Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society

Also filed as Children's Aid Society of the City of Sarnia and the County of Lambton (2014–2016), Children's Aid Society of Sarnia-Lambton (2013) and Children's Aid Society of Sarnia–lambton (2012).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 19 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

19

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$2.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$128,682

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$124,204

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society in 2025?

Dawn Flegel, Executive Director, was paid $196,432 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 19 Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $124,204.

How has Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society's Sunshine List changed?

Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society listed 1 people in 2007 and 19 in 2025 — 19× as many; payroll on the list went from $130K to $2.5M, and the median salary moved from $129,630 to $124,204.

How many Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 19 yearly values of median salary, from $129,630 in 2007 to $124,204 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K200720112015201720212025
Median salary, 2007–2025. 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

#1Dawn Flegel
$196,432
Executive Director
#2Jennifer Thrasher
$167,470
Director of Services
#3Andrea Dalziel
$165,190
Director of Services
#4Bethany Howell
$148,839
Manager/Legal Services
#5Leena Singh
$140,042
Director of Services
#6Michelle Mccabe
$132,166
Supervisor/Indigenous Services
#7Avery Petersen
$131,578
Supervisor/Protection Ongoing
#8Christie Klassen
$126,985
Supervisor/Resources and Kinship Services
#9Kerri Forsyth
$125,635
Supervisor/Protection Intake
#10Carrie Simmons
$124,592
In House Legal Counsel
#11Cherlene Cheung
$123,815
In House Legal Counsel
#12Danielle Hill
$115,433
Social Worker/Non Protection
#13Ioana Stefaniga-Breaz
$111,192
Family Service Worker
#14Christina Jolliffe
$110,800
Supervisor/Indigenous Services
#15Leah Croft
$109,348
Family Service Worker
#16Mikayla Wilson
$109,025
Supervisor/Indigenous Services
#17Erin Burnham
$105,606
Family Service Worker
#18Sarah Klompstra
$105,225
Supervisor/Protection Ongoing
#19Dylan Stelpstra
$103,593
Supervisor/Children's Services

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Christie Klassen at Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $114,027 to $126,597, up 11.0%.

Christie Klassen+11.0%
Supervisor/Resources and Kinship Services
$114,027 → $126,597
Kerri Forsyth+9.8%
Supervisor/Protection Intake
$114,027 → $125,247
Dawn Flegel+5.9%
Executive Director
$184,159 → $195,086
Bethany Howell+7.7%
Manager/Legal Services
$137,847 → $148,450
Michelle Mccabe+8.3%
Supervisor/Indigenous Services
$121,627 → $131,778

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.

6 people were new to Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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