 2010 she joined the Mid-Atlantic Technical, Research & Innovation Center (MATRIC) as Vice-President, Business Relationships.
