Bill Adams was appointed to the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees in
August 2015, was elected in 2016, and reelected in 2020. An advocate for improved
academic and extracurricular programs for all of our 5,000 students, he believes it is
important for Trustees to demonstrate leadership, exercise prudent stewardship, partner
with the Superintendent and collaborate with community stakeholders to develop long
term strategies that optimize our unique community school system. Critical to success
are shared vision, communication, engagement and accountability amongst students,
teachers, District staff, parents, and the School Board. Bill has participated in a wide
variety of District issues and activities, including PTA, Windsor Education Foundation,
Site Councils, Superintendent’s Advisory Committee, Boosters, and Windsor Advocates
for Music. In May 2016, he completed the yearlong California School Boards
Association “Masters in Governance” leadership institute for Trustees, and participates
in continuing education through CSBA and the Sonoma County Office of Education. 

A native of Chicago, Bill has more than 30 years of experience in innovative solution-
oriented planning, policy implementation, and leadership team development in both the
public and private sectors. He attended Northwestern University, where he was
commissioned and served 26 years as Marine Corps Officer, and law school at
University of Oregon. Since moving to Windsor in 1993, Bill has been actively involved
in youth sports, veteran’s affairs, and wide range of regional community programs
addressing literacy, hunger, infrastructure collaboration, and economic development. In
2015, he retired as Deputy County Counsel for Sonoma County and is now principal
counsel at William L. Adams, PC. His wife is an elementary school teacher in another
district and their three children have all gone through WUSD and graduated from
Windsor High School.