Previously, Jay served as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives, where he assisted in drafting health care and insurance legislation. He serves on the Executive Committee of North Coast Health and has also has been active in workforce issues, serving on the Lakewood Civil Service Commission and Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Investment Board. Jay and his wife have three children in the Lakewood City Schools District who are active in arts activities. When not attending school orchestra performances and Youth Theater Productions at the Beck Center, he enjoys sailing. Jay serves on the Three Arches Foundation’s Finance & Audit Committee.