“Sunshine List” released for 2024 public sector workers

The “Sunshine List” has been released for another year.

The list, required under the Public Sector Salaries Disclosure Act, shows the amount of public sector employees who earned a salary of $100,000 or more the previous year. The list of employees with the Town of Amherstburg who topped that mark in 2024 totalled 34.

Those members of Amherstburg’s administration that made the list for 2024 included chief administrative officer (CAO) Valerie Critchley, whose salary was listed at $223,563.60. Deputy CAO/director of development services Melissa Osborne had a 2024 salary of $202,206.94.

Director of corporate services/treasurer Tracy Prince and director of engineering and public works Antonietta Giofu each had salaries of $180,848.98.

District Fire Chief Rick Wismer earned $174,563.22 while District Fire Chief Randy Wismer earned $170,475.58. District Fire Chief Andrew Challans had his 2024 salary listed as $171,959.89.

Retired fire chief Bruce Montone’s 2024 salary was listed at $169,859.56 while director of parks, facilities and recreation Heidi Baillargeon earned $169,698.35.

District fire chief Jason Durocher’s salary for 2024 was listed as $161,488.76 while fire training officer Nick D’Amore earned $156,151.20 last year. Fire prevention officer Mario Fiorito earned $138,853.42. Manager of engineering Todd Hewitt earned $136,678 in 2024.

Manager of planning services Christopher Aspila and chief building official Angelo Avolio had their salaries listed as $136,578 as did manager of human resources Donna Drouillard, manager of financial service Yufang Du and manager of roads and fleet Eric Chamberlain. Manager of information technology Jordan Long earned $136,446.69.

Ron Meloche and Dan Monk, both deputy fire chiefs, had salaries of $130,152.38 and $126,125.31 respectively. 

Manager of recreation services Trese MacNeill earned $122,412.35 last year. Manager of facilities Terry Fasan’s salary was listed as $121,755.80. 

Deputy chief building official Robert Unis earned $117,412.88 last year as did manager of parks Annette Zahaluk with manager of licensing and enforcement Bill Tetler earning $117,345.14.

Heritage planner Adam Coates earned $108,660.24 last year. Drainage superintendent Sam Paglia earned $105,912.47, human resources manager Sabrina Bilyk earned $105,924.18 and supervisor of roads and fleet Pat Iacobelli earned $104.819.60.

Supervisor of revenue Elke LeBlanc and supervisor of accounting Tiffany Hong each earned $104,119.60. Clerk Kevin Fox’s 2024 salary was listed as $100,633.82.

The County of Essex had 250 employees on the “Sunshine List,” most of them members of Essex-Windsor EMS. 

County CAO Sandra Zwiers earned $242,762.50. Sun Parlour Home administrator Jayne Brooks Keller earned $203,552.57 with director of infrastructure services Allan Botham earning $203,331.92.

Other members of the county on the list, listed in alphabetical order, include primary care paramedics Keith Affleck ($101,520.06), Chaudhry Ali ($122,599.05) and Tammy Allen ($114,975.02). Personal support worker Ruena Amarante earned $131,986.70 with primary care paramedic John Andrukonis listed at $115,799.32.

Registered nurse Melissa Araujo earned $103,631.08 and primary care paramedic Cody Armstrong made $113,986.17. Vulnerable patient navigator Shawn Arrand earned $158,734.53. District EMS chief Dawn Arsenault earned $146,151.33. Primary care paramedic Keyona Atkins earned $108,027.61. 

District EMS chiefs Amanda Atkinson and Jean-Pierre Bacon earned $126,389.88 and $148,734.25 respectively.

Project manager, infrastructure and planning services Daniel Baggio earned $121,896.11. Primary care paramedics Allison Baldwin and Anthony Baltes earned $103,766.80 and $106,666.50 last year. Vulnerable patient navigator David Bart earned $112,711.01 with primary care paramedic Philippe Bechard earning $101,461.28.

Manager of transportation planning and development Jerry Behl’s 2024 salary was $153,675.82 while manager of planning services Rebecca Belanger earned $155,279.95.

Advanced care paramedic Brandon Bellehumeur earned $126,638.44 while primary care paramedic Mary Lou Beneteau earned $106,672.81. Joshua Benoot earned $121,237.14. Primary care paramedics Brea Bergen and Salvatore Bertucci earned $102,929.09 and $102,401.95 respectively.

EMS Captain of Professional Standards Adrien Bezaire earned $121,414.23. Ems District Chief Sarah Bezaire earned $193,438.02. Primary care paramedic Patrick Biczysko made $107,015.85. 

Director of legislative services/clerk Mary Birch, who retired last year, earned $104,431.20. Manager of corporate health and safety Brady Boghean earned $124,923.11. Primary care paramedics Kim Boismier and Jeff Borghi had salaries of $101,677.45 and $100,216.29 respectively.

Senior planner of infrastructure and planning services Daryan Branch earned $107,412.96 last year with advanced care paramedic Tim Branch having a 2024 salary of $106,413.37.

Primary care paramedic Kristian Brocklebank earned $114,391.41. District EMS Chief Tyson Brohman earned $154,939.82 while primary care paramedic Zachary Brown earned $103,299.78.

EMS district chief Justin Campeau earned $150,093.07 with advanced care paramedic Tyler Ceballo earning $113,955.32. Primary care paramedics Hanna Chevelier ($106,310.22), Nick Chiarappa ($107,108.83), Lauren Clark ($103,523.66) and Carman Cioffi ($122,884.53) also made the list.

EMS district chief John Conlon earned $113,610.84 last year. Primary care paramedics Teresa Coulter, Jonathon Croley, Shelby Curran and Anthony DeSantis had earnings of $103,840.69, $118,834.20, $118,834.33 and $107,009.71 respectively.

Advanced care paramedic Kevin Demarco earned $110,568.85 while roads maintenance supervisor Roger Demars earned $123,059.31. Primary care paramedics Chanelle Desantis ($105,337.16), Christopher Deschaine $114,628.81, Lauren Dewar ($100,374.68 and Jenna Diamante ($113,867.73) were on the list as well.

Manager of community services Jeanie Diamond-Francis earned $136,269.96 last year with personal support worker Pamela Dietrich having a 2024 salary of $104,111.22. Primary care paramedics Claudio Distefano and Luca Distefano had salaries of $105,932.66 and $116,257.52 last year, while vulnerable patient navigator Matthew Dowhan earned $113,373.27.

Advanced care paramedics Catherine Driedger and Adam Droski made $117,268.97 and $112,075 a year ago. Primary care paramedic Nicole Duchesne earned $114,601.90 and Debra Dufour earned $106,478.33 last year.

Manager of EMS administration Danielle Dunlop earned $146,276.42 in 2024. Primary care paramedics Christopher Dziedzic, Natalie Ennis and Jordan Evers had salaries of $112,330.16, $102,330.84 and $101,800.35.

EMS deputy chief Ziad Fatallah earned $145,873.54 while ability and wellness specialist Tanya Fick’s salary was $129,787.19 last year. Primary care paramedic Patrick Fields earned $107,985.19 last year while human resources business partner Gary Filiatrault made $128,795.31. Advanced care paramedic Michael Filiault earned $108,061.87.

Sun Parlour Home assistant director of nursing Jillian Gabr earned $111,347.30 while personal support worker Joshua Gagnon earned $106,046.41 last year. Advanced care paramedic Jamieson Gemmell made $107,035.61. Network administrator Jason Gilchrist’s salary was $112,225.90 with primary care paramedic Goran Gilsic earning $110,192.57 last year.

Advanced care paramedic Meikel Gobet made $107,379.33. Sun Parlour Home manager of food and nutrition services Maria Gomer earned $139,258.87. Primary care paramedics Laura Gosselin and Erica Greco earned $101,773.44 and $107,961.20 respectively.

Human resources business partner Linda Greenwood earned $127,289.47 in 2024.

Primary care paramedic Isaac Hamilton earned $103,020.55 while advanced care paramedic Kristen Hamilton made $105,374.69. Jamie Hamin, a primary care paramedic, saw his 2024 salary listed as $102,299.53. Manager of procurement and compliance Sandra Hawken earned $133,212.75. Primary care paramedic Nicole Hearn earned $102,537.14. 

County clerk Katherine Hebert earned $136.333.71. Primary care paramedic Sean Hettrick made $108,519.76. Vulnerable care navigator Krista Hillier’s salary was $113,177 with advanced care paramedic Justin Hills earning $104,908.79. Primary care paramedic Dawn Hodges earned $115,390.19.

Registered nurse Him Hodgson earned $128,411.91 last year with advanced care paramedics Melissa Hopkins ($103,044.97), Bradley Humber ($136,018.60) and Lance Huver ($127,919.16) making it onto the list.

Primary care paramedics Trevor Iles and Robert Inji earned $103,745.43 and $128,191.58 respectively. Social worker Laura Jaarsma earned $105,270.08 last year with EMS district chiefs David Jacobs and Michael Jacobs earning $121,461.20 and $163,346.99. Advanced care paramedic Steven Jacobs earned $116,492.12.

Primary care paramedic Shannon Johnston earned $102,344.81 while primary care paramedic Courtny Jovanovic earned $104,044.89. EMS district chief Nicholas Jovanovic made $145,676.24 in 2024. Primary care paramedics Stephan Karam ($107,128.06), Adam Knight ($105,440.96), Marc Kobrosli ($103,186.46) and Tiffany Koniecki ($100,406.96) made the list, as did registered nurse Kennedy Kozub at $107,669,33.

Roads maintenance supervisor Donald Kraynack earned $124,961.78. Advanced care paramedic Alex Kroeze made $105,294.41 with manager of maintenance operations Jeremy Krueger earning $155,922.23 in 2024. Sun Parlour Home assistant director of nursing Mikayla Kudroch earned $112,889.90 last year.

Primary care paramedics Michael Lacroix and Victoria Laframboise earned $100,406.76 and $103,251.78 respectively. 

Essex-Windsor EMS chief Justin Lammers earned $176,437.83.

Primary care paramedics Steven Langlois, Erie Lawrie and Marina Lawrie earned $102,360.69, $104,699.55 and $102,391.73. Advanced care paramedic Thomas LeClair earned $101,943.41 with primary care paramedic Patrick Lee earning $107,890.04. District EMS chief Trevor Lee’s salary was $140,525.44.

EMS deputy chief Ryan Lemay earned $160,896.84. Primary care paramedic Chrisopher Lizotte made the list at $100,349.92 with advanced care paramedics Kristen Lo Mascolo ($106,071.60) and Amy Lutsch ($101,831.46) making it as well.

Primary care paramedic Meaghan Lyons earned $108,781 with advanced care paramedic Stephen Maag making $112,144,31. Primary care paramedic Madeline Macdonald earned $113,414.54. Registered nurse Kristine Malott earned $127,820.83. Primary care paramedics Che-Lyn Marier, Josue Martinez and Owen Matthews had salaries of $108,216.46, $109,368.90 and $120,343.06 respectively. 

Advanced care paramedic Shawn May earned $116,107.62. Manager of communications and organizational development Donald McArthur earned $145,638.98 while primary care paramedic Amanda McCarton made $120,917.11 last year. 

District EMS chief Denis McFarlane earned $146,322 with personal support worker Jill McGraw earning $100,348.93 last year. Sun Parlour Home assistant director of nursing Laura McKee earned $116,046.59 last year. Manager of accounting and deputy treasurer Heidi McLeod earned $152,791.74. Primary care paramedic Joseph Mollica earned $144,244.84. EMS Captain of Professional Standards Michella Mollicone earned $106,536.62. Primary care paramedics Mackenzie Morkin ($106,536.52), Kimberly Maroon ($111,420.32) and Cassidy Marrow ($106,536.83).

Roads maintenance supervisor Shawn Mulder earned $113,646.03 with EMS district chief Mechelle Murphy earning $147,930.57. Equipment maintenance supervisor Joel Musyj earned $138,547.13. Primary care paramedic Ian Nash earned $101,726.85. Primary care paramedic James Neumiller earned $100,499 last year with primary care paramedic Dawn Newman and Shelly Nguyen earning $105,546.57 and $113,900.71 respectively. 

EMS district chief Christopher Nugent earned $160,961.65 a year ago. Primary care paramedic Catherine O’Dwyer earned $102,514.52. Personal support worker Olivia Pallotta earned $105,639.10. Primary care paramedic Aaron Parent earned $103,473.95 while primary care paramedic Lily Pattinson earned $110,750.61. Supervisor of facility operations Randy Pearson earned $105,442.72 with primary care paramedic Josh Pellerito earning $103,408.60. Andrew Peters, an advanced care paramedic, earned $114,348.76. Primary care paramedics Daniel Pickel, Rose Pizzuti and Erick Potvin earned $106,026.71, $105,619.32 and $112,933.24 respectively. Registered nurse Kendra Powell earned $160,722.35.

Sun Parlour Home director of nursing Carlee Pretli earned $169,189.97 last year. EMS deputy chief Slawomir Pulcer earned $151,676.90 last year. Primary care paramedic Michael Purdy’s salary was $103,146.90. Inkaran Ramesh, an advanced care paramedic, earned $124,144.17. Primary care paramedic Kaitlynne Rawlings earned $103,254.58. Sun Parlour Home manager of life enrichment Cynthia Reed earned $105,359.89. Primary care paramedics Jason Renaud and Kailyn Renaud earned $101,750.71 and $108,485.26 respectively with EMS district chief Matthew Renaud earning $117,178.51.

Advanced care paramedic John Rinaldi Ross earned $126,306.68 while primary care paramedic Shaun Rivard earned $104,775.42. Sun Parlour Home assistant director of nursing Brittany Roach earned $106,853.22 while primary care paramedic April Roberts earned $107,759.43. Advanced care paramedic Tricia Rousseau earned $108,942.65. Primary care paramedic Caullin Rundle made $112,642.32. Primary care paramedic Wayne Russelo was listed as having a 2024 salary of $100,524.24.

Director of financial services Melissa Ryan earned $164,756.35. Primary care paramedic Ahmed Salim Sarwar made $108,041.57 with vulnerable patient navigator Prentice Scott earning $101,534.37. Advanced care paramedic Gerald Seguin and Raif Serifi earned salaries of $109,916.07 and $120,720.06 respectively.

Primary care paramedic Michael Sherwood earned $117,119.33. Advanced care paramedic George Shkerli earned $116,272.34. Primary care paramedic Jon Silcox earned $111,503.88. Personal support worker Saody Sim earned $119,381.03 while primary care paramedic Mohpal Singh earned $113,263.77. Personal support worker Kathy Sinkevitch earned $100,606.21.

Primary care paramedic Dino Soulliere earned $123,306.78 while manager of building services at the Sun Parlour Home Kevin Soulliere made $167,958.41. Manager of IT Wendy St. Amour earned $144,740.36. Advanced care paramedic Richard St. Pierre earned $115,142.03 with primary care paramedic Marisa Stratis having her salary listed as $110,014.58.

EMS district chief Paul Stromme earned $164,442.04. Primary care paramedic Benjamin Stubbington made $109,676.78.

Director of legislative and legal services David Sundin earned $189,926.59 last year. Primary care paramedic Dejan Suvajdzin earned $103,812.01 while roads maintenance supervisor Aaron Swartz earned $116.195.48.

Manager of records and accessibility/deputy clerk Crystal Sylvestre earned $108,445.94 with primary care paramedics Sara Szwaczka, Tim Taggart and Kenji Takeshima earning $105,267,59, $108,933.04 and $103,115.54 respectively.

Manager of construction and design Karyn Templin earned $134,776.11. Primary care paramedic Matthew Temporal earned $103,248.07 and advanced care paramedic Donald Theriault earned $139,221.07. Primary care paramedic Aaron Thomson earned $115,464.24 and advanced care paramedic Iuliana Tibrianu made $113,232.19. Primary care paramedics Jennifer Titus ($106,882.73) and Matthew Titus ($107,510.16) made the list as well. 

Human resources systems specialist Nicholas Toldo earned $123,149.86 while primary care paramedic Mike Tortola earned $100,218.84. EMS Captain of Professional Standards Ljubisa Trpkovski earned $140,538.84.

Social worker Dillon Underwood-Guttridge earned $101,341.32 with primary care paramedic Elena Ung making $105,543.40. Registered nurse Shane Van Roie earned $114,897.51. Primary care paramedics Amanda Veldhuis and Meaghan Vieira earned $103,280.17 and $116,136.63 respectively. Vehicle services technician Daniel Vigneux earned $107.719.47 last year.

Primary care paramedics Jacob Vincent ($115,073.93), Jeffery Warren ($104,656,66), Daina Waterfield ($106,752.37), Crystal Wemyss ($106,589.70) and Arnold Wenzler ($104,843.88) made the list as did advanced care paramedic Mason Whitaker ($108,871.57).

Primary care paramedics Lindsey Willar, Wendy Willis and Alicia Wilson earned $105,056.59, $100,319,02 and $101,329.28 respectively. Manager of accounting/deputy treasure Amy Wolters earned $152,867.09 and primary care paramedic Carley Yeboah earned $102,378.22.

Local principals on the “Sunshine List” included North Star High School’s Melissa DeBruyne at $170,018.51, Amherstburg Public School principal James Cowper at $162,426.81, Anderdon Public School principal Mathew Burkhart at $160,887.27 and Malden Central’s David Dawson at $161,485.63 from the Greater Essex County District School Board.

From the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, St. Thomas of Villanova principal Danielle Desjardins earned $170,967.03. Stella Maris principal Marisa Wismer earned $158,340.27.

École St.-Jean Baptiste principal Diana Bala earned $154,769.79 last year.

“Sunshine List” released for 2024 public sector workers

By Ron Giofu