Jay is the Founder & Director of Providence cocktail bar and social club, Courtland Club. His involvement with YIA has grown from fundraiser to committee member and now to board member, moved by the organization’s commitment to its work. Jay was born in Providence and moved to Miami, FL with his mom as a kid. He attended The George Washington University in DC. When not working, he splits his free time as a design enthusiast, a food lover, a record collector and a beach bum.