Adele Bentsen received a BS in Interior Design with a Minor in Photography from Purdue University. She was an interior designer at Brown and Root and later a Partner at Gensler and Associates in their Interior Design practice. She has served as the President of The Garden Club of Houston, 2nd Vice President, and Prior-President. She has also volunteered for The Kinkaid School, the Children’s Defense Fund, River Oaks Country Club Beautification Committee and the Community Contributions Committee at The Garden Club of Houston.