Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports

Also filed as Chatham-Kent Children's Services (2013–2021) and Chatham–kent Children's Services (2012).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 15 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

15

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.9M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$127,375

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$119,367

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports in 2025?

Teri Thomas-Vanos, Executive Director, was paid $194,135 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 15 Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $119,367.

How has Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports' Sunshine List changed?

Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports listed 1 people in 2005 and 15 in 2025 — 15× as many; payroll on the list went from $124K to $1.9M, and the median salary moved from $123,967 to $119,367.

How many Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 21 yearly values of median salary, from $123,967 in 2005 to $119,367 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200520092014201620212025
Median salary, 2005–2025. 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

#1Teri Thomas-Vanos
$194,135
Executive Director
#2Loree Hodgson-Harris
$150,066
Director of Service
#3Laura Vidler
$145,292
Director of Corporate Services
#4Carol Moore
$142,517
Director of Service
#5Cindy Lumley
$131,612
Child Protection Supervisor
#6Stacey Copp
$126,755
Director of Service
#7Kerry Jack
$120,594
Child Protection Supervisor
#8Kimberly Mayville
$119,862
Child Protection Supervisor
#9Claudette Dantas
$119,462
Child Protection Supervisor
#10Lisa Vilaranda
$117,793
Child Protection Supervisor
#11Paula Deboer-Oakes
$116,692
In-House Legal Counsel
#12Julie Whalen
$111,358
Mental Health Supervisor
#13Brian Smart
$111,093
Mental Health Supervisor
#14Melissa Towers
$109,630
Child Protection Worker
#15Pamela Fiala
$101,507
Director of Service

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Laura Vidler at Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $132,887 to $144,678, up 8.9%.

Laura Vidler+8.9%
Director of Corporate Services
$132,887 → $144,678
Teri Thomas-Vanos+5.7%
Executive Director
$183,014 → $193,366
Carol Moore+7.6%
Director of Service
$131,884 → $141,915
Cindy Lumley+4.9%
Child Protection Supervisor
$124,994 → $131,117
Paula Deboer-Oakes+5.1%
In-House Legal Counsel
$110,545 → $116,200

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.

0 people were new to Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports's list in 2025; 16 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports →

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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people