Gail Minger
Gail Minger became an advocate for campus fire and life safety after the death of her son, Michael, at age 19 in an arson dormitory fire in 1998. She worked on legislation in Kentucky, the state in which Michael lost his life, and was successful in passing the Michael Minger Act in 2000. She was awarded the Jeanne Clery Award for her efforts to improve safety on college campuses and in 2002 she was awarded the Consumer Safety Award by the Kentucky Association of Trial Attorneys. In 2007 she was appointed as the chairperson to the Governor’s Task Force on Campus Safety in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Minger family established the Michael H. Minger Memorial Foundation in 2005, a nonprofit organization to promote campus fire safety through education and improving safety standards on campuses, of which Gail is president. Gail is also on the board of Common Voices, has made three documentaries — including The Alarming Truth with Clery Center — and has been a national spokesperson for campus fire safety for over 20 years. She was born in Washington, D.C., and has two children Michael and Melissa (twins) with her husband of 35 years.

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