Near North District School Board

Also filed as Near North DSB (2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 550 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

550

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$66.0M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$119,963

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$118,042

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Near North District School Board in 2025?

Craig Myles, Director Of Education, was paid $313,518 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 550 Near North District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $118,042.

How has Near North District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Near North District School Board listed 2 people in 1998 and 550 in 2025 — 275× as many; payroll on the list went from $220K to $66.0M, and the median salary moved from $109,482 to $118,042.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $109,482 in 1998 to $118,042 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

#1Craig Myles
$313,518
Director Of Education
#2Timothy Graves
$194,348
Executive Superintendent
#3Melanie Gray
$171,000
Superintendent Of Education
#4Delma Smylie
$171,000
Superintendent Of Education
#5Seija Van Haesendonck
$171,000
Superintendent Of Business
#6Liana Blaskievich
$170,022
Executive Officer Corporate Affairs
#7Elizabeth Simser
$162,741
Principal
#8Sean Ruddy
$151,005
Principal
#9Kim Pauli
$150,000
Assistant Superintendent
#10Heather Hickey
$148,897
Principal
#11Tracy Bellaire
$148,341
Principal
#12Leslie Hansen
$147,947
Principal
#13Christopher Walkling
$147,754
Principal
#14Gillian Kajganich
$147,504
Principal
#15Krista Tucker Petrick
$147,251
Principal
#16Heidi Cameron Armstrong
$146,660
Principal
#17Lisa Lamoureux
$146,653
Principal
#18Stephen Krause
$146,653
Principal
#19Dawn Buckland
$146,647
Principal
#20Brigid Wright
$145,841
Principal
#21Tamara Melnyk
$145,778
Principal
#22Alison Clarke
$145,653
Principal
#23Norman Burrows
$145,522
Principal
#24Wende Proulx
$144,941
Manager Of Finance
#25Glenn Morrison
$144,857
Manager Of Information Technology

See all 550 employees in 2025 →

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Craig Myles at Near North District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $257,637 to $313,518, up 21.7%.

Craig Myles+21.7%
Director Of Education
$257,637 → $313,518
James Coventry+20.1%
Manager Of Facilities
$119,913 → $144,070
Timothy Graves+13.7%
Executive Superintendent
$171,000 → $194,348
Lana St. Louis+10.5%
Mental Health Lead
$123,743 → $136,726
Krista O'Donnell+10.9%
Vice-Principal
$116,456 → $129,204

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.

17 people were new to Near North District School Board's list in 2025; 101 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Near North District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people