Renfrew County District School Board

Also filed as Renfrew County DSB (1998–2005), Renfrew County BE (1996–1997) and Renfrew County Board of Education (1996).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 481 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

481

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$57.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$119,372

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$118,176

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Renfrew County District School Board in 2025?

Kristen Niemi, Director of Education, was paid $237,205 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 481 Renfrew County District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $118,176.

How has Renfrew County District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Renfrew County District School Board listed 4 people in 1996 and 481 in 2025 — 120× as many; payroll on the list went from $438K to $57.5M, and the median salary moved from $103,929 to $118,176.

How many Renfrew County District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $103,929 in 1996 to $118,176 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199620022008201320192025
Median salary, 1996–2025. 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

#1Kristen Niemi
$237,205
Director of Education
#2Jacqueline Poirier
$182,301
Academic Superintendent
#3Jennifer Barnes
$176,205
Business Superintendent
#4Cary Kronwald
$176,205
Academic Superintendent
#5Scott Nichol
$176,205
Academic Superintendent
#6Jenny Smith
$176,205
Academic Superintendent
#7Amy Johnson
$160,826
Elementary Principal
#8Emily Scott
$159,857
Human Resources Manager
#9Jessica Poff
$157,400
Principal of Human Rights, Equity, and Oppression
#10Tanya Mcnab
$156,457
Elementary Principal
#11Shelley Gagne
$155,189
Elementary Principal
#12Megan Robillard
$153,591
Secondary Principal
#13Dean Zadow
$151,897
Secondary Principal
#14Peter Burnette
$151,497
Elementary Principal
#15Michelle Belsher
$151,497
Elementary Principal
#16Gayle Corbin
$151,497
Principal of Tired Supports and Safe Schools
#17Neil Farmer
$151,497
Secondary Principal
#18Krista Recoskie
$151,497
Principal of Innovation and Student Success
#19Angela Mcgregor-Stewart
$150,906
Principal of Student Services
#20Ann Gagan
$150,568
Secondary Principal
#21Sarah Macphee
$148,092
Principal of Curriculum
#22Joseph Lavoie
$145,772
Secondary Vice Principal
#23Jennifer Schooley
$145,425
Secondary Principal
#24Mary Jude Gonzalez-Kelley
$144,798
Elementary Principal
#25Jonathan Pratt
$143,754
Elementary Principal

See all 481 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

Tanya Mcnab at Renfrew County District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $139,475 to $155,575, up 11.5%.

Tanya Mcnab+11.5%
Elementary Principal
$139,475 → $155,575
Jacqueline Poirier+3.5%
Academic Superintendent
$176,098 → $182,199
Emily Scott+1.2%
Human Resources Manager
$157,933 → $159,755
Rebecca Conroy+1.2%
Elementary Principal
$139,366 → $141,008
Penny Morgan+0.4%
Elementary Teacher
$117,860 → $118,350

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 Renfrew County District School Board's list in 2025; 89 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Renfrew County District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people