Jay is a Senior Instructor with Baker Communications. Jay brings with him a wealth of teaching and public speaking experience gained from several years of instructing at the university, college, and high school levels. During his career, Jay has taught hundreds of students with diverse backgrounds and professional experience. In each of these unique teaching environments, Jay earned notoriety as a passionate instructor who inspired his students to great success. In the past, his educational emphasis has been to improve his students’ skills in the areas of rhetoric (with a focus on effective written and verbal argumentation and persuasion), presentation skills, technical writing, composition, literature, and creative writing.

His knowledge and skills have added value to the Baker core curriculum. Additionally, he has expanded his expertise to include the following areas:

Win-Win Negotiations
Exceptional Presentations
Exceptional Customer Service.
Consultative Selling Skills
Managerial Coaching Skills
Time Management

Prior to joining Baker Communications, Jay also played an instrumental role in creating, coordinating and implementing interactive, educational programs for large groups of students. During this time he initiated programs for over 3,000 students with budgets up to $20,000. His responsibilities extended into presenting information to sizeable audiences of students, parents, faculty and administrators. His charisma, presence, and diverse teaching background have afforded him the honor of being named to “Who’s Who among America’s Teachers” and a nomination for the Sam Houston State University “Excellence in Writing Award.”

Jay earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX and is a member of the alumni association. In his spare time, Jay enjoys guitar, fishing, golf, working out, and reading.