Environment

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2009

Salary Name Position
$184,042.62
earned in 2008 		JOHN LIEOU Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrated Environmental Policy Division
Environment
$124,544.69
earned in 2008 		JOHN MAYES Director, Environmental Monitoring & Reporting
Environment
$102,967.33
earned in 2008 		JOHN TAYLOR Assistant Director, Northern Region
Environment
$126,407.75
earned in 2008 		JOHN VIDAN Director, Waste Management Policy
Environment
$104,945.58
earned in 2008 		JUDITH SZEKELY District Engineer, Hamilton
Environment
$102,250.05
earned in 2008 		KATHLEEN HANSEN Project Lead, Public Reporting
Environment
$155,305.29
earned in 2008 		KEITH WEST Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Drinking Water Inspector
Environment
$110,080.63
earned in 2008 		KENNETH WONG Senior Engineer, Air & Noise
Environment
$103,886.60
earned in 2008 		KRISTEN ROUTLEDGE Senior Manager, Events Opportunities & Stakeholder Relations
Environment
$109,714.90
earned in 2008 		KRISTINA POTAPCZYK Assistant Director/Manager, Stakeholder Relations
Environment
$109,828.93
earned in 2008 		LEE ORPHAN Assistant Director, Southwest Region
Environment
$105,547.28
earned in 2008 		LEO BUTKO Manager, Strategic Enforcement & Intelligence
Environment
$109,922.30
earned in 2008 		LIBORIO CAMPISI Manager, Organizational Effectiveness & Learning
Environment
$109,714.90
earned in 2008 		LISA FELDMAN Assistant Director, Investigations & Enforcement
Environment
$108,555.08
earned in 2008 		LORNA POFF Manager, Pesticides Unit
Environment
$102,764.62
earned in 2008 		MARCIA WALLACE Manager, Renewable Energy
Environment
$105,547.28
earned in 2008 		MARCIA WEAVER Manager, Drive Clean Contracts
Environment
$111,333.31
earned in 2008 		MARGARET WOJCIK Senior Engineer, Waste
Environment
$117,776.37
earned in 2008 		MARY ANNE COVELLI Director, Strategic Policy
Environment
$118,666.59
earned in 2008 		MARY HENNESSY Director, Operation Integration
Environment
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Published March 2009

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2009

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 Environment, including:

  • Top Salaries at Environment in the 2009 Sunshine List
  • GAIL BEGGS
    Deputy Minister
    $250,142.50
  • STEPHEN PATTERSON
    Director, Climate Change Secretariat
    $209,666.21
  • PAAVO KIVISTO
    Deputy Minister
    $205,890.13
  • JOHN LIEOU
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrated Environmental Policy Division
    $184,042.62
  • MICHAEL WILLIAMS
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Division
    $184,042.62

2009 Ontario Sunshine List: Environment Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Environment's 161 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $18,758,383.16 in 2008.

At the top of the Environment Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Environment was Deputy Minister GAIL BEGGS, who brought home $250,142.50 in 2008.

Following GAIL BEGGS was Director, Climate Change Secretariat STEPHEN PATTERSON, with annual earnings of $209,666.21. Deputy Minister PAAVO KIVISTO made $205,890.13, Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrated Environmental Policy Division JOHN LIEOU made $184,042.62, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Division MICHAEL WILLIAMS round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $184,042.62 for the Environment 2009 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2008, 82 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 70 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 6 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Environment.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 82 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 70 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 6 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2009 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2009 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2009 Employers List.