Denise Adams, MSN, MBA, RN, is Chair of the Enloe Board of Trustees. She is Dean of Instruction, Career Education at Butte College, where she has worked since 2007.
Currently she administers and supervises educational programs and has oversight for selection, management, and evaluation of academic, management and classified staff. Denise has worked in health care since 1985, in clinical and educational settings, and has expertise in areas, including leadership, quality improvement, outcomes management, case management and utilization management.
She holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine, and a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in nursing from California State University, Chico.
She holds licenses as a registered nurse, clinical nurse specialist and public health nurse. Her professional affiliations include Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, Kappa Omicron Chapter; Association of California Nurse Leaders; Association of California Community College Administrators; California Community College Association for Occupational Education; and CSU, Chico, Alumni Association.
Denise is an elder at Bidwell Presbyterian Church. Her service on the Enloe Board of Trustees began Jan. 1, 2015, and she is Vice Chair of the quality committee.