Jada was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and earned her B.A. in Social Work from St. Edward’s University in Austin. Before joining Parks Youth Ranch, she supported children and families through emergency disaster relief, bilingual case management, and refugee services. She became PYR’s Assistant Shelter Administrator in 2015, was licensed as a Child Care Administrator in 2016, and promoted to Shelter Administrator the same year. In 2023, she also assumed the role of Executive Director.