Advanced Education

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2018

Salary Name Position
$113,829.82
earned in 2017
Catherine Anne Gutwin Dir, Operational Data & Info
Advanced Education
$118,938.56
earned in 2017
Cheryl Naundorf Dir, Legislation & Governance
Advanced Education
$133,317.86
earned in 2017
Christine Yaremko Dir Fin. Reporting & Account.
Advanced Education
$107,152.50
earned in 2017
Connie D. Scott Manager, Agency Governance
Advanced Education
$115,724.70
earned in 2017
Cora Roberts Director, Foundational Learnin
Advanced Education
$133,317.86
earned in 2017
Daniel W Gemmell Director-Client Services
Advanced Education
$117,175.38
earned in 2017
Dan Plester Dir. Apprenticeship TT
Advanced Education
$196,854.58
earned in 2017
Dan Rizzoli ADM, Strategic&CorpSvcs
Advanced Education
$118,938.56
earned in 2017
Darrell G Mottershead Senior Manager, IPS
Advanced Education
$142,585.56
earned in 2017
David Schneider ED, Foundational Learning
Advanced Education
$133,076.32
earned in 2017
David Vetters Director, Human Resources
Advanced Education
$143,411.84
earned in 2017
David Williams Exec Dir, Campus Alberta
Advanced Education
$107,152.50
earned in 2017
Deborah Lynn Landry Mgr., Stud Aid Pol & Prog Dev
Advanced Education
$132,164.91
earned in 2017
Debra Tworek Director, Marketing & Training
Advanced Education
$123,677.75
earned in 2017
Doug McMullen Dir.,Strategic Planning & Eval
Advanced Education
$137,719.14
earned in 2017
Erin Gregg Exec Dir, External Relations
Advanced Education
$164,060.78
earned in 2017
Gerald Jacubo Exec Director, Human Resources
Advanced Education
$133,317.86
earned in 2017
Gerald Kastendieck Director, Strategy & Planning
Advanced Education
$139,293.96
earned in 2017
Gilbert Perras Exec Dir, Operations
Advanced Education
$107,152.50
earned in 2017
Guy C Germain Manager, CAQC Secretariat
Advanced Education
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Published March 2018

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2018

Alberta first started publishing the Sunshine List in 2014 following the 2012 election of Alison Redford.

The salary and severance disclosure, makes Alberta's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Alberta to make public the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid 136,805 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Alberta and earn over $136,805 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Advanced Education, including:

2018 Alberta Sunshine List: Advanced Education Top Earners

Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Advanced Education's 87 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $10,950,573.21 in 2017.

At the top of the Advanced Education Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Advanced Education was DM, Advanced Education Rodney Skura, who brought home $285,877.28 in 2017.

Following Rodney Skura was A.D.M. ALCP Peter Leclaire, with annual earnings of $200,224.18. ADM, ASA Andy Weiler made $197,737.28, ADM, Strategic&CorpSvcs Dan Rizzoli made $196,854.58, and Senior Financial Officer Richard Isaak round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $164,060.78 for the Advanced Education 2018 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2017, 29 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 51 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 5 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Advanced Education.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 29 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 51 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 5 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee 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 2018 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2018 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2018 Employers List.

What is disclosed and thresholds

  • Compensation includes base salary, overtime, bonuses, honoraria paid to board members and taxable benefits. This category essentially reflects the income amount on the person’s T4.
  • Severance reflects amounts paid or payable related to termination of employment, including retiring allowance.
  • Non-monetary (other) benefits are generally non-taxable benefits including the employer’s portion of pension contributions, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Workers' Compensation Board premiums.
  • Employment and/or severance contracts for:
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions Compensation Regulation
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions (Post-Secondary Institutions) Compensation Regulation
    • The Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services
    • The Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Electric System Operator

Employee thresholds

Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and amount of compensation and severance paid to employees who earn more than the threshold amount for that disclosure period.

For December disclosures, if no severance was paid, disclosure is not required.

1 The annual threshold is applied to severance disclosures in December of the current year and to compensation disclosed in June of the following year. For example, the threshold for severances disclosed by December 31, 2021 is $136,805. This is also the threshold for compensation disclosed by June 30, 2022.
Calendar year 1 Annual threshold
2021 $136,805
2020 $135,317
2019 $132,924
2018 $129,809
2017 $127,765
2016 $126,375
2015 $125,000