Jay Menees currently serves as the Associate Director of Institutional Research at Northwest Florida State College, a position held since May 2024. Prior experience includes roles as a Research Assistant at the Florida Department of Education from August 2022 to May 2024, and as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Florida from August 2021 to August 2022. Previous positions also include Admissions Officer and Admissions Recruiter at the University of Georgia between July 2017 and August 2021, as well as Graduate Teaching Assistant at East Carolina University from August 2015 to May 2017. Jay Menees is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at the University of Florida, expected to be completed in May 2025, and holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Georgia, a Master of Arts in History from East Carolina University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies from the University of South Carolina.