Jade Kelly

Jade Kelly (she/they) serves as the CU Student Government Program Advisor, guiding elected and appointed student leaders in their efforts to advocate for and represent the interests of the student body at the University of Colorado Boulder. With over 150 students involved across the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches, as well as CUSG Joint Boards, CU Student Government continues to strive to be an enduring, efficient and accessible body of student leaders committed to making CU Boulder a better place to learn, work and positively impact humanity. 

Jade has worked at CU Boulder for over 10 years beginning as a business assistant at the Department of Computer Science and serving over six years at the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) as a Senior Regional Affiliate Manager, where she supported computer scientists, faculty, teachers, students and volunteers to close the gender gap within the fields of technology and create a community for women, genderqueer and nonbinary technologists throughout K-12, higher education and into the workforce. Jade previously served two terms as Co-Chair of CU Boulder's Staff Council, where she championed the rights, workplace protections and well-being of staff at CU. Among her many achievements, she led the successful implementation of the first paid parental leave program at the University of Colorado with the support of the Board of Regents.  
 
Before coming to Colorado, Jade earned her bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in Political Science and Economics. Jade was recently recognized for her dedication to equity and civil rights and was appointed by Governor Jared Polis to serve on the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Beyond her impressive work in student and worker advocacy, Jade is also a model, an icon, a saxophonist and a devoted mother to four badly behaved cats: Grandma, Foot Foot, Mini Mall and Gilgamesh.