Bettye T. Jenkins currently serves as a member of the Guilford County School Board. She was elected to this position in 2020 and is serving her first term. She previously ran for member of the Guilford County School Board in 2016, but she did not win. She also serves as the 2nd Vice President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for the Greensboro branch.

Bettye currently works as a community service work director at Guilford County Schools. She previously worked as a library clerk, teacher’s assistant, counselor, school social worker, community service work coordinator, and social work supervisor.

Bettye is from Guilford County. She holds a bachelor's degree in social work from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a master's degree in social work from a joint program between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has 2 children.