Donna DeRado joined the city of Mauldin as clerk of court.
She has more than 25 years of legal experience and a specialty background in law procedures, budgeting, scheduling, purchasing and contracts.
DeRado served as the chief municipal judge, administrative judge and clerk of court of the Tega Cay Municipal Court. For almost 20 years, she also ran her own company, Donna DeRado & Associates, through which she served as a court reporter and was appointed as grand jury court reporter for Ocean County, New Jersey.