Jade Piros de Carvalho is no stranger to government work. For the past decade, Jade has served the City of Hutchinson, Kansas, in several capacities, including representative, vice-mayor, and currently, mayor.
Despite serving on the city council as mayor, Jade also serves the state of Kansas as the director of the office of broadband development -- a position she had held for the past seven months.
Jade holds a Master of Public Administration in public policy analysis from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wichita State University.