Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology

Also filed as Confederation College (1998–2018) and Confederation (1997).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 178 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

178

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$23.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$129,959

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$131,014

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology in 2025?

Michelle Salo, President, was paid $261,644 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 178 Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $131,014.

How has Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology's Sunshine List changed?

Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology listed 1 people in 1996 and 178 in 2025 — 178× as many; payroll on the list went from $130K to $23.2M, and the median salary moved from $115,875 to $131,014.

How many Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $115,875 in 1996 to $131,014 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199620022008201320192025
Median salary, 1996–2025. 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

#1Michelle Salo
$261,644
President
#2Peter Myllymaa
$203,815
Vice President, Finance and Administration
#3Aaron Skillen
$203,815
Vice President, Academic
#4Jill Symington
$203,737
Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness
#5Wendy Landry
$200,459
Vice President, Indigenous Relations
#6Richard Gemmill
$190,661
Dean, School of Business, Hospitality and Media Arts
#7John Kantola
$189,343
Dean, School of Engineering Technology and Trades
#8Don Duclos
$186,545
Associate Vice President, Students and Registrar
#9Shane Strickland
$184,480
Associate Vice President, Academic
#10Carol Cline
$181,852
Associate Vice President, Workforce Development
#11Antonia Biniaris
$178,052
Senior Director, Financial Services
#12Robert Zuback
$177,037
Director, Advancement and External Relations
#13Kathleen Lynch
$176,048
Past President
#14Robin Gould
$157,107
Director, Facilities Services
#15Troy Mangatal
$155,482
Director, Computer Services
#16Jason Ozbolt
$147,488
Director, Workforce Development
#17Shawna Greaves
$147,029
Professor
#18John Condon
$146,871
Professor
#19Matthew Bunn
$146,459
Associate Dean, Aviation
#20Mike Rozic
$145,497
Director, Public Safety and Risk Management
#21Janet Kostamo
$143,009
Professor
#22Darcy Mcwhirter
$141,082
Director, Student Success
#23Larry Dzijacky
$140,885
Professor
#24Sandra Stiles
$140,812
Professor
#25Riley Burton
$139,813
Associate Dean, School of Engineering

See all 178 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

Michelle Salo at Confederation College Of Applied Arts and Technology had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $226,834 to $260,962, up 15.0%.

Michelle Salo+15.0%
President
$226,834 → $260,962
Carol Cline+11.0%
Associate Vice President, Workforce Development
$163,108 → $181,117
Richard Gemmill+10.0%
Dean, School of Business, Hospitality and Media Arts
$173,085 → $190,328
Gustavo Rodrigues Petterle+15.1%
Professor
$112,855 → $129,885
Oona Szyja+12.5%
Professor
$117,530 → $132,224

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.

20 people were new to Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology's list in 2025; 14 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology →

By Year
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Top Positions
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