Ottawa Catholic School Board

Also filed as Ottawa-Carleton Catholic District School Board (2006), Ottawa-Carleton CDSB (2003–2005), Ottawa-Carleton CSB (2002) and Ottawa-Carleton RCDSB (1998–2001).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 2,495 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

2,495

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$309.8M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$124,058

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$122,634

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Ottawa Catholic School Board in 2025?

Mary Donaghy, Director of Education, was paid $267,222 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 2,495 Ottawa Catholic School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $122,634.

How has Ottawa Catholic School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Ottawa Catholic School Board listed 6 people in 1998 and 2,495 in 2025 — 416× as many; payroll on the list went from $699K to $309.8M, and the median salary moved from $110,845 to $122,634.

How many Ottawa Catholic School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $110,845 in 1998 to $122,634 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K199820042010201320192025
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

#1Mary Donaghy
$267,222
Director of Education
#2Thomas D'Amico
$250,787
Director of Education
#3Benito Vallati
$230,993
Associate Director of Education
#4Lisa Schimmens
$220,651
Associate Director of Business Affairs
#5Nicola Benton
$219,793
Superintendent
#6Geoffrey Edwards
$212,885
Superintendent
#7Sean Michael Kelly
$209,387
Superintendent
#8Deborah Kealey
$207,041
Superintendent
#9Miroslav Vala
$200,987
Superintendent
#10Jennifer Prichett
$199,014
Principal
#11Sean Power
$198,455
Superintendent
#12Margarita Ziroldo
$197,713
Principal
#13Tim Slack
$196,479
Superintendent
#14Brent Hopkins
$196,445
Superintendent
#15Prince Ehoro
$193,035
Superintendent
#16Lisa Cameron
$190,748
Principal
#17Ryan Larose
$190,748
Principal
#18Jean-Paul Cloutier
$190,748
Principal
#19Linda Meulenbroek
$190,729
Principal
#20Corinne Pinault
$187,948
Principal
#21Donald Murphy
$187,729
Principal
#22Michael Raso
$187,729
Principal
#23Alison Strucchelli
$187,729
Principal
#24Carrie-Lynn Bowie
$187,729
Principal
#25Philip Capobianco
$187,729
Principal

See all 2,495 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

Mary Donaghy at Ottawa Catholic School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $225,820 to $267,120, up 18.3%.

Mary Donaghy+18.3%
Director of Education
$225,820 → $267,120
Nicola Benton+19.1%
Superintendent
$184,446 → $219,691
Sean Power+20.1%
Superintendent
$165,129 → $198,353
Brent Hopkins+19.4%
Superintendent
$164,378 → $196,343
Benito Vallati+15.6%
Associate Director of Education
$199,667 → $230,890

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.

185 people were new to Ottawa Catholic School Board's list in 2025; 285 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Ottawa Catholic School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people