Grand River Conservation Authority appears in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure with 44 disclosed records, $5,751,640 in salary paid, and a median disclosed salary of $125,774. These figures reflect disclosed records only and should not be interpreted as total workforce compensation, total institutional payroll, or a standalone judgment.
Disclosure records require context: they are not judgments about people, employers, or sectors; salary paid is not total compensation; disclosed rows are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
These observations summarize disclosed records only and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and responsible-use caveats.
Within this sector’s disclosed records, Grand River Conservation Authority can be compared with the Other Public Sector Employers sector by disclosed record count, salary paid, median disclosed salary, and average disclosed salary where available. This is context for transparency and benchmarking, not a measure of performance, value, efficiency, quality, or compensation fairness.
| Metric | Grand River Conservation Authority | Other Public Sector Employers sector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed records | 44 | 15,721 | 0.3% of sector disclosed records |
| Disclosed payroll / salary paid | $5,751,640 | $2,131,814,863 | 0.3% of sector salary paid |
| Median disclosed salary | $125,774 | $120,964 | Median salary paid among disclosed records only. |
| Average disclosed salary | $130,719 | $135,603 | Average salary paid among disclosed records only. |
Role families summarize disclosed position titles using neutral, platform-generated heuristics. They do not assess performance, efficiency, quality, or institutional value.
| Role family | Disclosed records | Disclosed payroll | Median disclosed salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive and senior leadership | 12 | $1,630,544 | $124,311 |
| Corporate administration and operations | 13 | $1,613,032 | $116,165 |
| Engineering, planning and infrastructure | 7 | $873,441 | $114,120 |
| Other disclosed roles | 4 | $553,777 | $140,943 |
| Digital, data and technology | 4 | $505,822 | $126,370 |
| Finance, procurement and audit | 2 | $262,213 | $131,106 |
| Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | 1 | $156,406 | $156,406 |
| Communications, marketing and public affairs | 1 | $156,406 | $156,406 |
Salary bands summarize disclosed salary-paid records only.
| Salary band | Disclosed records | Salary paid |
|---|---|---|
| 100–125k | 21 | $2,372,017 |
| 125–150k | 13 | $1,720,012 |
| 150–200k | 9 | $1,426,715 |
| 200–300k | 1 | $232,896 |
| 300–500k | 0 | $0 |
| 500k+ | 0 | $0 |
This table shows selected public disclosure records for this employer, sorted by salary paid. Records are shown for context and should be read with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson, Samantha | Chief Administrative Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $232,896 | $1,337 | 2025 |
| Armstrong, Karen | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary-Treasurer | Executive and senior leadership | $189,400 | $1,153 | 2025 |
| Bunn, Krista | Director of Human Resources | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $156,406 | $891 | 2025 |
| Heyer, Brandon | Director of Central Services | Other disclosed roles | $156,406 | $926 | 2025 |
| Stocco, Lisa | Director of Communications | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $156,406 | $926 | 2025 |
| Doherty, Joel | Director of Conservation Lands | Other disclosed roles | $156,111 | $926 | 2025 |
| Walther-Mabee, Pamela | Director of Conservation Area Operations | Corporate administration and operations | $154,637 | $926 | 2025 |
| Taleban, Vahid | Director of Flood Operations | Corporate administration and operations | $153,501 | $909 | 2025 |
| Ivey, Janet | Director of Water Resources | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $152,543 | $909 | 2025 |
| Brown, Beth | Senior Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $151,305 | $902 | 2025 |
| Lister, Murray | Director of Digital Information and Innovation | Digital, data and technology | $147,599 | $874 | 2025 |
| Lynch, Katelyn | Director of Water Infrastructure | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $146,058 | $874 | 2025 |
The expanded table lists up to 100 public disclosure records for this employer. These rows are not individual pages and should not be treated as a standalone judgment about any individual. These are public disclosure rows for this employer. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson, Samantha | Chief Administrative Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $232,896 | $1,337 | 2025 |
| Armstrong, Karen | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary-Treasurer | Executive and senior leadership | $189,400 | $1,153 | 2025 |
| Bunn, Krista | Director of Human Resources | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $156,406 | $891 | 2025 |
| Heyer, Brandon | Director of Central Services | Other disclosed roles | $156,406 | $926 | 2025 |
| Stocco, Lisa | Director of Communications | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $156,406 | $926 | 2025 |
| Doherty, Joel | Director of Conservation Lands | Other disclosed roles | $156,111 | $926 | 2025 |
| Walther-Mabee, Pamela | Director of Conservation Area Operations | Corporate administration and operations | $154,637 | $926 | 2025 |
| Taleban, Vahid | Director of Flood Operations | Corporate administration and operations | $153,501 | $909 | 2025 |
| Ivey, Janet | Director of Water Resources | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $152,543 | $909 | 2025 |
| Brown, Beth | Senior Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $151,305 | $902 | 2025 |
| Lister, Murray | Director of Digital Information and Innovation | Digital, data and technology | $147,599 | $874 | 2025 |
| Lynch, Katelyn | Director of Water Infrastructure | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $146,058 | $874 | 2025 |
| Keighan, Kayleigh | Director of Finance | Finance, procurement and audit | $137,705 | $818 | 2025 |
| Anderson, Mark | Senior Engineer – Flood Management | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $135,791 | $811 | 2025 |
| Straus, Brad | Superintendent III Brant Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $132,709 | $788 | 2025 |
| McKinnon, Mark | Information Technology Architect/Supervisor of Information Technology Operations | Digital, data and technology | $131,452 | $760 | 2025 |
| Rosebrugh, Ben | Superintendent III Elora Gorge/Elora Quarry Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $129,269 | $752 | 2025 |
| Sredojevic, Dragan | Supervisor of Engineering Plan Review | Corporate administration and operations | $127,687 | $760 | 2025 |
| McIntosh, Bryan | Supervisor of Geomatics | Corporate administration and operations | $127,172 | $760 | 2025 |
| Hunt, Brian | Superintendent III Guelph Lake Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $126,513 | $711 | 2025 |
| Card, Rhonda | Superintendent III Byng Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $126,510 | $756 | 2025 |
| Larion, Melissa | Supervisor of Planning and Regulations | Corporate administration and operations | $125,774 | $760 | 2025 |
| Strynatka, Sonja | Senior Hydrogeologist | Other disclosed roles | $125,774 | $760 | 2025 |
| Lalonde, Eric | Financial Controller | Finance, procurement and audit | $124,508 | $797 | 2025 |
| Townsend, David | Superintendent II Rockwood Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $122,113 | $732 | 2025 |
| Liu, Guoqiang | Senior Information Technology Systems Administrator | Digital, data and technology | $121,289 | $697 | 2025 |
| Murray, Christopher | Superintendent II Belwood Lake/Luther Marsh Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $117,771 | $663 | 2025 |
| Laros, Jan-Willem | Superintendent II Laurel Creek Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $117,611 | $663 | 2025 |
| Heyming, Louise | Supervisor of Conservation Outreach | Corporate administration and operations | $116,165 | $697 | 2025 |
| Amy, Matt | Superintendent II Pinehurst Lake | Executive and senior leadership | $116,078 | $663 | 2025 |
| Behling, Justin | Superintendent II Shade's Mills Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $115,672 | $650 | 2025 |
| Green, Zoe | Enterprise Geodata Specialist | Other disclosed roles | $115,486 | $697 | 2025 |
| Foster-Pengelly, Christian | Supervisor of Planning and Regulations | Corporate administration and operations | $115,009 | $690 | 2025 |
| Irvine, Cameron | Supervisor of Water Quality | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $114,120 | $682 | 2025 |
| Atherton, Jordon | Water Resources Engineer Modeling/Mapping | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $112,955 | $653 | 2025 |
| Lorenz, Peter | Supervisor of Subwatershed Planning | Corporate administration and operations | $112,800 | $682 | 2025 |
| Munn, Nathan | Supervisor of Forestry Operations | Corporate administration and operations | $110,091 | $702 | 2025 |
| Wu-Winter, Ron | Supervisor of Natural Heritage | Corporate administration and operations | $109,711 | $658 | 2025 |
| McQuigge, Stephen | Supervisor of Aboriculture | Corporate administration and operations | $108,765 | $5,145 | 2025 |
| Martinez Membreno, Samanta | Intermediate Engineer – Water Control Infrastructure | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $107,480 | $605 | 2025 |
| Rakottyai, Erik | Systems Integrations Specialist | Digital, data and technology | $105,482 | $597 | 2025 |
| Jewson, Mitch | Intermediate Engineer – Water Control Infrastructure | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $104,494 | $650 | 2025 |
| Kowalchuk, Colby | Superintendent II Conestogo Lake Conservation Area | Executive and senior leadership | $104,002 | $580 | 2025 |
| McKee, Alan | Project Supervisor | Corporate administration and operations | $100,415 | $613 | 2025 |
This profile is based on Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure source data as processed for public-interest analysis. Review source attribution, methodology, and correction options before relying on any single figure.
This profile summarizes Grand River Conservation Authority disclosed records in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure, including salary paid, taxable benefits, role-family mix, salary bands, and sector context.
No. Disclosed records are public disclosure rows and are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
No. Role family is a platform-generated heuristic based on position title and is not an official Ontario field.
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