Carolyn Begley Daley was born in Hyden, Kentucky. She holds a BS in chemistry and biology from Eastern Kentucky University and a MEd in education from the University of Louisville. She has served on the boards of several charitable organizations and has served in leadership roles in those organizations. She and her husband, Gil, have three children and seven grandchildren. They taught Bible study and Sunday school for several years while living in Dallas and Lexington, Kentucky.
