Lambton Kent District School Board

Also filed as Lambton Kent DSB (1998–2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 1,174 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

1,174

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$142.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$121,343

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$118,246

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Lambton Kent District School Board in 2025?

Gary Girardi, Director of Education, was paid $261,491 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 1,174 Lambton Kent District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $118,246.

How has Lambton Kent District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Lambton Kent District School Board listed 9 people in 1998 and 1,174 in 2025 — 130× as many; payroll on the list went from $978K to $142.5M, and the median salary moved from $101,170 to $118,246.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $101,170 in 1998 to $118,246 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199820042010201320192025
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

#1Gary Girardi
$261,491
Director of Education
#2Brian Mckay
$209,542
Associate Director – Corporate Services
#3Erin Smit
$206,416
Superintendent of Education
#4Benjamin Hazzard
$200,773
Superintendent of Education
#5Emily Dixon
$199,333
Superintendent of Education
#6Mary Mancini
$192,218
Superintendent of Education
#7Angie Barrese
$186,009
Superintendent of Education
#8Benjamin Lawton
$176,136
Principal
#9Melissa Mallette
$176,125
Principal
#10Derek Stenton
$176,066
System Coordinator
#11James Keane
$176,053
Principal
#12Jeremy Gower
$176,037
Principal
#13Tiffany Cadotte
$175,999
Principal
#14Bernadette Bruette
$175,983
Principal
#15Murray Hunt
$175,983
Principal
#16Rhonda Leystra
$175,983
Principal
#17Elsa Natvik
$175,983
Principal
#18Shea-Lynn Vandergriendt
$175,983
Principal
#19John Howitt
$172,609
Director of Education
#20Douglas Bestard
$169,928
Manager of Human Resources
#21Erin Gower
$168,952
Principal
#22Andrew Newcombe
$168,593
Principal
#23Karyn Byatt-Millington
$168,564
Principal
#24Joshua Alward
$168,509
Principal
#25Christopher Lambkin
$168,500
Principal

See all 1,174 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

Gary Girardi at Lambton Kent District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $193,555 to $261,491, up 35.1%.

Gary Girardi+35.1%
Director of Education
$193,555 → $261,491
Erin Smit+26.9%
Superintendent of Education
$162,611 → $206,416
Leona Hamlin+33.8%
Principal
$125,934 → $168,452
Zachary Halwachs+17.0%
Principal
$140,910 → $164,809
Angela Cote+15.0%
Principal
$143,223 → $164,687

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.

46 people were new to Lambton Kent District School Board's list in 2025; 143 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Lambton Kent District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people