Waterloo Region District School Board

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2024

Salary Name Position
$122,579.50
earned in 2023
Melanie Gravel Chief Speech and Language Pathologist
Waterloo Region District School Board
$122,572.11
earned in 2023
Kevin Pomfret Principal/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$122,570.82
earned in 2023
Christina Elmslie Principal/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,747.24
earned in 2023
Melissa Stacey Principal/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,667.56
earned in 2023
Patti Linnerth Teacher/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,645.83
earned in 2023
James Bond Principal/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,604.89
earned in 2023
Christine Lebeau Vice Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,545.15
earned in 2023
Timothy Sargeant Vice Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,431.43
earned in 2023
Ronald Deboer Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,041.82
earned in 2023
Emilie Kalinowski Vice Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$121,030.12
earned in 2023
Shannon-Melissa Dunlop Manager of Health, Safety and Security
Waterloo Region District School Board
$120,578.78
earned in 2023
Dollie Butticci Vice Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$120,418.48
earned in 2023
Abayomi Aroso Principal/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$120,218.92
earned in 2023
Sara Macneill Principal/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$120,090.41
earned in 2023
Nancy Carse Manager of Employee Wellness
Waterloo Region District School Board
$119,842.18
earned in 2023
Jeffrey Pelich Teacher/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$119,592.12
earned in 2023
Tracy Lee Hunter Vice Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$119,592.12
earned in 2023
Lara Shantz Vice Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$119,592.12
earned in 2023
Jennifer Williams Vice Principal/Secondary
Waterloo Region District School Board
$119,242.42
earned in 2023
Maureen Rockel Teacher/Elementary
Waterloo Region District School Board
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Published March 2024

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2024

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 Waterloo Region District School Board, including:

2024 Ontario Sunshine List: Waterloo Region District School Board Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Waterloo Region District School Board's 2,504 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $266,953,923.68 in 2023.

At the top of the Waterloo Region District School Board Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Waterloo Region District School Board was Director of Education Jeewan Chanicka, who brought home $290,986.98 in 2023.

Following Jeewan Chanicka was Chief Communications Officer Alana Russell, with annual earnings of $280,490.54. Associate Director Robert Miller made $249,184.59, Associate Director Graham Shantz made $248,914.27, and Superintendent of Education Eystratia Giannopoulos round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $219,195.17 for the Waterloo Region District School Board 2024 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2023, 2,077 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 407 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 12 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 6 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Waterloo Region District School Board.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 2,077 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 407 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 12 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 6 employees 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 2024 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2024 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2024 Employers List.