A graduate of Simon Fraser University, Jim worked for a number of years as a journalist with the CTV network. He was the Director of Communications and Director of Government Relations for Canada Post before setting up Stanton Associates in 1989, a Vancouver based communications and training company with offices in Canada and the USA.

Jim’s credentials are well known in the communications and emergency preparedness community. Jim and his team have assisted in developing proactive communications strategies to deal with floods, plane crashes, Gulf War 1, Y2K, chronic wasting disease, Ebola, collapse of mine shafts, cryptosporidium contaminated water, forest fires, the Kananaskis G8 Summit, Toronto SARS incident, fires in BC in 2003, and the 2004 crash of MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax.

He has taught at the Canadian Emergency Preparedness College, Canadian Police College, Ontario Police Academy, Advanced Incident Commander’s course, Alberta and Ontario Fire Colleges and Justice Institute of BC. He wrote the national standards for emergency public information for the Canadian federal government and teaches the emergency public information courses for all provinces and territories as well as several states in the USA.

Recently, Jim completed a six-month contract with 2010 Vancouver Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat preparing their strategic communications plans. He has been contracted to teach crisis communications for the government of Ontario.