Meet Bessye Adams

• Resident of Grand Prairie for 25+ years

• Husband, Jackie, is an Air Force Veteran and retired from Lockheed Martin

• Mom to an educator, special education advocate and police officer, all of whom graduated from GPISD

• Masters Degree in Business Administration and Management

• 30+ years in auditing and finance, including as director of finance, grant accountant and Controller of a local school district

• Multimillion dollar producer as a former Century 21 Judge Fite and Stanfield Realtor

• Grand Prairie small business owner

• Served on audit committee of a local non-profit

• Grand Prairie City Council Member (At-Large) 2023-present

• National League of Cities Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Federal Advocacy Committee Member and Member of the Council on Youth, Education and Families

• Hills of Westchester HOA Board Member

• Partnered City of GP with Girl Scouts of North Texas 

• Former member of the Grand Prairie Zoning Board of Adjustments

• President and Founding Member of Sisters of Sarai, benefiting local students with college scholarship opportunities 

• Ronald McDonald House Volunteer

• Get Out the Vote organizer

• GPISD Innovation Committee & Student Health Advisory Committee Committee Member