Charles P. Everett, IV was born April 10, 1947, in Montgomery, Alabama to Charles P. Everett, III and Minnie Smith Everett. Mr. Everett was born into an accomplished family; his father, who lived from July 9, 1912, to December 1, 1983, was an Educator and School Principal. His mother was also an Educator and School Principal; she lived from November 4, 1914, to July 1978. Mr. Everett's wife, Alfreda Everett neé Brown, is a retired Educator, as well. The Everetts have three children and five grandchildren. Living in Montgomery since birth, Mr. Everett graduated from St. Jude Ed. Institute with his High School Diploma in 1964. He completed his B.S. degree from the Tuskegee Institute in 1967 and earned a master's degree in education from Alabama State University in 1974. He has continued his family's legacy of working in education by serving as a Teacher for the Autauga Board of Education in Marbury, Alabama from 1967 - 1969. He worked for the Montgomery Board of Education from 1969 - 1998 in several capacities, including Teacher, Guidance Counselor, and School Administrator before retiring as Assistant Superintendent of Education. In addition to his impressive career, he has been honored with the Alabama Secondary School Principal of the Year Award in 1991, the Community Hero and Olympic Torchbearer in 1996, and he was named Chief Academic Officer for the State of Alabama from 1999 - 2004.