Jay Keenan

A native of Plymouth, MI, Jay Keenan has been taking photographs for a long time. He began shooting actively as one of the photographers for his high school student paper, eventually moving into freelance work for several suburban newspapers in the greater Detroit area.

Keenan later served as photo editor for a community college student newspaper and contributed sports writing to multiple publications in the Western Wayne County area. In May 2000, he relocated to Tempe, AZ, where he continued his work in media and communications while spending four years with an Internet company in the Phoenix area.

Keenan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Walsh College (Troy, MI), a Master's Degree in Education (MAED), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix.

On the creative side, he has designed flyers for a ministry at a prominent local Catholic Church in the Phoenix area, with his photography occasionally appearing in various projects. Though much of his photographic work was done during his Michigan years, Keenan continues to devote spare time to artistic photography.

Outside of photography, Keenan has worked as a bookstore manager, inventory control specialist, elementary school teacher, Executive Level Recruiter, and currently serves as an HR Employment Verification Coordinator for a large company in the Valley.