Crissy Haslam
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Crissy Haslam | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Haslam in 2018 | |
| First Lady of Tennessee | |
| In role January 15, 2011 – January 19, 2019 | |
| Governor | Bill Haslam |
| Preceded by | Andrea Conte |
| Succeeded by | Maria Lee |
| First Lady of Knoxville | |
| In role December 20, 2003 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Plumlee Ashe |
| Succeeded by | Gene Monaco (as First Gentleman) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Crissy Garrett November 1958 (age 67) |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Emory University University of Tennessee |
Crissy Haslam (née Garrett, born November 1958) is an American philanthropist and children's and education advocate. She was the First lady of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019 and her husband, Bill Haslam, served as Governor of Tennessee for the same amount of time.[1]
Haslam was born Crissy Garrett in November 1958 in Houston, Texas, to Chris and Ed Garrett.[2] Later on in her youth, Haslam's family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where she attended Saint Mary's Episcopal School. In 1980, she graduated from Emory University with majors in finance and marketing. She moved to Knoxville, where she worked as the assistant director of admissions at the University of Tennessee. In 1985, she received her master's degree in education.[3][4]