Grand River Conservation Authority

Also filed as Grand River Conservation Authorities (2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 44 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$5.8M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$130,719

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$125,774

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Grand River Conservation Authority in 2025?

Samantha Lawson, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $234,233 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 44 Grand River Conservation Authority employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $125,774.

How has Grand River Conservation Authority's Sunshine List changed?

Grand River Conservation Authority listed 1 people in 2002 and 44 in 2025 — 44× as many; payroll on the list went from $118K to $5.8M, and the median salary moved from $110,215 to $125,774.

How many Grand River Conservation Authority employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary, 2002–2025. 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

Top employees at Grand River Conservation Authority, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Samantha Lawson	Chief Administrative Officer	$232,896	$234,233
2	Karen Armstrong	Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary-Treasurer	$189,400	$190,554
3	Brandon Heyer	Director of Central Services	$156,406	$157,332
4	Lisa Stocco	Director of Communications	$156,406	$157,332
5	Krista Bunn	Director of Human Resources	$156,406	$157,297
6	Joel Doherty	Director of Conservation Lands	$156,111	$157,037
7	Pamela Walther-Mabee	Director of Conservation Area Operations	$154,637	$155,563
8	Vahid Taleban	Director of Flood Operations	$153,501	$154,409
9	Janet Ivey	Director of Water Resources	$152,543	$153,452
10	Beth Brown	Senior Project Manager	$151,305	$152,206
11	Murray Lister	Director of Digital Information and Innovation	$147,599	$148,473
12	Katelyn Lynch	Director of Water Infrastructure	$146,058	$146,932
13	Kayleigh Keighan	Director of Finance	$137,705	$138,523
14	Mark Anderson	Senior Engineer – Flood Management	$135,791	$136,601
15	Brad Straus	Superintendent III Brant Conservation Area	$132,709	$133,497
16	Mark Mckinnon	Information Technology Architect/Supervisor of Information Technology Operations	$131,452	$132,212
17	Ben Rosebrugh	Superintendent III Elora Gorge/Elora Quarry Conservation Area	$129,269	$130,021
18	Dragan Sredojevic	Supervisor of Engineering Plan Review	$127,687	$128,447
19	Bryan Mcintosh	Supervisor of Geomatics	$127,172	$127,932
20	Rhonda Card	Superintendent III Byng Conservation Area	$126,510	$127,266
21	Brian Hunt	Superintendent III Guelph Lake Conservation Area	$126,513	$127,224
22	Melissa Larion	Supervisor of Planning and Regulations	$125,774	$126,535
23	Sonja Strynatka	Senior Hydrogeologist	$125,774	$126,535
24	Eric Lalonde	Financial Controller	$124,508	$125,305
25	David Townsend	Superintendent II Rockwood Conservation Area	$122,113	$122,844

#1Samantha Lawson

$234,233

Chief Administrative Officer

#2Karen Armstrong

$190,554

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary-Treasurer

#3Brandon Heyer

$157,332

Director of Central Services

#4Lisa Stocco

$157,332

Director of Communications

#5Krista Bunn

$157,297

Director of Human Resources

#6Joel Doherty

$157,037

Director of Conservation Lands

#7Pamela Walther-Mabee

$155,563

Director of Conservation Area Operations

#8Vahid Taleban

$154,409

Director of Flood Operations

#9Janet Ivey

$153,452

Director of Water Resources

#10Beth Brown

$152,206

Senior Project Manager

#11Murray Lister

$148,473

Director of Digital Information and Innovation

#12Katelyn Lynch

$146,932

Director of Water Infrastructure

Senior Engineer – Flood Management

#15Brad Straus

$133,497

Superintendent III Brant Conservation Area

#16Mark Mckinnon

$132,212

Information Technology Architect/Supervisor of Information Technology Operations

#17Ben Rosebrugh

$130,021

Superintendent III Elora Gorge/Elora Quarry Conservation Area

#18Dragan Sredojevic

$128,447

Supervisor of Engineering Plan Review

#19Bryan Mcintosh

$127,932

Supervisor of Geomatics

#20Rhonda Card

$127,266

Superintendent III Byng Conservation Area

#21Brian Hunt

$127,224

Superintendent III Guelph Lake Conservation Area

#22Melissa Larion

$126,535

Supervisor of Planning and Regulations

#23Sonja Strynatka

$126,535

Senior Hydrogeologist

Superintendent II Rockwood Conservation Area

See all 44 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

Samantha Lawson at Grand River Conservation Authority had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $208,903 to $232,896, up 11.5%.

Biggest year-over-year raises at Grand River Conservation Authority, 2024–2025
Name	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Samantha Lawson	Chief Administrative Officer	$208,903	$232,896	+11.5%
Janet Ivey	Director of Water Resources	$132,025	$152,543	+15.5%
Vahid Taleban	Director of Flood Operations	$133,560	$153,501	+14.9%
Murray Lister	Director of Digital Information and Innovation	$128,311	$147,599	+15.0%
Katelyn Lynch	Director of Water Infrastructure	$126,967	$146,058	+15.0%

Samantha Lawson+11.5%

Chief Administrative Officer

$208,903 → $232,896

Janet Ivey+15.5%

Director of Water Resources

$132,025 → $152,543

Vahid Taleban+14.9%

Director of Flood Operations

$133,560 → $153,501

Murray Lister+15.0%

Director of Digital Information and Innovation

$128,311 → $147,599

Katelyn Lynch+15.0%

Director of Water Infrastructure

$126,967 → $146,058

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.

12 people were new to Grand River Conservation Authority's list in 2025; 5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Grand River Conservation Authority →

By Year
full lists

202544
202437
202329
202229
202124
202022
201926
201827
201724
201623
201521
201423
201314
201211
201112
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200910
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At a Glance2025