A native of the Wiregrass region of Alabama, Barbara Everett’s background includes a mix of entrepreneur and educator. She has given 20 years of her life to the business of running newspapers with her husband. From 1986 to 1990, she served as counselor and director for two self-help educational programs, including the Career Training Program for Displaced Homemakers, and the Tutorial Assistance Program for High Risk College Students, both at Enterprise Ozark Community College, Enterprise, Alabama.

Barbara Everett served as founding president of the Coffee County Family Services Center, and also founding cochair of Habitat for Humanity in Coffee County, and remains board member emeritus. Currently, she serves on the board of directors of the Community Foundation of Southeast Alabama, the Enterprise Ozark Community College Foundation, and the Troy University Foundation, and is a member of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System State Advisory Council. She was appointed by Governor Bob Riley to serve on The Governor’s Commission on Efficiency, Consolidation, and Funding, and currently serves on the Alabama Women’s Commission. Appointed in 2003 by Governor Riley, she serves as Chairman of the Governor’s Task Force to Strengthen Alabama Families.

Barbara Everett graduated from Rehobeth High School, and in 1984, received an Associate of Arts Degree from Enterprise State Junior College. In 1986, Everett received a Bachelor of Science Degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Sociology and Psychology from Troy State University in Troy, and in 1988, obtained a Master of Science Degree in Counseling and Psychology from Troy State University in Dothan.

Today, Barbara and her husband Terry make their home in Rehobeth.