Jim is the Director of Planning and Development in the District of West Vancouver where he is managing long-range plans, policies & city regulations as well as coordinating the processing of major and minor development and building applications. He is currently leading one of the largest projects to date in the District of West Vancouver: Cypress Village which is expected to be home to over 7,000 residents on 350 acres of land near Horseshoe Bay. As a result, the Horseshoe Bay Local Area Plan where adjacent the BC Ferry Terminal will see considerable growth and land use change. Jim has his Master’s in Urban Planning from UBC and has spent years in private practice as a Planning Consultant as well as holding multiple positions in the City of Vancouver’s Planning Department, where he worked on a variety of private and public projects.

Recent graduate from the McGill Master of Urban Planning program. Former planning and industrial development intern at Beedie. Former baseball consultant at SECA Academy in Shanghai. My extensive travels in over 50 countries have given me a globally influenced perspective on people and cities. As a 5th generation Vancouver resident, I am excited to shape the urban form of my home. Interest in megaproject integration, mixed use development, sustainable development, and multi-generational housing.