He holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum Theory from the University of Miami and a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. Prior to his work at Earlham, Jay was the Director of the Poplar Ridge Experiential Learning Center at the University of Virginia. Jay has also worked as a lead facilitator for an international, brain-based learning enrichment program for junior high and high school students, as a corporate trainer for Starbucks Coffee, and as an outdoor education instructor teaching rock climbing, canoeing, and skiing. In his current position at Earlham, Jay has led semester programs in Environmental Studies in the Southwest United States and New Zealand and administers the degree programs in outdoor education and environmental studies.