Colleges and Universities

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

Salary Name Position
$115,178.05
earned in 2021
Maxine Chan Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$111,589.52
earned in 2021
Melanie Van Hees Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$108,762.17
earned in 2021
Meranda Shewan Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$100,790.27
earned in 2021
Michael Aj Callaghan Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$115,468.62
earned in 2021
Miranda Hotrum Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$259,072.31
earned in 2021
Nadia Iacobelli Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services
Colleges and Universities
$140,954.44
earned in 2021
Nemone Smith Director, Communications
Colleges and Universities
$135,229.07
earned in 2021
Noel Abbott Manager, Registration Unit
Colleges and Universities
$111,218.40
earned in 2021
Olivia Cymbalista-Clapp Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$108,762.17
earned in 2021
Patrice Bourgeois Senior Policy Advisor (Bilingual)
Colleges and Universities
$165,313.89
earned in 2021
Patricia Buckley Director, Postsecondary Education Policy
Colleges and Universities
$134,407.87
earned in 2021
Peter Goltsis Manager, Issues Management and Media Relations
Colleges and Universities
$115,468.62
earned in 2021
Peter Molnar Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$101,037.16
earned in 2021
Peter Popadic Manager, Funding Policy and Systems Planning
Colleges and Universities
$111,089.99
earned in 2021
Rachel Houpt Assistant Director, Communications
Colleges and Universities
$175,025.11
earned in 2021
Rachel Simeon Assistant Deputy Minister, Data, Research and Innovation Division
Colleges and Universities
$108,128.30
earned in 2021
Raghad Hussami Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges and Universities
$108,762.17
earned in 2021
Rick Molenda Senior Business Analyst
Colleges and Universities
$108,762.17
earned in 2021
Robert Terhune Business Lead
Colleges and Universities
$116,332.03
earned in 2021
Sanjay Luhar Team Lead, Colleges Financial Reporting
Colleges and Universities
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Published March 2022

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Colleges and Universities, including:

  • Top Salaries at Colleges and Universities in the 2022 Sunshine List
  • Deputy Minister
    $288,114.53
  • Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services
    $259,072.31
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Postsecondary Education Division
    $202,240.97
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Advanced Education Learner Supports Division
    $189,028.27
  • Chief Executive Officer and Director, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Branch
    $176,843.81

2022 Ontario Sunshine List: Colleges and Universities Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Colleges and Universities's 126 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $15,372,013.36 in 2021.

At the top of the Colleges and Universities Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Colleges and Universities was Deputy Minister Shelley Tapp, who brought home $288,114.53 in 2021.

Following Shelley Tapp was Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Nadia Iacobelli, with annual earnings of $259,072.31. Assistant Deputy Minister, Postsecondary Education Division Kelly Shields made $202,240.97, Assistant Deputy Minister, Advanced Education Learner Supports Division Tamara Gilbert made $189,028.27, and Chief Executive Officer and Director, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Branch James Brown round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $176,843.81 for the Colleges and Universities 2022 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2021, 56 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 59 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 8 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Colleges and Universities.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 56 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 59 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 8 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 2 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2022 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employers List.