Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario

Also filed as Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (2007–2013), Alcohol & Gaming Commission (2001–2006) and AGCO (2000).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 285 employees earning $100K+

Crown Agencies

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

285

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$42.7M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$149,002

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$127,896

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in 2025?

Karin Schnarr, Chief Executive Officer and Registrar/Directrice générale et registrateure, was paid $426,938 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 285 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $127,896.

How has Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's Sunshine List changed?

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario listed 13 people in 2000 and 285 in 2025 — 22× as many; payroll on the list went from $1.7M to $42.7M, and the median salary moved from $109,699 to $127,896.

How many Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 26 yearly values of median salary, from $109,699 in 2000 to $127,896 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K200020052011201420202025
Median salary, 2000–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1Karin Schnarr
$426,938
Chief Executive Officer and Registrar/Directrice générale et registrateure
#2Sandra Lucas
$376,125
Legal Director, Advisory Services/Directrice des services juridiques, Services consultatifs
#3Angela Holland
$324,676
Senior Counsel/Avocate principale
#4Bryna Kaplan
$306,929
Legal Director, Litigation/Directrice des services juridiques, contentieux
#5Jonathan Lau
$299,842
Senior Counsel, Regulatory Assurance/Avocat principal, assurance du cadre réglementaire
#6David Phillips
$298,439
Chief Operating Officer/Directeur général des opérations
#7Aviva Raffoul-Harari
$297,224
Senior Counsel/Avocate principale
#8Christopher Hovius
$296,282
Legal Director/Directeur des services juridiques
#9Elizabeth Maishlish
$287,793
Senior Counsel (Litigation)/Avocate principale, contentieux
#10Brent Mccurdy
$287,095
Chief Legal Officer/Avocat directeur
#11Mary Mitsios
$281,094
Senior Counsel (Advisory Services)/Avocate principale, services consultatifs
#12Elaine Lee
$280,828
Senior Manager, Change Management Office/Chef, Bureau de gestion des changements
#13Elvira D'Ambrosio
$280,461
Director, Legal Services/Directrice des services juridiques
#14Darinka Pejic
$278,598
Director, Procurement, Payroll and Administration/Directrice, Approvisionnement, paie et administration
#15Philippe Serruya
$267,380
Chief Communication and Service Experience Officer/Directeur général des communications et de l'expérience relative aux services
#16Navid Forouzesh
$267,374
Chief Information Officer/Directeur général de l'information
#17Lucie Walker
$266,915
Chief Human Resources Officer/Directrice générale des ressources humaines
#18Jeff Longhurst
$252,397
Director, Licensing and Registration/Directeur, délivrance des licences et inscription
#19Douglas Hood
$252,397
Director, Operational Planning, Priorities and Performance/Directeur, priorités, planification et performance opérationnelles
#20Faye Kidman
$249,408
Senior Counsel/Avocate principale
#21Rena Khan
$246,189
Counsel/Avocate
#22Jeremy Locke
$246,182
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Compliance/Sous–directeur général des opérations, conformité
#23Carl Lemp
$243,846
Chief Technology Officer/Directeur de la technologie
#24Jordan Stewart
$241,830
Counsel/Avocat
#25Ashley (Juyeon) An
$240,813
Counsel/Avocate

See all 285 employees in 2025 →

Download CSV (2025) →Released by the Government of Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. Compiled by SunshineList.

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Sandra Lucas at Alcohol And Gaming Commission Of Ontario had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $263,291 to $375,377, up 42.6%.

Sandra Lucas+42.6%
Legal Director, Advisory Services/Directrice des services juridiques, Services consultatifs
$263,291 → $375,377
Elaine Lee+62.1%
Senior Manager, Change Management Office/Chef, Bureau de gestion des changements
$172,973 → $280,311
Liane Fong+79.3%
Chief of Staff and Corporate Secretary/Chef de cabinet et secrétaire générale
$113,251 → $203,108
Angela Holland+35.0%
Senior Counsel/Avocate principale
$239,915 → $323,971
Darinka Pejic+34.4%
Director, Procurement, Payroll and Administration/Directrice, Approvisionnement, paie et administration
$206,927 → $278,066

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

60 people were new to Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's list in 2025; 27 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people