Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

Also filed as Windsor–essex County Health Unit (2012) and Windsor Essex County Hlth. Unit (1999, 2004).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 31 employees earning $100K+

Hospitals & Boards of Public Health

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

31

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$4.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$135,988

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$127,013

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Windsor-Essex County Health Unit in 2025?

Mehdi Aloosh, Chief Medical Officer of Health, was paid $307,155 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 31 Windsor-Essex County Health Unit employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $127,013.

How has Windsor-Essex County Health Unit's Sunshine List changed?

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit listed 1 people in 1996 and 31 in 2025 — 31× as many; payroll on the list went from $142K to $4.2M, and the median salary moved from $140,944 to $127,013.

How many Windsor-Essex County Health Unit employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 27 yearly values of median salary, from $140,944 in 1996 to $127,013 in 2025. No data from 2001 to 2003.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K199620042008201520192025
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

#1Mehdi Aloosh
$307,155
Chief Medical Officer of Health
#2Ken Blanchette
$233,197
Chief executive Officer
#3Kristy Mcbeth
$186,747
Senior Director
#4Sandra Vesco
$176,600
Manager
#5Mike Horrobin
$171,713
Director Finance and Corporate Services
#6Daniel Sibley
$171,713
Manager Human Resources
#7Eric Nadalin
$169,428
Manager
#8Morgan Cockburn
$144,322
Dentist
#9Razane Diab
$138,906
Manager
#10Kimberly Mcalpine
$134,545
Nurse Practitioner
#11Amanda Ellard-Ryall
$130,458
Manager
#12Joanne Hegazi
$129,619
Manager
#13Elaine Bennett
$129,173
Manager
#14Fernando Bayuga
$128,736
Manager Information Technology
#15Kelly Farrugia
$127,819
Manager
#16Marc Frey
$127,819
Manager
#17Jennifer Bradt
$124,642
Manager
#18Ashleigh Atkinson
$120,447
Manager
#19Nadia Hegazi
$116,222
Manager
#20Kendra Chappus Sikich
$115,186
Manager
#21Jenny Tan
$113,402
Manager
#22Jalin Whyte Lewin
$111,021
Manager Accounting and Financial Reporting
#23Daphne Asto
$107,855
Public Health Nurse
#24Jennifer Johnston
$107,678
Manager
#25Arlene Waryszak
$104,079
Public Health Nurse

See all 31 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

Sandra Vesco at Windsor-Essex County Health Unit had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $124,009 to $175,949, up 41.9%.

Sandra Vesco+41.9%
Manager
$124,009 → $175,949
Kristy Mcbeth+11.6%
Senior Director
$166,146 → $185,444
Morgan Cockburn+13.5%
Dentist
$126,379 → $143,416
Amanda Ellard-Ryall+14.7%
Manager
$113,090 → $129,713
Ken Blanchette+6.4%
Chief executive Officer
$217,654 → $231,565

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.

11 people were new to Windsor-Essex County Health Unit's list in 2025; 5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Windsor-Essex County Health Unit →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people