After an 11 year journey, Jay and his wife, Kelly, returned to the Red
River Valley where he assumed the position of Career Center Director at
Concordia in 1998. Previously, Jay worked in the area of career services at
Wheaton College (IL), Arizona State University, and the University of North
Dakota. In addition to career services work, Jay worked in residence life
at UND and with a community juvenile probation program. He holds a MA in
Counseling with Rehabilitation Services cognate and a BA in Psychology from
the UND. Jay and Kelly are the proud parents of four terrific sons ages 14,
11, 10 and 7. Much of their family time is spent with music, sports,
enjoying the outdoors, and a variety of ministries through their local
church, Bethel Evangelical Free Church.
The mission statement of the Student Affairs division is to enhance student learning by preparing students
for their calling to influence the affairs of the world.
