Jade Richards joins the WERT team as their new Research Manager after two years as a Research Coordinator in the Cardiology Department at University of Washington, primarily working on medical device studies. Prior to that, she worked at a small San Francisco start up focusing on artificial intelligence for cardiac ultrasound. Jade has also worked in direct patient care and education in several reproductive health clinics. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from San Francisco State University. Jade is very passionate about racial equity, women’s rights, and destigmatizing mental health. In her free time, she enjoys seeing live musical theater shows, Kraken hockey games, and building complex Lego sets.