Mr. Adkins graduated from Everett High School in 2016. He attended The Evergreen State College where he earned his B.A. with a focus in Tribal Administration in 2020. Mr. Adkins works as a policy analyst for The Tulalip Tribes, specializing in education, child welfare, housing, and transportation. Previously, he was the director of health policy for the Children's Alliance.

Mr. Adkins serves as the Vice Chair of the Everett Planning Commission and as the youth representative on the State Advisory Council on Homelessness. He also serves on the board of Cocoon House, a youth homeless shelter where he lived while attending Everett High School. He previously chaired the Citizen's Advisory Committee for Housing and Community Development for the City of Everett, and he previously chaired the ReThink Housing Action Plan Advisory Committee. While in college, he was the Vice President of Federal Affairs for the Washington Student Association. Mr. Adkins is a proud, enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe.

Mr. Adkins is the liaison for the following schools:

• Garfield Elementary
• Hawthorne Elementary
• Lowell Elementary
• North Middle
• Monroe Elementary
• Woodside Elementary