James (Jim) O'Mara, Executive Lead, Environment Planning and Policy

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James (Jim) O'Mara joined Metrolinx on a secondment in October 2007, as Executive Lead for Environmental Policy and Planning. He brings more than 25 years of policy and program development, as well as operational delivery experience. When he joined Metrolinx, Jim was Director of Environmental Assessment and Approvals in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. He has worked in a number of infrastructure and economic development ministries, including the Ministries of Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development and Trade. He has also led the development and implementation of several important Ontario government initiatives such as the establishment of Government Information Centres in the Greater Toronto Area. Jim was seconded to the federal Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront where he worked on development plans in the Central Waterfront and the Port of Toronto. He began his career in the public service in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario where he worked on the Public Accounts Committee. Prior to joining the Legislative Assembly, he taught in the geography program at several universities, including York, McMaster, and Ryerson.