Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch

Also filed as Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch (2016) and Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch (2009–2014).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 15 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

15

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$2.0M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$132,166

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$119,269

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch in 2025?

Steve Vena, Director – Finance and Information Technology, was paid $265,711 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 15 Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $119,269.

How has Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch's Sunshine List changed?

Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch listed 1 people in 2009 and 15 in 2025 — 15× as many; payroll on the list went from $124K to $2.0M, and the median salary moved from $123,997 to $119,269.

How many Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 17 yearly values of median salary, from $123,997 in 2009 to $119,269 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K200920122016201820222025
Median salary, 2009–2025. 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

#1Steve Vena
$265,711
Director – Finance and Information Technology
#2Susan Farrell
$216,197
Chief Executive Officer
#3Alison Cunningham
$133,218
Director of People and Culture
#4Dania Versailles
$132,867
Director Clinical Services
#5Heather Garnett
$125,638
Director of Quality and Clinical Risk Management
#6Nancy Rousselle
$122,620
Director Clinical Services
#7Lisa St. Pierre
$120,260
Program Manager
#8Jacalyn Ball
$119,960
Program Manager
#9Lisa Medd
$118,541
Program Manager
#10Todd Bridger
$117,080
Manager of Quality Assurance and Improvement
#11Maryann Roebuck
$108,850
Director of Integration Research and Evaluation
#12Kathleen Sowinski
$104,710
Nursing Manager
#13Jason Platts
$103,849
Program Manager
#14Christy Thompson
$103,012
Nurse Practitioner
#15Cory Fryer
$100,938
Manager of Information Technology

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Steve Vena at Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $128,983 to $265,416, up 105.8%.

Steve Vena+105.8%
Director – Finance and Information Technology
$128,983 → $265,416
Jacalyn Ball+14.4%
Program Manager
$104,225 → $119,269
Nancy Rousselle+5.0%
Director Clinical Services
$116,117 → $121,906
Dania Versailles+3.4%
Director Clinical Services
$127,710 → $132,096
Lisa Medd+1.3%
Program Manager
$116,389 → $117,889

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.

<5 people were new to Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa-Carleton Branch →

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