Ontario Science Centre

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 58 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

58

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$7.7M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$132,152

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$117,677

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Ontario Science Centre in 2025?

Paul Kortenaar, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $283,812 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 58 Ontario Science Centre employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $117,677.

How has Ontario Science Centre's Sunshine List changed?

Ontario Science Centre listed 2 people in 1998 and 58 in 2025 — 29× as many; payroll on the list went from $240K to $7.7M, and the median salary moved from $119,663 to $117,677.

How many Ontario Science Centre employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $119,663 in 1998 to $117,677 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

#1Paul Kortenaar
$283,812
Chief Executive Officer
#2Lorrie Ann Smith
$228,738
Vice President, Learning and Engagement
#3Alicia Farrow
$220,983
Vice President, External Relations
#4Catherine Paisley
$220,673
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
#5David Ycasiano
$171,799
Vice President, Corporate Services
#6Kathryn Saunders
$165,178
Director, Design and Interpretation
#7Yoke Chung
$159,401
Vice President, Corporate Services
#8Julia Lalande
$157,976
Director, Research and Evaluation
#9Malcolm Rowe
$157,910
Director, Technical Operations
#10Heather Farnworth
$155,600
Director, Business Development
#11Monica Arora
$155,259
Director, Project Management Office
#12Ying Lin
$152,180
Director, Human Resources
#13Mary Conboy
$151,437
Director, Science
#14Lindsay Godbold
$150,953
Director, Partnerships and Development
#15Michael Chisholm
$148,434
Project Manager, International Marketing
#16Myha Hong
$147,005
Director, Digital
#17Jesus Jr. Cansino
$139,608
Team Lead, User Experience
#18Christian Pineda
$138,660
Director, Finance
#19Vanessa Lu
$138,148
Director, Marketing and Communications
#20Timothy Walker
$137,405
Director, Learning Programs
#21Tanike Liew
$133,954
Manager, Membership and Marketing
#22Natalie Das
$130,925
Project Manager, International Marketing
#23Carrie La Jackson
$129,377
Director, Visitor Services and Customer Experience
#24Timothy Smith
$126,990
Controller
#25Andrew Althoff-Burrows
$125,797
Special Advisor

See all 58 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

Lorrie Ann Smith at Ontario Science Centre had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $161,570 to $228,514, up 41.4%.

Lorrie Ann Smith+41.4%
Vice President, Learning and Engagement
$161,570 → $228,514
Paul Kortenaar+30.7%
Chief Executive Officer
$216,866 → $283,523
Alicia Farrow+14.4%
Vice President, External Relations
$192,954 → $220,733
Catherine Paisley+14.2%
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
$193,094 → $220,424
Lindsay Godbold+19.9%
Director, Partnerships and Development
$125,767 → $150,768

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.

12 people were new to Ontario Science Centre's list in 2025; 9 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Ontario Science Centre →

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