Gail Whitt was born and raised in Cleveland, Oh and moved to Kentucky to attend college at Eastern Kentucky University. After completing her studies with a major in Corrections, Gail began her professional career with the Kentucky Corrections Cabinet and worked in both prison and community settings. She was recruited by the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney in 1987 and served for the next 15 years as Victim Assistance Program Director for the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. The program was recognized as the first comprehensive prosecutor-based program in Kentucky and became the model program for Kentucky prosecutors.