Born in London, England, Alexandra Everist came to Chicago in 1960, attending Schurz H.S. She received her B. A. in English from Alliance College and her MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Alexandra owned The Oliver Twist Tea Shoppe in Libertyville, Illinois. Later, she worked for Abbott Laboratories and, most recently, HealthPlan Holdings as a Vice President. She has four sons, one daughter, one granddaughter and one step-son. She has been a member of Rotary International since 1988. "