Tourism, Culture and Gaming Sunshine List 2021
Also filed as Tourism, Culture and Sport (2014, 2016–2019, 2023–2024), Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (2020–2022), Tourism, Culture & Sport (2011–2013, 2015) and 1 more.
152 employees earning $100K+ · median $114,422 · average $122,258 · overview and trend →
Who makes the most at Tourism, Culture and Gaming in 2021?
Kevin Finnerty, Deputy Minister, was paid $254,797 in 2021 — the highest total compensation among 152 Tourism, Culture and Gaming employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $114,422.
All Employees · 152 in 2021
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Finnerty | Deputy Minister | $254,494 | $254,797 |
| 2 | Richard Mckinnell | Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Division | $211,170 | $211,445 |
| 3 | Melody Robinson | Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Administrative Officer, Regional and Corporate Services Division | $187,465 | $187,686 |
| 4 | Sarah Mcquarrie | Assistant Deputy Minister, Agency Relations and Accountability | $179,381 | $179,606 |
| 5 | Neil Coburn | Director, Policy | $176,833 | $177,057 |
| 6 | Debbie Jewell | Assistant Deputy Minister, Heritage, Tourism and Culture Division | $171,075 | $171,286 |
| 7 | William Baird | General Manager, Huronia Historical Parks | $163,740 | $163,947 |
| 8 | Gavin Downing | Director, Programs and Services | $163,740 | $163,947 |
| 9 | Susan Golets | Director, Ontario Honours and Awards | $163,716 | $163,923 |
| 10 | Michael Robertson | Assistant Deputy Minister, Transformation and Delivery Office | $162,431 | $162,635 |
| 11 | Jennifer Lang | Director, Agency Relations and Accountability | $159,920 | $160,123 |
| 12 | Jennifer Stewart | Director, Regional Services and Corporate Support | $159,479 | $159,672 |
| 13 | Diane Wise | Director, Agencies Branch | $158,345 | $158,551 |
| 14 | Marie Campbell | Director, Human Resources/Strategic Business Branch | $158,075 | $158,267 |
| 15 | Antony Marzotto | Director, Tourism Policy and Research | $157,382 | $157,581 |
| 16 | Rose Hong | Director, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations | $155,082 | $155,274 |
| 17 | Elaine Shin | Director, Project Delivery | $154,118 | $154,310 |
| 18 | Christopher Rosati | Manager, Organizational Renewal | $152,494 | $152,678 |
| 19 | Susan Truppe | Chief of Staff | $149,487 | $149,681 |
| 20 | Patricia Vena | Director, Sport, Recreation and Community Programs | $149,038 | $149,218 |
| 21 | Nadia Eid | Director, Corporate Finance | $145,937 | $146,122 |
| 22 | Kristina Lauesen | Director, Strategy Policy Development and Planning | $144,832 | $145,007 |
| 23 | Sergio Buonocore | General Manager, Fort William Historical Parks | $139,436 | $139,622 |
| 24 | Lorraine Dooley | Director, Culture and Strategic Policy | $138,963 | $139,140 |
| 25 | Rhona Allison Duncan | Manager, Strategic Policy and Planning | $137,894 | $138,067 |
| 26 | Hayley Berlin | Manager, Tourism Policy | $137,870 | $138,043 |
| 27 | Suzanne Rowe-Knight | Manager, Agency Relations and Accountability | $137,324 | $137,496 |
| 28 | Gaetano Gigliotti | Manager, Accounting and Controllership | $136,980 | $137,136 |
| 29 | Valerie Andrews | Manager, East Region | $136,234 | $136,404 |
| 30 | Melinda Lo | Manager, Corporate and Strategic Policy | $135,208 | $135,381 |
| 31 | Roderick Browning | Manager, Corporate Policy Unit | $135,193 | $135,366 |
| 32 | Cameron Whitehead | Director, Financial Performance and Strategy Office | $134,928 | $135,099 |
| 33 | Russell Zavitz | Manager, Games Unit | $134,396 | $134,568 |
| 34 | William Snowball | Executive Assistant | $133,657 | $133,823 |
| 35 | Patrick Morash | General Manager, Fort William Historical Parks | $133,646 | $133,817 |
| 36 | Marc Hudon | Director, Communications | $133,618 | $133,788 |
| 37 | James Hamilton | Manager, Heritage Program | $132,557 | $132,726 |
| 38 | Tania Heitshu | Assistant Director | $132,557 | $132,726 |
| 39 | Darja Ros | Manager, Policy Unit | $132,048 | $132,219 |
| 40 | Sarah Er Hahn | Manager, Creative Cluster Policy | $131,638 | $131,802 |
| 41 | Imran Chowdhary | Manager, Regional Tourism | $129,957 | $130,123 |
| 42 | Darryl Soshycki | Manager, Regional Tourism | $129,445 | $129,614 |
| 43 | Steve Harlow | Assistant Deputy Minister, Sport, Recreation and Community Programs | $128,023 | $128,188 |
| 44 | Leslie Charlton | Manager, Community Programs | $127,304 | $127,466 |
| 45 | Kimberley Johnson | Director, Investment and Development Office | $126,086 | $126,247 |
| 46 | Alida Stevenson | Senior Policy Advisor | $125,346 | $125,417 |
| 47 | Cathy Luna | Manager, Strategic Business Unit | $123,281 | $123,435 |
| 48 | Tyler Currie | Assistant Deputy Minister, Sport, Recreation and Community Programs | $123,259 | $123,384 |
| 49 | Raymond Tc Dempster | Manager, Sport Safety, COVID-19 Recovery and Regulatory Affairs | $123,219 | $123,373 |
| 50 | Erin Jk Sarantis | Manager, Strategic Labour Relations | $122,767 | $122,920 |
| 51 | Alan Noble | Manager, Agency Appointments and Oversight | $121,617 | $121,772 |
| 52 | Jennifer Macgowan | Team Lead | $121,613 | $121,613 |
| 53 | Karina Patterson | Executive Assistant | $121,180 | $121,331 |
| 54 | Daniel Delaquis | Manager, Transformation Delivery | $120,864 | $121,019 |
| 55 | Christine Edwardson | Executive Assistant | $120,587 | $120,741 |
| 56 | Christina Seres | Manager, Ontario Honours and Awards | $118,859 | $119,007 |
| 57 | John Westlake | Senior Policy Advisor | $118,662 | $118,811 |
| 58 | Kathryn Nowina | Manager, Strategic Policy Unit | $118,328 | $118,479 |
| 59 | Gary Molnar | Manager, Discovery Harbour Operations | $118,184 | $118,332 |
| 60 | Doug Holt | Manager, Business and Fiscal Planning | $118,175 | $118,326 |
| 61 | John Sanderson | Senior Policy Coordinator | $115,899 | $116,051 |
| 62 | Sarah Park | Director, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations | $115,867 | $116,018 |
| 63 | Rino Salvador | Manager, Facilities, Information and Records Management | $115,827 | $115,975 |
| 64 | Deborah Cope | Manager, Culture Policy Unit | $115,805 | $115,956 |
| 65 | Maria D’Addona | Team Leader, Ontario Honours and Awards | $115,469 | $115,619 |
| 66 | Scott Greene | Policy Team Lead | $115,469 | $115,619 |
| 67 | Joanne Lorenzi | Senior Lead, Programs and Projects | $115,469 | $115,619 |
| 68 | Susan Robins | Project Lead | $115,469 | $115,619 |
| 69 | John Parsons | Lead Policy Advisor | $115,414 | $115,564 |
| 70 | Bui Hai Anh Luong | Team Lead | $115,412 | $115,560 |
| 71 | Michael Van Wyk | Manager, Business Integration | $115,390 | $115,534 |
| 72 | Jennifer Okafor | Manager, Organizational Planning and Development | $115,290 | $115,436 |
| 73 | Helen Green | Team Leader, Policy Development | $114,896 | $115,042 |
| 74 | Margaret Lem | Manager, Agency Performance, Risk, and Finance | $114,811 | $114,954 |
| 75 | Brent Zacks | Manager, Special Projects | $114,792 | $114,935 |
| 76 | Nick Lalani | Manager, Corporate Services | $114,518 | $114,666 |
| 77 | Brooke Heisterkamp | Team Leader, Research and Industry Competitiveness | $114,326 | $114,474 |
| 78 | Laurie Carmichael | Senior Consultant | $113,930 | $113,990 |
| 79 | Stefan Perera | Manager, Project Management Office | $113,842 | $113,986 |
| 80 | Paul Greenwood | Senior Lead, Controllership Accounting and Reporting | $113,830 | $113,976 |
| 81 | Ashley Forrest | Team Lead | $113,545 | $113,694 |
| 82 | Jasmina Konopek | Policy Team Lead | $113,016 | $113,165 |
| 83 | Shipra Vyas | Manager, Tourism Policy | $111,123 | $111,274 |
| 84 | Ying Fai Wu | Manager, Corporate Planning | $110,996 | $111,134 |
| 85 | Kevin Cherry | Senior Policy Advisor | $110,401 | $110,616 |
| 86 | Marla Eisenberg | Senior Policy Advisor | $110,104 | $110,247 |
| 87 | Sarah Cossette | Manager, Program Planning and Delivery | $109,257 | $109,397 |
| 88 | Sang Mi Suh | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,862 | $109,001 |
| 89 | Zoi Angelis | Strategic Planning Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 90 | Christopher Antonik | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 91 | Laurie Brownlee | Coordinator, Resource Based Tourism | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 92 | Michael Bryson | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 93 | Karen Chen | Senior Consultant | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 94 | Padma De Souza | Team Lead, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Records Information Management | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 95 | Anthony Davidson Falcone | Senior Policy and Program Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 96 | William Fraser | Senior Consultant | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 97 | Angela Freeman | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 98 | Susanne Gregor | Senior Coordinator | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 99 | Kim Hewitt | Senior Policy and Program Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 100 | Adam Kesek | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 101 | Jolanta Krzystek | Team Lead, Business and Fiscal Planning | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 102 | Paula Kulpa | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 103 | Jennifer Munro | Senior Policy Analyst | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 104 | Natalie Papoutsis | Senior Program Consultant | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 105 | Shannon Piner | Senior Consultant | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 106 | Ruth Pinnegar | Team Lead, Editorial and Correspondence | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 107 | Cindy Rosolowich | Team Leader, Events | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 108 | Cathie Salyn | Organizational Capacity Consultant | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 109 | Narren Santos | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 110 | John Schoales | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 111 | Alison Smith | Team Lead, Communications Planning | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 112 | Luanne Smith | Senior Program Consultant | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 113 | John Swinarton | Senior Tourism Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 114 | Shayna Whiteford | Human Resources Business Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 115 | Yue Hong | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,904 |
| 116 | Rebecca Weinfeld | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,762 | $108,902 |
| 117 | Robert Freeman | Senior Policy Analyst | $108,762 | $108,870 |
| 118 | Ivan Peres | Policy Advisor | $108,699 | $108,840 |
| 119 | Angelica Castro | Human Resources Business Advisor | $108,680 | $108,821 |
| 120 | Victoria Mishrigi | Lead Policy Coordinator | $108,527 | $108,668 |
| 121 | Vanessa Dunlop | Human Resources Business Advisor | $108,469 | $108,609 |
| 122 | Debra Lary | Senior Policy Advisor | $108,141 | $108,283 |
| 123 | Ruth Elizabeth Merskey | Senior Consultant | $107,831 | $107,972 |
| 124 | Sandra Beattie | Manager, Business Services | $107,745 | $107,883 |
| 125 | Kim Macgregor | Senior Tourism Advisor | $107,685 | $107,825 |
| 126 | Teresa Wang | Senior Consultant | $107,292 | $107,527 |
| 127 | Ana Karla Barboza | Team Leader, Heritage | $107,106 | $107,344 |
| 128 | Samantha Hollands | Communications Planner | $106,878 | $107,006 |
| 129 | Louise Richer | Regional Development Advisor | $106,775 | $106,879 |
| 130 | Celine Pagnoud | Senior Tourism Policy Advisor | $106,674 | $106,813 |
| 131 | Elizabeth Lauren Davies | Senior Program and Engagement Advisor | $106,773 | $106,773 |
| 132 | Carlene Whittingham | Senior Advisor | $106,365 | $106,584 |
| 133 | Lauren Albert | Senior Capital Advisor | $106,330 | $106,465 |
| 134 | Kelly Murray | Team Lead, Investment | $104,700 | $104,932 |
| 135 | Sanaa Siddiqi | Senior Financial Consultant | $104,632 | $104,773 |
| 136 | Sharon Stewardson | Senior Strategic Initiatives Advisor | $104,449 | $104,584 |
| 137 | Jennifer Pierce | Human Resources Business Advisor | $104,404 | $104,538 |
| 138 | Julia Bennett | Manager, Issues and Digital Media | $104,238 | $104,420 |
| 139 | Barbara Legault | Policy Team Lead | $103,706 | $103,841 |
| 140 | Lauralee Dam | Area Manager Toronto | $103,686 | $103,818 |
| 141 | Sarah Gibbs | Senior Policy and Issues Coordinator | $103,539 | $103,672 |
| 142 | Corina Pangilinan | Executive Assistant to the Assistant Deputy Minister | $103,477 | $103,610 |
| 143 | Matthew Greenwood | Senior Communications Advisor | $103,347 | $103,557 |
| 144 | Rainu Khitri | Strategic Project Lead | $103,162 | $103,296 |
| 145 | Kathryn Jn Bryant | Team Leader, Archaeology | $101,918 | $102,049 |
| 146 | Derek Rowland | Director of Communications | $101,651 | $101,783 |
| 147 | Genevieve Blanchet-Frost | Senior Policy Program Advisor | $101,138 | $101,267 |
| 148 | Shannon Brennan | Team Lead Corporate Advisory Services | $100,969 | $101,100 |
| 149 | Christina Dookhoo | Senior Consultant | $100,832 | $100,964 |
| 150 | Jennifer Aleluia | Senior Policy Advisor, Sport and Recreation | $100,522 | $100,655 |
| 151 | Mark Smith | Issues Coordinator | $100,490 | $100,619 |
| 152 | Benjamin Barby | Digital Media Lead | $100,187 | $100,316 |