Glenna Foster Fletcher, First Lady of Kentucky, grew up in Lexington where she met Ernie Fletcher while they attended Lafayette High School. The couple married while she was a student at Transylvania University and he was studying at the University of Kentucky. After traveling six years with her husband while he was in the Air Force, Glenna returned to Lexington to become a registered nurse.
It is her medical training that was a catalyst to her passion for healthcare for children. As her partner and best friend served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and in the United State Congress, Glenna seized the opportunity to support prenatal care for young mothers.
As first lady she will devote her time encouraging and promoting healthier life styles for all Kentuckians. Through her support of agendas before Kentucky's legislature she hopes to create the opportunity for maximum development of Kentucky's intellectual and physical capital by focusing on children.
Glenna will also serve as an advocate for "Read to Achieve," a program
that will ensure all elementary school students are reading proficiently
by the third grade.
The Fletchers are members of the Porter Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington and have two children and four grandchildren.
