Gail Swindle, born and raised in Georgia, met John Swindle and began square dancing in 1961 under the tutelage of Rod Blalock. Gail and John were married in 1964 and moved to Tennessee and then back to Georgia in 1965. After rasing their son, Barry, Gail went to work with the Supreme Court of Georgia, Office of Bar Admission as an Application Analyst. Gail was employed with the court system for twenty years. Gail has been involved with square dancing for 40 years and has assisted John in his calling career. Around the same time Gail and John retired and moved to Melbourne, Florida, Gail read a notice in a local publication, the CALLERLAB Office would be relocating to the Melbourne area and Jerry Reed, would be staffing the Florida office. In January 2000 the Florida office opened in Cocoa, Florida, with Gail as Office Manager/Secretary. Gail and John now live in Rockledge, FL about five miles from The Foundation office.