Jacob R. Day

Jake Day is the newly-elected Mayor of Salisbury. Born and raised in Salisbury, he was elected to the City Council at the age of 30 and unanimously elected President on a platform of placemaking, positivity, and high quality revitalization. Since Jake’s election, Downtown Salisbury has been experiencing a renaissance and the City has made major new investments in bike infrastructure, streetscape, design processes and economic development. Meanwhile, communication, collaboration and community spirit have reemerged as norms in the Capital of the Eastern Shore.

Jake served as founding Director of the Center for Towns – a community design and engagement program serving the towns of the Eastern Shore. Jake has served as national President of the American Institute of Architecture Students and Editor-in-Chief of CRIT, a journal of architecture. A Richard Upjohn Fellow, he served on the American Institute of Architects national Board of Directors.

Jake earned a bachelors degree in Architecture from the University of Maryland and masters degrees in Urban Design and Environmental Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and Oxford University. In Salisbury, Jake has served as a Planning Commissioner, member of the Board of Housing Appeals and the Natural Resources Conservation Advisory Committee.

Jake holds the rank of First Lieutenant in the Army, currently serving as a TAC Officer at the Officer Candidate School. He is a graduate of Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, Armor Basic Officer Leaders Course and Pre-Ranger program, Tactics Certification Course, Officer Candidate School and Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, GA. Jake is a Cavalry officer, having served as a Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in the 158th Cavalry Regiment and as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the Maryland Army National Guard.

Jake is a member of the Next American Vanguard – ‘America’s best and brightest young urban leaders’ and the Smart Growth America Local Leaders Council Advisory Board. Jake’s work has been honored with the 2012 Maryland Sustainable Growth Award for Leadership & Service, Strong Communities Competition national semi-finalist, Heart of the Chesapeake Outstanding Project award, Urban Land Institute Urban Design Competition Honorable Mention and has been featured at the International Society of City and Regional Planners’ Conference in Belgium. He was also featured in the 2007 book – ‘Becoming an Architect’.

He and his wife Liz recently welcomed their daughter, Lilly, into the world.