Upper Grand District School Board

Also filed as Upper Grand DSB (1998–2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 1,805 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

1,805

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$219.8M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$121,631

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$118,062

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Upper Grand District School Board in 2025?

Peter Sovran, Director of Education, was paid $276,130 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 1,805 Upper Grand District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $118,062.

How has Upper Grand District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Upper Grand District School Board listed 1 people in 1998 and 1,805 in 2025 — 1805× as many; payroll on the list went from $114K to $219.8M, and the median salary moved from $112,836 to $118,062.

How many Upper Grand District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $112,836 in 1998 to $118,062 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199820042010201320192025
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

#1Peter Sovran
$276,130
Director of Education
#2Eystratia Giannopoulos
$257,442
Associate Director
#3Brent Mcdonald
$228,882
Associate Director
#4Sandro Buffone
$222,437
Technical Support Manager
#5Wendy Donaldson
$217,351
Superintendent of Student Achievement
#6Guangzhao Yang
$213,493
Manager of Application Development
#7Alicia Ralph
$208,929
Human Rights Equity and Accessibility Commissioner
#8Deirdre Pyke
$208,084
Superintendent of People Leadership and Culture
#9John Mccormick
$206,994
Chief Information and Security Officer
#10Dilip Parmar
$206,918
Senior Facilities Manager
#11Peter Scantland
$201,699
Information, Communication Technology Infrastructure Manager
#12Patrick Hamilton
$196,739
Superintendent of Student Achievement
#13Denise Heaslip
$196,739
Superintendent of Student Achievement
#14Glen Regier
$196,739
Chief Financial Officer
#15Belal Taha
$196,739
Superintendent of Student Achievement
#16Jenny Marino
$194,159
Manager Mental Health Addictions
#17Diana Audet
$193,400
Consultant-Psychological Services
#18Angela Ostetto
$193,350
Senior Manager People Leadership and Culture
#19Ruchika Angrish
$192,110
Manager of Planning
#20Blair Capling
$190,636
Capital / Renewal Project Manager
#21Heather Loney
$190,426
Senior Manager – Communications and Public Relations
#22Courtney Nelles
$190,236
Elementary Teacher
#23Rebecca Mantynen
$187,333
Education Officer
#24Robert Scott
$186,575
Manager of Secondary Staffing and Recruitment
#25Sherwyn Solomon
$185,265
Elementary Principal

See all 1,805 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

Sandro Buffone at Upper Grand District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $139,200 to $222,334, up 59.7%.

Sandro Buffone+59.7%
Technical Support Manager
$139,200 → $222,334
Guangzhao Yang+53.3%
Manager of Application Development
$139,200 → $213,391
Peter Scantland+44.8%
Information, Communication Technology Infrastructure Manager
$139,200 → $201,597
Diana Audet+35.4%
Consultant-Psychological Services
$142,716 → $193,297
Jenny Marino+32.4%
Manager Mental Health Addictions
$146,618 → $194,056

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.

98 people were new to Upper Grand District School Board's list in 2025; 334 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Upper Grand District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
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