Grand River Conservation Authority

Sector - Other Public Sector Employers

Sunshine Employees - 2025 44
+7 (+18.9%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $130,719.09
+$8,887 (+7.3%) vs 2024

Employer Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$100k $233k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
18.6% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 2002

Rank in Sector
# 24

Based on mean salary in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this organization is the CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER who earns 78% more than this organization's average in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salaries and employee counts for this employer over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 44 Sunshine Employees
66%
34%
100%
Earliest: 2002 Based on: 1 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 34.1% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 24 years, the data shows a historical Female advantage, with an average salary gap of $890 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for Grand River Conservation Authority across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Position Year Salary
Samantha Lawson CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2025 $232,896.23
Karen Armstrong DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, SECRETARY-TREASURER 2025 $189,400.39
Brandon Heyer DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL SERVICES 2025 $156,405.90
Lisa Stocco DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 2025 $156,405.90
Krista Bunn DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 2025 $156,405.90
Joel Doherty DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION LANDS 2025 $156,111.06
Pamela Walther-Mabee DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION AREA OPERATIONS 2025 $154,636.86
Vahid Taleban DIRECTOR OF FLOOD OPERATIONS 2025 $153,500.89
Janet Ivey DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES 2025 $152,543.08
Beth Brown SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 2025 $151,304.82
Murray Lister DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL INFORMATION AND INNOVATION 2025 $147,599.39
Katelyn Lynch DIRECTOR OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 2025 $146,058.39
Kayleigh Keighan DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2025 $137,704.90
Mark Anderson SENIOR ENGINEER – FLOOD MANAGEMENT 2025 $135,790.75
Brad Straus SUPERINTENDENT III BRANT CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $132,708.91
Mark Mckinnon INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECT SUPERVISOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS 2025 $131,451.50
Ben Rosebrugh SUPERINTENDENT III ELORA GORGE ELORA QUARRY CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $129,268.91
Dragan Sredojevic SUPERVISOR OF ENGINEERING PLAN REVIEW 2025 $127,687.05
Bryan Mcintosh SUPERVISOR OF GEOMATICS 2025 $127,171.50
Brian Hunt SUPERINTENDENT III GUELPH LAKE CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $126,512.70
Rhonda Card SUPERINTENDENT III BYNG CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $126,509.61
Melissa Larion SUPERVISOR OF PLANNING AND REGULATIONS 2025 $125,774.16
Sonja Strynatka SENIOR HYDROGEOLOGIST 2025 $125,774.16
Eric Lalonde FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 2025 $124,507.71
David Townsend SUPERINTENDENT II ROCKWOOD CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $122,112.70
Guoqiang Liu SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR 2025 $121,288.70
Christopher Murray SUPERINTENDENT II BELWOOD LAKE LUTHER MARSH CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $117,771.29
Jan-Willem Laros SUPERINTENDENT II LAUREL CREEK CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $117,611.25
Louise Heyming SUPERVISOR OF CONSERVATION OUTREACH 2025 $116,165.20
Matt Amy SUPERINTENDENT II PINEHURST LAKE 2025 $116,077.86
Justin Behling SUPERINTENDENT II SHADE'S MILLS CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $115,671.85
Zoe Green ENTERPRISE GEODATA SPECIALIST 2025 $115,485.95
Christian Foster-Pengelly SUPERVISOR OF PLANNING AND REGULATIONS 2025 $115,008.80
Cameron Irvine SUPERVISOR OF WATER QUALITY 2025 $114,120.20
Jordon Atherton WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER MODELING MAPPING 2025 $112,954.58
Peter Lorenz SUPERVISOR OF SUBWATERSHED PLANNING 2025 $112,800.20
Nathan Munn SUPERVISOR OF FORESTRY OPERATIONS 2025 $110,091.25
Ron Wu-Winter SUPERVISOR OF NATURAL HERITAGE 2025 $109,711.09
Stephen Mcquigge SUPERVISOR OF ABORICULTURE 2025 $108,765.46
Samanta Martinez Membreno INTERMEDIATE ENGINEER – WATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE 2025 $107,479.93
Erik Rakottyai SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONS SPECIALIST 2025 $105,482.33
Mitch Jewson INTERMEDIATE ENGINEER – WATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE 2025 $104,494.05
Colby Kowalchuk SUPERINTENDENT II CONESTOGO LAKE CONSERVATION AREA 2025 $104,002.21
Alan Mckee PROJECT SUPERVISOR 2025 $100,414.50


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