Jade Floyd joined CLS in 2007 and works on a variety of clients including the American Dental Association and Genworth Financial supporting government relations and public affairs activities.  

Ms. Floyd was communications manager for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Additionally, she worked at a Washington, DC boutique PR firm where her clients included Aramark, the National Black M.B.A. Association, DuPont and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM). She served as managing director for Cities United for Science Progress (CUSP), a partnership between DuPont and USCM where her responsibilities included administration and media efforts surrounding the $375,000 “Lead Safe…For Kids Sake” grant program where she traveled the country coordinating the Science in the School Day initiative with mayors and member cities of Conference.

A Texas native, Jade worked for State Senator Leticia Van de Putte for two and a half years as her communications assistant on both the campaign and in the State Senate. Prior to that she  worked for Nursing, Consultant, Educational and Health Services (NCEHS), a consultant firm focusing in medical/legal case review and accreditations/licensure compliance for the healthcare industry.  Ms. Floyd serves on the Board of Directors of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and is a book editor for Not for Tourists, D.C. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio and received her Masters in Applied Politics from the University of Akron.