An award-winning architect with over 25 years of experience, Jay is recognized for thought leadership and design excellence in institutional architecture of varied scales in Canada and overseas. Currently a Design Lead in Arcadis’ Global Education Practice, Jay leads the design, strategic thinking, and planning for education projects, and engages meaningfully with clients, stakeholders and authorities to define and implement the strategic vision of the project through place-centric design. Her most prominent projects in the City of Toronto include the Student Centre at York University, the Jane Sheppard Public Library and the addition and renovation at Credit Valley Hospital. She has experience in both design and project management for new and existing structures of varied typologies, scales, and complexity. Over the past five years she has conducted a longitudinal design research project on the future of campus through extensive interviews with faculty, students and staff at institutions across the globe. This ongoing research has been published extensively and made her a frequent speaker advancing thought-leadership and campus design. Her recent advocacy has also led her engage actively with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion groups at Arcadis, ULI Toronto and the Textile Museum. She is deeply engaged in the arts and design community at the Textile Museum and Royal Ontario Museum, and as a frequent guest critic and lecturer at design schools.