Tourism, Culture and Gaming Sunshine List 2019
Also filed as Tourism, Culture and Sport (2014, 2016–2019, 2023–2024), Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (2020–2022), Tourism, Culture & Sport (2011–2013, 2015) and 1 more.
135 employees earning $100K+ · median $110,891 · average $123,287 · overview and trend →
Who makes the most at Tourism, Culture and Gaming in 2019?
Nancy Matthews, Deputy Minister, was paid $290,039 in 2019 — the highest total compensation among 135 Tourism, Culture and Gaming employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $110,891.
All Employees · 135 in 2019
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Matthews | Deputy Minister | $275,618 | $290,039 |
| 2 | Alexander Bezzina | Deputy Minister | $287,423 | $287,806 |
| 3 | Kevin Finnerty | Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture Division | $216,207 | $216,484 |
| 4 | Steve Harlow | Assistant Deputy Minister, Sport, Recreation and Community Programs | $216,207 | $216,484 |
| 5 | Richard Mckinnell | Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Division | $216,207 | $216,484 |
| 6 | Kenneth Chan | Assistant Deputy Minister, Business Transformation and Project Management | $198,571 | $198,809 |
| 7 | Neil Coburn | Director, Capital Planning and Infrastructure | $171,580 | $171,802 |
| 8 | John Gerritsen | Director, Games Operational Support | $170,007 | $170,227 |
| 9 | Sergio Buonocore | General Manager, Fort William Historical Parks | $170,004 | $170,224 |
| 10 | Deborah Strauss | Director, Ontario Honours and Awards | $167,311 | $167,530 |
| 11 | Dawn Landry | Director, Culture and Strategic Policy | $165,692 | $165,896 |
| 12 | Melody Robinson | Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Administrative Officer, Regional and Corporate Services Division | $162,649 | $162,855 |
| 13 | Liborio Campisi | Director, Human Resources/Strategic Business Branch | $157,478 | $157,681 |
| 14 | William Baird | General Manager, Huronia Historical Parks | $157,417 | $157,620 |
| 15 | Susan Golets | Director, Policy | $157,417 | $157,620 |
| 16 | Debbie Jewell | Director, Investment and Development Office | $157,417 | $157,620 |
| 17 | Sandeep Persaud | Director, Transformation and Delivery Office | $157,417 | $157,620 |
| 18 | Gavin Downing | Director, Programs and Services | $157,358 | $157,562 |
| 19 | Antony Marzotto | Director, Tourism Policy and Research | $152,197 | $152,400 |
| 20 | Jennifer Lang | Director, Agency Relations and Accountability | $150,151 | $150,354 |
| 21 | Michael Semansky | Director, Communications | $149,001 | $149,190 |
| 22 | Joanne Lorenzi | Director, Corporate Policy and Planning | $145,750 | $145,938 |
| 23 | Nadia Eid | Director, Corporate Finance | $142,052 | $142,227 |
| 24 | Jennifer Stewart | Director, Human Resources/Strategic Business Branch | $138,804 | $138,984 |
| 25 | Marie Campbell | Director, Regional Services and Corporate Support | $136,824 | $137,002 |
| 26 | Patricia Vena | Director, Sport, Recreation and Community Programs | $132,617 | $132,791 |
| 27 | Darja Ros | Manager, Policy Unit | $132,534 | $132,703 |
| 28 | Monica-Ann Kucharski | Assistant Director | $131,618 | $131,787 |
| 29 | Melinda Lo | Manager, Corporate and Strategic Policy | $131,316 | $131,488 |
| 30 | Hayley Berlin | Manager, Tourism Policy | $131,240 | $131,410 |
| 31 | Joanne Benard | Manager, Strategic Labour Relations | $129,986 | $130,156 |
| 32 | Roderick Browning | Manager, Corporate Policy Unit | $129,986 | $130,156 |
| 33 | Lorraine Dooley | Manager, Culture Policy Unit | $129,986 | $130,156 |
| 34 | James Hamilton | Manager, Heritage Program | $129,986 | $130,156 |
| 35 | Christopher Stack | Manager, West Region | $129,986 | $130,156 |
| 36 | Russell Zavitz | Manager, Games Unit | $129,986 | $130,156 |
| 37 | Susan Truppe | Chief of Staff | $128,942 | $129,114 |
| 38 | Tania Heitshu | Assistant Director | $127,251 | $127,421 |
| 39 | Suzanne Rowe-Knight | Manager, Agency Relations and Accountability | $127,034 | $127,204 |
| 40 | Annette Shiels | Manager, Organizational Planning and Development | $126,966 | $127,131 |
| 41 | Imran Chowdhary | Manager, Regional Tourism | $126,907 | $127,076 |
| 42 | Valerie Andrews | Manager, East Region | $126,756 | $126,922 |
| 43 | Nicole Dunn | Manager, Sport and Recreation | $125,300 | $125,459 |
| 44 | William Snowball | Executive Assistant | $123,627 | $123,784 |
| 45 | Sarah Hahn | Manager, Creative Cluster Policy | $122,493 | $122,653 |
| 46 | Leslie Charlton | Manager, Community Programs | $122,395 | $122,555 |
| 47 | Barbara Johnston | Executive Lead, Business Transformation | $121,491 | $121,662 |
| 48 | Alan Noble | Manager, Public Appointments and Strategic Support | $119,258 | $119,414 |
| 49 | Raymond Dempster | Team Leader, Policy Development | $119,149 | $119,297 |
| 50 | Christine Edwardson | Executive Assistant | $118,245 | $118,399 |
| 51 | Kimberley Johnson | Manager, Product Development and Client Services | $118,038 | $118,192 |
| 52 | Maria D’Addona | Team Leader, Ontario Honours and Awards | $116,627 | $116,774 |
| 53 | Barry Smith | Executive Assistant | $115,889 | $116,041 |
| 54 | Gajalini Ramachandran | Manager, Accounting and Controllership | $114,627 | $114,779 |
| 55 | Erin Sarantis | Manager, Strategic Labour Relations | $114,032 | $114,181 |
| 56 | Katherine Mccracken | Manager, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons Operations | $113,597 | $113,743 |
| 57 | Gary Molnar | Manager, Marketing and Visitor Services | $113,597 | $113,743 |
| 58 | Anne Cargnelli | Manager, Transformation Initiatives | $113,536 | $113,684 |
| 59 | Michael Went | Executive Assistant | $113,274 | $113,425 |
| 60 | William Fraser | Manager, Agency Relations and Accountability | $113,168 | $113,319 |
| 61 | Cathy Luna | Manager, Strategic Business Unit | $113,173 | $113,316 |
| 62 | Doug Holt | Manager, Business and Fiscal Planning | $112,635 | $112,778 |
| 63 | Skye Mitchell | Senior Policy Coordinator | $112,066 | $112,226 |
| 64 | Shannon Piner | Senior Consultant | $111,593 | $111,736 |
| 65 | Scott Greene | Policy Team Lead | $110,988 | $111,136 |
| 66 | Daniela Kiguel | Policy and Project Coordinator | $110,988 | $111,136 |
| 67 | Dahlia Klinger | Senior Policy Coordinator | $110,988 | $111,136 |
| 68 | Rino Salvador | Manager, Facilities, Information and Records Management | $110,891 | $111,039 |
| 69 | Sandy Jokic | Manager, Special Projects | $110,814 | $110,963 |
| 70 | Susan Fischer | Manager, Ontario Public Service United Way Campaign | $110,757 | $110,904 |
| 71 | John Sanderson | Senior Policy Coordinator | $110,671 | $110,819 |
| 72 | Karina Patterson | Executive Assistant | $110,580 | $110,724 |
| 73 | Kathryn Nowina | Manager, Strategic Policy Unit | $110,399 | $110,545 |
| 74 | John Parsons | Lead Policy Advisor | $110,133 | $110,281 |
| 75 | Laurie Brownlee | Coordinator, Resource Based Tourism | $109,791 | $109,912 |
| 76 | Brooke Heisterkamp | Team Leader, Research and Industry Competitiveness | $109,426 | $109,571 |
| 77 | John Westlake | Senior Business Advisor | $109,218 | $109,363 |
| 78 | Christina Seres | Manager, Ontario Honours and Awards | $109,096 | $109,241 |
| 79 | Mark Alexander Simmons | Senior Policy and Issues Coordinator | $108,581 | $108,721 |
| 80 | Valerie Holliday | Senior Consultant | $108,113 | $108,258 |
| 81 | Brent Zacks | Manager, Strategic Planning | $107,971 | $108,114 |
| 82 | Margaret Lem | Manager, Agency Performance, Risk, and Finance | $107,435 | $107,578 |
| 83 | Shipra Vyas | Manager, Tourism Policy | $106,880 | $107,029 |
| 84 | Alexandra Bent | Senior Policy Advisor | $106,868 | $107,011 |
| 85 | Jeffrey Oakes | Special Advisor | $106,795 | $106,935 |
| 86 | Laura Jamer | Manager, Business Integration | $106,744 | $106,883 |
| 87 | Ashley Forrest | Senior Policy Advisor | $106,529 | $106,667 |
| 88 | Deborah Cope | Policy Team Lead | $106,363 | $106,505 |
| 89 | Nahuel Arruda Starzenski | Senior Consultant | $106,351 | $106,351 |
| 90 | Karen Chen | Senior Consultant | $105,267 | $105,407 |
| 91 | Claudette Grange | Team Lead, Communications Planning | $104,707 | $104,847 |
| 92 | Zoi Angelis | Strategic Planning Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 93 | Keen Chan | Accounting and Controllership Coordinator | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 94 | Kevin Cherry | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 95 | Padma De Souza | Team Lead, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Records Information Management | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 96 | Anthony Falcone | Senior Policy and Program Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 97 | Angela Freeman | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 98 | William Gerrard | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 99 | Susanne Gregor | Senior Coordinator | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 100 | Kim Hewitt | Senior Policy and Program Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 101 | Eubert Isaacs | Senior Capital Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 102 | Christopher Kitowski | Team Lead, Business and Fiscal Planning | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 103 | Regan Melanson | Senior Policy Analyst | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 104 | Katherine Mott | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 105 | Carol Oitment | Senior Policy Advisor, Sport and Recreation | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 106 | Natalie Papoutsis | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 107 | Ruth Pinnegar | Team Lead, Editorial and Correspondence | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 108 | Cindy Rosolowich | Team Leader, Events | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 109 | Narren Santos | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 110 | John Schoales | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 111 | Alison Smith | Team Lead, Communications Planning | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 112 | Luanne Smith | Senior Program Consultant | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 113 | Rebecca Weinfeld | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 114 | Mitchell Shore | Senior Consultant | $104,542 | $104,682 |
| 115 | Robert Freeman | Senior Policy Analyst | $104,542 | $104,653 |
| 116 | Ivan Peres | Policy Advisor | $104,481 | $104,621 |
| 117 | Alida Stevenson | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,481 | $104,621 |
| 118 | Stacey-Ann Augustin | Human Resources Business Advisor | $104,370 | $104,504 |
| 119 | Ruth Elizabeth Merskey | Senior Consultant | $104,325 | $104,463 |
| 120 | Cathie Salyn | Organizational Capacity Consultant | $104,325 | $104,463 |
| 121 | Laura Sullivan | Human Resources Business Advisor | $104,325 | $104,463 |
| 122 | Nancy Kelly | Senior Policy and Economic Analyst | $103,945 | $104,084 |
| 123 | Yue Hong | Senior Policy Advisor | $103,868 | $104,007 |
| 124 | Sandra Beattie | Manager, Business Services | $103,607 | $103,742 |
| 125 | John Swinarton | Senior Tourism Advisor | $103,161 | $103,297 |
| 126 | Neil Alexander | Manager, Finance and Delivery | $102,663 | $102,811 |
| 127 | Stefan Perera | Manager, Business Planning, Finance and Operations | $101,731 | $101,869 |
| 128 | Ying Fai Wu | Manager, Corporate Planning | $101,579 | $101,715 |
| 129 | Sanaa Siddiqi | Senior Financial Consultant | $101,496 | $101,629 |
| 130 | Kim Macgregor | Senior Tourism Advisor | $101,487 | $101,618 |
| 131 | Shayna Whiteford | Human Resources Business Advisor | $101,253 | $101,385 |
| 132 | Stephanie Dunlop | Director of Appointments and Stakeholders | $100,857 | $100,946 |
| 133 | Jasmina Konopek | Policy Advisor | $100,621 | $100,760 |
| 134 | Kelly Murray | Team Lead, Investment | $100,443 | $100,672 |
| 135 | Laurie Carmichael | Senior Consultant | $100,661 | $100,661 |