Bessye Adams - At Large - Place 7

Bessye Adams' Bio

Occupation

26 years School Finance Career

  • Grant Accountant, Director of Financial Operations, & Sr. Director of Accounting
  • Currently Controller/Acting CFO, DeSoto ISD
  • Investment Officer – Public Funds Investment Act (PFIA) certified

Member of TASBO – Texas Association of School Business Officers

  • Designation earned – Registered Texas School Business Administrator (RTSBA)
  • Served as Chair, Payroll Committee for school districts across the entire state of Texas

Former Grand Prairie Realtor with Century 21 Judge Fite and Stanfield Realtors

  • Accredited Buyers Agent
  • Multi-Million Dollar Sales Producer

Small Business Owner – Atmosphere Designs (Wedding planning & Event Design company)


Academics

Graduate of Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

Degree:  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Graduate level course – Amberton University, Garland, TX


Public Service

GPISD Board of Trustee Candidate

  • School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Member
  • Innovation Committee Member – Appointed by the late Superintendent Dr. Susan Hull

City of GP

  • Board – Zoning Board of Adjustments & Appeals – Board Member -Appointed by Richard Fregoe
  • Partnered with City of GP with Girl Scouts of North Texas - Gold Award projects.
  • Betty Warmack Library – Environmental Project. 
  • Project won the EPA Regional Environmental Award.
  • Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
  • Grand Prairie first Prairie Paws Woof Festival

HOA Board Member – Hills of Westchester

Founding Member/Immediate Past President – Sisters of Sarai 

  • Nonprofit Community Service Organization
  • Founder of Education Committee/Scholarship Committee Chair
  • Providing college scholarships to local students for past 5 years.

Former Local Precinct Chair

Former Dallas County Political Party Audit Member

Former Delegate – Political Party State Convention

Grassroots Leader/Congressional Organizer & Block Captain – Presidential campaign

Member, Rotary Club 

Member, National Black MBA Association, DFW Chapter

Member, Jackson State University Alumni Association – DFW Chapter


Family and Personal Life

A Grand Prairie resident for over 25 years (both Tarrant & Dallas counties). Married to Jackie, Air Force Veteran with three children (all South Grand Prairie HS graduates) 

  • Jeremiah – Police Officer
  • Jamese – Educators / Special Education Advocate
  • Braxtan – Dance/PE Teacher (soon to be a Dance Physical Therapist)
  • One Sweetie Pie Granddaughter – Zaniyah Breyelle

Member of The Potter’s House Church

Love to travel with a life bucket list of seeing all 7 continents. 

Council District Map

The Grand Prairie City Council is made of six single-district council members who represent six council districts, two council members who represent the city "at large," and a mayor who is also elected at large for a nine-member city council.

Bessye Adams is an at-large council member representing the entire City of Grand Prairie.

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