Lakehead District School Board

Also filed as Lakehead DSB (1998–2001, 2005), Lakehead BE (1996–1997) and Lakehead Board of Education (1996).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 502 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

502

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$61.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$122,372

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$122,626

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Lakehead District School Board in 2025?

Sherri-Lynne Pharand, Director, was paid $246,221 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 502 Lakehead District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $122,626.

How has Lakehead District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Lakehead District School Board listed 5 people in 1996 and 502 in 2025 — 100× as many; payroll on the list went from $549K to $61.4M, and the median salary moved from $101,200 to $122,626.

How many Lakehead District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $101,200 in 1996 to $122,626 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

#1Sherri-Lynne Pharand
$246,221
Director
#2Michelle Probizanski
$192,322
Superintendent of Education
#3Kirsti Alaksa
$182,874
Superintendent of Business
#4Jane Lower
$182,874
Superintendent of Education
#5Heather Harris
$167,833
Superintendent of Education
#6Jenny Fenton
$160,776
Manager of Human Resources and Payroll
#7Hillary Howe
$157,995
Principal
#8Neil Workman
$157,858
Principal
#9Anne Marie Mcmahon-Dupuis
$155,882
Principal
#10Kali Bernst
$155,882
Principal
#11Derek Di Blasio
$155,882
Principal
#12Maggie Fredrickson
$155,882
Principal
#13Ryan Mcdonnell
$155,882
Principal
#14Nicky Barrett
$153,042
Vice Principal
#15Ashley Pianka
$152,979
Elementary School Teacher
#16Corey Dagenais
$151,670
Principal
#17David Covello
$151,356
Manager of Information Technology and Corporate Planning
#18Kristi Lees
$151,224
Principal
#19Angela Lee-Wiwcharyk
$149,389
Manager of Financial Services
#20Samantha Peotto
$149,389
Manager of Adult Education
#21Amanda Gyori
$149,186
Principal
#22Naiomi Marks
$149,076
Principal
#23Angela Delorey
$149,076
Principal
#24Catherine Jonas
$149,074
Acting Principal
#25Andrea Pugliese
$149,074
Principal

See all 502 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

Rory Bain at Lakehead District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $101,035 to $117,882, up 16.7%.

Rory Bain+16.7%
Secondary School Teacher
$101,035 → $117,882
Michelle Probizanski+9.2%
Superintendent of Education
$176,098 → $192,322
Nicky Barrett+10.3%
Vice Principal
$138,723 → $153,042
Sherri-Lynne Pharand+3.8%
Director
$237,098 → $246,221
Kirsti Alaksa+3.2%
Superintendent of Business
$177,205 → $182,874

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.

43 people were new to Lakehead District School Board's list in 2025; 71 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Lakehead District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people