Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board

Also filed as Thunder Bay CDSB (2005) and Thunder Bay Catholic DSB (2004).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 451 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

451

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$54.0M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$119,681

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$117,736

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board in 2025?

Jean-Paul Tennier, Director of Education, was paid $215,099 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 451 Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $117,736.

How has Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board listed 1 people in 2002 and 451 in 2025 — 451× as many; payroll on the list went from $118K to $54.0M, and the median salary moved from $117,214 to $117,736.

How many Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 24 yearly values of median salary, from $117,214 in 2002 to $117,736 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200220072012201520202025
Median salary, 2002–2025. 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

#1Jean-Paul Tennier
$215,099
Director of Education
#2Allison Sargent
$176,096
Superintendent of Education
#3Frank Ruberto
$174,554
Principal
#4Don Grant
$173,336
Principal
#5Ryan Mcwhirter
$173,336
System Principal
#6Frank Lacaria
$167,105
Superintendent of Education
#7Thomas Joseph
$165,780
Principal
#8Les Arnone
$165,780
Principal
#9Andrew Coggin
$165,780
Principal
#10Michelle Donato
$165,780
Principal
#11Cynthia Gordon
$165,780
Principal
#12John Ianni
$165,780
Principal
#13Eric Oster
$165,780
Principal
#14Carol Pascuzzo
$165,780
Principal
#15Tracey Rabachuk
$165,780
Principal
#16Dina Yeo
$165,780
Principal
#17Anthony Rizzo
$165,416
Principal
#18Khristopher Bragnalo
$165,416
Principal
#19Silvana Marchese
$165,344
Principal
#20Rory Hygaard
$165,053
Principal
#21Antonella Lysak
$165,053
Principal
#22Barb Strickland
$163,961
Principal
#23Frank Ianni
$162,506
Principal
#24Brent Mandryk
$158,096
Superintendent of Business and Corporate Services
#25Ryan Gatto
$157,888
Principal

See all 451 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

Ryan Gatto at Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $103,529 to $157,786, up 52.4%.

Ryan Gatto+52.4%
Principal
$103,529 → $157,786
Jean-Paul Tennier+10.8%
Director of Education
$193,995 → $214,997
Dina Yeo+14.0%
Principal
$145,380 → $165,678
Les Arnone+13.3%
Principal
$146,227 → $165,678
Frank Ianni+12.7%
Principal
$144,063 → $162,404

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.

14 people were new to Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board's list in 2025; 84 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people