York Region District School Board

Also filed as York Region DSB (1998–2005), York Region BE (1997) and York Region Board of Education (1996).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 6,571 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

6,571

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$787.9M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$119,907

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$116,943

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at York Region District School Board in 2025?

William Cober, Director of Education, was paid $312,025 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 6,571 York Region District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $116,943.

How has York Region District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

York Region District School Board listed 17 people in 1996 and 6,571 in 2025 — 387× as many; payroll on the list went from $1.9M to $787.9M, and the median salary moved from $110,311 to $116,943.

How many York Region District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $110,311 in 1996 to $116,943 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199620022008201320192025
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

#1William Cober
$312,025
Director of Education
#2Neil Gunathunge
$259,902
Associate Director of Education, Schools, Programs and Equitable Outcomes
#3Vidyia Maharaj
$259,902
Associate Director of Education and Chief Financial Officer, Service Excellence
#4Katherine Diakiw
$250,802
Associate Director of Education, Schools, Programs and Equitable Outcomes
#5Lois Agard
$224,794
Coordinating Superintendent of Education, Equity, Inclusive School and Community Services, Research and Assessment Services
#6Steven Gardner
$224,794
Coordinating Superintendent of Education, Human Resource Services, People and Culture
#7Gillian Gibbons
$224,794
Coordinating Superintendent of Education, Curriculum and Instructional Services and Continuing Education
#8Wendy Howes
$224,794
Coordinating Superintendent of Education, Student Services and Well-Being
#9Lisa Jeremic
$214,057
Superintendent Of Education
#10Kandeephan Ganeshalingam
$214,051
Superintendent Of Education
#11Michael Grieve
$214,041
Superintendent Of Education
#12Dennis Rossi
$214,041
Superintendent Of Education
#13Elizabeth Davis
$214,025
Superintendent Of Education
#14Grant Fawthrop
$214,025
Superintendent of Education, Leadership Development and Engagement
#15Deborah Joyce
$214,025
Superintendent Of Education
#16Diana Elizabeth Lau
$214,025
Superintendent Of Education, Board Math Lead
#17Laura Leesti
$214,025
Superintendent of Education, School and System Operations
#18Otilia Olteanu
$214,025
Superintendent Of Education
#19Farooq Shabbar
$214,025
Superintendent Of Education
#20Sabrina Wang
$214,025
Comptroller Budget and Payroll Services
#21Joseph D'Amico
$213,684
Superintendent Of Education
#22Donna Donalds
$210,327
Superintendent Of Education
#23Shawn Bredin
$209,025
Student Achievement Officer
#24Clelia Della Rovere
$208,354
Superintendent of Education, Caring and Safe Schools and International Education
#25Janna Lagaev
$206,564
Comptroller, Financial Operations and Risk Management

See all 6,571 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

Daniela Bucci at York Region District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $113,896 to $197,292, up 73.2%.

Daniela Bucci+73.2%
Elementary Teacher
$113,896 → $197,292
Lisa Sterrett+68.5%
Secondary Teacher
$115,819 → $195,197
Jennifer Watt+61.9%
Elementary Vice Principal
$119,311 → $193,122
Gwendolyn Emmerson+42.5%
Elementary Principal
$121,922 → $173,736
Tamar Swerling+34.8%
Elementary Principal
$126,216 → $170,173

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.

339 people were new to York Region District School Board's list in 2025; 1,161 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at York Region District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people