County of Lambton

Also filed as Corporation of the County of Lambton (2006).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 189 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

189

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$23.6M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$123,874

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$114,901

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at County of Lambton in 2025?

Karalyn Dueck, Medical Officer of Health, was paid $350,454 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 189 County of Lambton employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $114,901.

How has County of Lambton's Sunshine List changed?

County of Lambton listed 3 people in 1998 and 189 in 2025 — 63× as many; payroll on the list went from $320K to $23.6M, and the median salary moved from $100,380 to $114,901.

How many County of Lambton employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 26 yearly values of median salary, from $100,380 in 1998 to $114,901 in 2025. No data for 2000. No data for 2004.$100K$110K$120K$130K199820032010201320192025
Median salary, 1998–2025. 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

#1Karalyn Dueck
$350,454
Medical Officer of Health
#2Stephane Thiffeault
$293,762
Chief Administrative Officer
#3Larry Palarchio
$250,609
General Manager of Finance Facilities and Acquisitions Division
#4Andrew Meyer
$225,080
Deputy Chief Administration Officer and General Manager of Cultural Services
#5Jason Cole
$215,007
General Manager of Infrastructure and Development Services
#6Michael Gorgey
$196,636
General Manager of Long Term Care
#7Ryan Beauchamp
$195,795
Assistant County Solicitor and Deputy Clerk
#8Kevin Churchill
$189,874
General Manager of Public Health Services
#9Valerie Colasanti
$179,861
General Manager of Social Services
#10Tonya Furtado
$177,390
Corporate Manager of Human Resources
#11Robert Wilks
$177,390
Corporate Manager of Information Technology
#12Melissa Fitzpatrick
$172,260
General Manager of Social Services
#13Corrine Nauta
$161,370
Manager of Development Services and Chief Building Officer
#14Mattheson Deline
$161,072
Manager of Public Works
#15Darlene Coke
$161,072
Manager of Library Services
#16Stephen Turner
$161,072
Chief of Emergency Medical Services
#17Alireza Ataellahi
$156,394
Primary Care Paramedic
#18Matthew Charlton
$155,726
Primary Care Paramedic
#19Carolyn Hodges
$149,332
Administrator
#20Jennifer Beaubien
$149,111
Administrator
#21Melisa Johnson
$148,227
Manager of Housing Services
#22Ian Hanney
$147,019
Manager of Homelessness Prevention and Social Planning
#23Jordan Banninga
$144,288
Manager of Health Promotion
#24Jon Cann
$141,689
Superintendent emergency medical services Operations
#25Lynn Mccreary
$141,511
Deputy Chief Emergency Operations

See all 189 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

Kevin Churchill at County Of Lambton had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $146,952 to $188,350, up 28.2%.

Kevin Churchill+28.2%
General Manager of Public Health Services
$146,952 → $188,350
Larry Palarchio+19.4%
General Manager of Finance Facilities and Acquisitions Division
$208,450 → $248,874
Michael Gorgey+19.5%
General Manager of Long Term Care
$163,268 → $195,053
Alireza Ataellahi+25.3%
Primary Care Paramedic
$124,802 → $156,375
Ryan Beauchamp+17.0%
Assistant County Solicitor and Deputy Clerk
$166,062 → $194,319

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.

52 people were new to County of Lambton's list in 2025; 56 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at County of Lambton →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people