Commissioner Shay was elected to the Chatham County Commission in 2004, and served as a Commissioner previously from 1992 to 1996.  He also served the public for the past ten years on the Georgia International Trade Center Authority, serving for 6 years as Chairman. Shay received a B.S. in Environmental Design from the University of Pennsylvania, and later obtained a Master of Architecture degree from Clemson University.  Shay also studied Urban Design at the Charles E. Daniel Center in Genoa, Italy.   Shay is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Savannah College of Art and Design, until recently teaching Studio in Urban Design. Shay is the senior principal at Gunn-Meyerhoff-Shay Architects, founded in 1956.  He is a LEED certified designer, and a member of the American Institute of Architects. Patrick and his wife, Janice, live in downtown Savannah, and have raised two sons, Kerry and David.