Jared began working for the City as a Human Resources intern in the summer of 2015, then moved into the City Manager’s Office as a management intern where he served in the position from August 2015 to May 2016. Upon receiving his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Kansas State University in May 2016, Jared was hired full-time with the City as a Management Assistant. In December 2017, he was promoted to Assistant to the City Manager. He was promoted to Assistant City Manager in March 2022. Jared was born and raised in Hays, Kansas, and obtained Bachelor of Science degrees from K-State  in  Political  Science  and  Public  Relations  in  2014.