Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

Also filed as Ottawa-Carleton DSB (1998–2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 3,847 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

3,847

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$463.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$120,487

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$118,125

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in 2025?

Pino Buffone, Director, was paid $336,016 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 3,847 Ottawa-Carleton District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $118,125.

How has Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board listed 6 people in 1998 and 3,847 in 2025 — 641× as many; payroll on the list went from $678K to $463.5M, and the median salary moved from $113,148 to $118,125.

How many Ottawa-Carleton District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $113,148 in 1998 to $118,125 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

#1Pino Buffone
$336,016
Director
#2Randall Gerrior
$242,645
Director Associate
#3J. Brett Reynolds
$224,059
Director Associate
#4Shawn Lehman
$209,208
Superintendent
#5Mary Jane Farrish
$204,997
Superintendent
#6Prince Duah
$204,351
Superintendent
#7Jesse Mark
$202,846
General Legal Council
#8Laurie Kavanagh
$201,145
Principal
#9Karyn Carty Ostafichuk
$198,547
General Manager
#10Derek Eyamie
$196,436
Vice Principal
#11Jane Conrod
$195,405
Principal
#12Katherine Stoudt
$195,320
Superintendent
#13Peter Symmonds
$194,851
Implementation Support Coach, Addictions Prevention and Literacy Area Lead and Mental Health Leadership and Learning Area Lead Consultant
#14Reginald Lavergne
$194,059
Superintendent
#15Kristin Riddell
$194,059
Superintendent
#16Sandra Owens
$193,134
Executive Officer
#17Emily Pope
$192,639
Principal
#18Daniel Bradley
$191,959
General Manager
#19Julie Cyr
$191,545
General Manager
#20Barry Scott
$185,290
General Manager
#21Diane Pernari
$185,174
General Manager
#22Jennifer Coleman
$183,905
Principal
#23James Proulx
$183,053
Executive Officer
#24Igor Tesanovic
$182,600
Vice Principal
#25Jennifer Borrel-Benoit
$182,359
Principal

See all 3,847 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

Robin Small at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $117,812 to $171,052, up 45.2%.

Robin Small+45.2%
Principal
$117,812 → $171,052
Pino Buffone+17.1%
Director
$277,060 → $324,516
Emily Pope+26.1%
Principal
$152,732 → $192,639
Kristen Grant+31.5%
Vice Principal
$122,670 → $161,362
Kyler Buck+33.6%
Teacher
$105,562 → $141,014

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.

222 people were new to Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's list in 2025; 635 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people