Kent and Allegra Shanberg of Overland Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Anne, to Alexander Eliot Simon, son of Bob and Debby Simon, also of Overland Park.
The bride to be is the granddaughter of Soly Mizrahi and the late Albert Mizrahi, and of Patsy Dunn Shanberg and the late Arnold Shanberg and Anna Rheva Shanberg. She graduated with honors from the University of Kansas, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She is currently working as a nurse in the pediatric cardiology clinic and cath lab at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital.
The future groom is the grandson of Ernie and Adi Simon (formerly of Overland Park) and of Josephine Kleiman Solomon (originally from Kansas City) and the late Jack Solomon. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He currently works for Technomic as a senior market research analyst. He has been accepted into the Booth School at the University of Chicago, and will return this fall to earn his MBA.
A May 26 wedding is planned at Kehilath Israel Synagogue.
