Jay leads the Holistic Grantmaking team at Greater Twin Cities United Way, where he focuses on driving innovative and equitable strategies for responding to homelessness and housing instability in the Twin Cities metro community. In this role, Jay partners with nonprofit organizations across the metro who are leading vital work toward the vision of homelessness being rare, brief, and non-recurring.

Prior to joining the team at United Way, Jay provided direct services in shelter and supportive housing for 20 years. Jay’s experience in the field started as a recipient of services, and this lived experience has driven his vision throughout his career. Over the course of the last 10 years, Jay has had the privilege of providing leadership to programs and community coalitions representing diverse approaches to ending homelessness, emphasizing the centering of lived experience and culturally responsive evidence-based practices.