Irene Bustamante Adams

Vice President

Irene Bustamante Adams was elected to the CCSD Board of Trustees on November 8, 2022. She represents District F, which includes Spring Valley, Mountains Edge, Southern Highlands, and Sandy Valley. She was raised in the farming community of Kerman, California and woke before dawn to work the agricultural fields alongside her siblings. She was the first in her family to attend and graduate college, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from California State University, Fresno. In 2007, Bustamante Adams became the first Latina in Nevada history to earn an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She holds certificates from Harvard Kennedy School of Government and from the Kettering Foundation.

Irene serves as the Deputy Director & Chief Strategy Officer for Workforce Connections, Southern Nevadas Local Workforce Development Board. She is a dynamic and transformational leader christened with many recognitions like the National Trailblazer by Emerge America and Women Inspiring Nevada by Vegas Inc.

Prior to joining Workforce Connections in 2017, Bustamante Adams spent 18 years at MGM Resorts International, working her way up from clerk to a corporate position. From 2010 to 2018, she also represented District 42 in the Nevada Assembly, serving as Speaker Pro Tempore in her last leadership role.

She is married to Army Sergeant Brad Adams, and has two daughters, Olivia, and Alaina. She also is a new grandmother to her first grandchild.

Schools

School	Level	District	Municipality
Frias, Charles and Phyllis ES	ES	F	CC
Rogers, Lucille S. ES	ES	F	CC
Decker, C. H. ES	ES	F	CC
Canarelli, Lawrence and Heidi MS	MS	F	CC
Kim, Frank ES	ES	F	CC
Sandy Valley ES	ES	F	CC
Thiriot, Joseph E. ES	ES	F	CC
Tanaka, Wayne N. ES	ES	F	CC
Ries, Aldeane Comito ES	ES	F	CC
Wright, William V. ES	ES	F	CC
Steele, Judith D. ES	ES	F	CC
Gray, R. Guild ES	ES	F	CC
Guinn, Kenny C. MS	MS	F	CC
Spring Valley HS	HS	F	CC
Earl, Marion B. ES	ES	F	CC
Dondero, Harvey N. ES	ES	F	CC
Diskin, Pat A. ES	ES	F	CC
Clark, Ed W. HS	AS	F	LV
Durango HS	HS	F	CC
Blue Diamond ES	ES	F	CC
Alamo, Tony ES	ES	F	CC
Fine, Mark L. ES	ES	F	CC
Reedom, Carolyn S. ES	ES	F	CC
Stuckey, Evelyn ES	ES	F	CC
Forbuss, Robert L. ES	ES	F	CC
Roundy, Dr. C. Owen ES	ES	F	CC
Bell, Rex ES	ES	F	LV
Jean Conservation Camp Adult HS	AS	F	CC
Wynn, Elaine ES	ES	F	CC
South Academic Center	AS	F	CC
Southwest Career and Technical Academy	HS	F	CC
Sawyer, Grant MS	MS	F	CC
Jones Blackhurst, Jan ES	ES	F	CC
Jydstrup, Helen M. ES	ES	F	CC
Sandy Valley HS	HS	F	CC
Mathis, Dr. Beverly S. ES	ES	F	CC
Cashman, James MS	MS	F	CC
Tarkanian, Lois and Jerry MS	MS	F	CC
Goodsprings ES	ES	F	CC
Burk Horizon	AS	F	CC
Sierra Vista HS	HS	F	CC
Desert Oasis HS	HS	F	CC
Ortwein, Dennis ES	ES	F	CC
Snyder, Don and Dee ES	ES	F	CC
Thompson, Tyrone ES	ES	F	CC
Gunderson, Barry and June MS	MS	F	CC
Sandy Valley MS	MS	F	CC