Performance Overview
11.5x
ROI Ratio
89.7%
Employment Rate
#6
Ontario Rank
-1.4 ↓
Employment Trend
Cost & Investment
$3,500
Annual Tuition
$7,000
Total Program Cost
About
Serves the Thunder Bay region and surrounding communities across Northwestern Ontario.
1967Founded
5,700Students
5Campuses
KPI vs. Province Average
| Metric | College | Province | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Rate | 89.7% | 85.8% | +3.9% |
| Graduate Satisfaction | 82.5% | 76.8% | +5.7% |
| Employer Satisfaction | 100.0% | 91.8% | +8.2% |
| Graduation Rate | 64.5% | 65.0% | -0.5% |
Province averages from Ontario MCU 2022–23 KPI reporting year
Staff Compensation (2024 Sunshine List)
171
Staff Earning $100K+
$127,206
Average Salary
$126,203
Median Salary
$270,904
Highest Salary
Total compensation for all 171 employees: $21,781,736
Staff Salary by Role
| Role | Count | % of Staff | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty / Professor | 120 | 70.2% | $122,129 |
| Manager / Director | 24 | 14.0% | $131,838 |
| Senior Leadership | 16 | 9.4% | $170,208 |
| Other | 8 | 4.7% | $112,759 |
| Administrative | 1 | 0.6% | $104,979 |
| Professional Staff | 1 | 0.6% | $102,177 |
| Technical Staff | 1 | 0.6% | $100,085 |
Complete Sunshine List — Confederation College Of Applied Arts and Technology (2024)
All 171 employees earning $100,000 or more in 2024.
171 employees
| # | Name | Title | Salary | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynch, Kathleen | President | $270,904 | $898 | $271,803 |
| 2 | Salo, Michelle | President | $226,834 | $858 | $227,692 |
| 3 | Skillen, Aaron | Vice President Academic | $203,230 | $556 | $203,787 |
| 4 | Landry, Wendy Ann | Vice President Indigenous Leadership, Partnerships and Strategies | $197,915 | $556 | $198,471 |
| 5 | Symington, Jill | Vice President Organizational Effectiveness | $189,863 | $521 | $190,385 |
| 6 | Kantola, John | Dean, School of Engineering Technology, Trades and Aviation | $182,268 | $473 | $182,740 |
| 7 | Zuback, Robert | Director, Advancement and External Relations | $181,816 | $473 | $182,288 |
| 8 | Duclos, Don | Executive Director Enrolment Management and Registrar | $173,085 | $473 | $173,558 |
| 9 | Gemmill, Richard | Dean, School of Business, Hospitality and Media Arts | $173,085 | $473 | $173,558 |
| 10 | Strickland, Shane | Dean, School of Health, Negahneewin and Community Services | $173,085 | $473 | $173,558 |
| 11 | Biniaris, Antonia | Senior Director, Financial Services | $173,085 | $200 | $173,285 |
| 12 | Wall, Miriam | Dean, School of International Education | $173,085 | $200 | $173,285 |
| 13 | Cline, Carol | Dean, Workforce Development | $163,108 | $446 | $163,554 |
| 14 | Gould, Robin | Director, Facilities Services | $161,001 | $339 | $161,340 |
| 15 | Mangatal, Troy | Director, Computer Services | $159,005 | $631 | $159,636 |
| 16 | Greaves, Shawna | Professor | $151,454 | $93 | $151,547 |
| 17 | Rozic, Mike | Director, Public Safety and Risk Management | $150,264 | $373 | $150,638 |
| 18 | Condon, John | Professor | $145,191 | $93 | $145,284 |
| 19 | Ozbolt, Jason | Director, Workforce Development | $143,342 | $373 | $143,716 |
| 20 | Pynn, Tania | Associate Dean, School of Health, Negahneewin and Community Services | $143,342 | $373 | $143,716 |
| 21 | Mcwhirter, Darcy | Director, Student Services | $143,299 | $373 | $143,672 |
| 22 | Bunn, Matthew | Associate Dean, Aviation | $139,841 | $362 | $140,203 |
| 23 | Larocque, Timothy | Director of Applied Research | $137,007 | $292 | $137,300 |
| 24 | Kostamo, Janet | Professor | $137,088 | $93 | $137,181 |
| 25 | Stiles, Sandra | Professor | $137,000 | $93 | $137,093 |
| 26 | Burton, Riley | Associate Dean, School of Engineering | $136,459 | $611 | $137,070 |
| 27 | Anderson, Angelina | Director, Western Campuses | $136,459 | $230 | $136,690 |
| 28 | Hollmann, Christian | Professor | $133,862 | $58 | $133,920 |
| 29 | Hautala, Keith | Professor | $133,451 | $93 | $133,544 |
| 30 | Kukkee, Richard | Professor | $133,188 | $88 | $133,276 |
| 31 | Dzijacky, Larry | Professor | $132,917 | $331 | $133,248 |
| 32 | Kornichuk, John | Professor | $132,917 | $331 | $133,248 |
| 33 | Weller, Eric | Professor | $132,917 | $331 | $133,248 |
| 34 | Cormier, Steven | Professor | $132,917 | $93 | $133,011 |
| 35 | Mayer, Raymond | Professor | $132,917 | $93 | $133,011 |
| 36 | Mickelson, Andrea | Professor | $132,917 | $93 | $133,011 |
| 37 | Nicholl, Linda | Professor | $132,917 | $93 | $133,011 |
| 38 | Gregorash, Bill | Professor | $132,917 | $58 | $132,976 |
| 39 | Tenhave, Timothy | Professor | $132,917 | $58 | $132,976 |
| 40 | Warpula, Anita | Professor | $132,917 | $58 | $132,976 |
| 41 | Iachetta, Nicholas | Associate Dean, Workforce Development | $131,726 | $581 | $132,307 |
| 42 | Atkinson, Orion | Professor | $131,755 | $93 | $131,849 |
| 43 | Barton, Judy | Professor | $131,417 | $70 | $131,487 |
| 44 | Gluck, Linda | Counsellor | $130,970 | $93 | $131,064 |
| 45 | Veneruz, Ken | Professor | $130,593 | $93 | $130,687 |
| 46 | Wabich, Sheldon | Professor | $130,004 | $94 | $130,098 |
| 47 | Beardy, Bruce | Professor | $129,561 | $331 | $129,891 |
| 48 | Macfarlane, Lindsay | Professor | $129,769 | $93 | $129,862 |
| 49 | Daniels, Shaun | Professor | $129,561 | $93 | $129,654 |
| 50 | Zdep, Julie | Professor | $129,561 | $93 | $129,654 |
| 51 | Gerrish, Kimberly | Professor | $129,561 | $76 | $129,636 |
| 52 | Lammers, David | Professor | $129,561 | $58 | $129,619 |
| 53 | Scarcello, Michael | Professor | $128,403 | $93 | $128,497 |
| 54 | Tatebe, Richard | Professor | $128,060 | $93 | $128,154 |
| 55 | Coggin, Monica | Professor | $128,060 | $65 | $128,126 |
| 56 | Kotanen, Arvid | Professor | $127,692 | $322 | $128,014 |
| 57 | Robinson, Stephen | Professor | $127,906 | $85 | $127,991 |
| 58 | Holloway, Stephen | Professor | $127,829 | $93 | $127,922 |
| 59 | Das, Abin | Professor | $127,546 | $58 | $127,604 |
| 60 | Bamford, Blair | Professor | $127,463 | $93 | $127,556 |
| 61 | Kaukinen, Daniel | Professor | $127,080 | $58 | $127,138 |
| 62 | Johnson, Lee | Senior Manager, Information Technology and Customer Services | $126,731 | $267 | $126,998 |
| 63 | Grau, Ryan | Project Manager, Energy Carbon | $126,731 | $267 | $126,997 |
| 64 | Demeo, Elise | Director, Human Resources and Labour Relations | $126,478 | $373 | $126,852 |
| 65 | Prystanski, Larry | Professor | $126,728 | $58 | $126,786 |
| 66 | Semenick, Paul | Professor | $126,691 | $93 | $126,784 |
| 67 | Smith, Jessica | Professor | $126,622 | $58 | $126,680 |
| 68 | Hodder, Nancy | Professor | $126,218 | $331 | $126,548 |
| 69 | Hoffman, Sue | Professor | $126,203 | $331 | $126,534 |
| 70 | Bevilacqua, Miranda | Professor | $126,347 | $58 | $126,406 |
| 71 | Hemeon, Gavin | Professor | $126,296 | $93 | $126,389 |
| 72 | Greer, Daniel | Professor | $126,256 | $93 | $126,350 |
| 73 | Bailey, Phillip | Professor | $126,256 | $58 | $126,315 |
| 74 | Shewchuk, Curtis | Professor | $126,221 | $93 | $126,315 |
| 75 | Carnovale, Benjamin | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 76 | Cooney, Tia | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 77 | Doucette, Nadine | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 78 | Ducharme, Kim | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 79 | Henry, Todd | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 80 | Mcmanus, Michele | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 81 | Untinen, Shawn | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 82 | Ward, Rebecca | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 83 | Warwick, Murray | Professor | $126,203 | $93 | $126,297 |
| 84 | Grace, Wesley | Professor | $126,203 | $88 | $126,291 |
| 85 | Cole, Maria | Professor | $126,203 | $78 | $126,281 |
| 86 | Gasparotto, Giannina | Professor | $126,203 | $58 | $126,262 |
| 87 | Kostick, Michelle | Professor | $126,203 | $58 | $126,262 |
| 88 | Shannon, Deborah | Professor | $126,203 | $58 | $126,262 |
| 89 | Donoghue, Katherine | Professor | $125,640 | $93 | $125,733 |
| 90 | Lindsay, Robert | Professor | $125,493 | $93 | $125,586 |
| 91 | Warren, Trevor | Professor | $124,928 | $341 | $125,269 |
| 92 | Marsonet, Gwendolyn | Professor | $125,162 | $93 | $125,256 |
| 93 | Koch, Alex | Professor | $125,116 | $93 | $125,209 |
| 94 | Lalonde, Linda | Professor | $124,232 | $93 | $124,325 |
| 95 | Pace, Christopher | Professor | $123,976 | $331 | $124,306 |
| 96 | Raza, Arif | Professor | $124,082 | $93 | $124,176 |
| 97 | Burton, Pamela | Professor | $123,753 | $93 | $123,846 |
| 98 | Orr, Bob | Professor | $123,382 | $93 | $123,476 |
| 99 | Sebesta, Robert | Professor | $123,382 | $93 | $123,476 |
| 100 | Macneil, Darryl | Counsellor | $123,194 | $93 | $123,287 |
| 101 | Greaves, Philip | Professor | $122,899 | $331 | $123,230 |
| 102 | Oner, Erin | Professor | $122,324 | $93 | $122,417 |
| 103 | Bushby, Ruth | Professor | $121,851 | $93 | $121,945 |
| 104 | Hollinsworth, Sharon | Project and Applications Manager | $121,215 | $293 | $121,508 |
| 105 | Sarkissian, Paul | Professor | $120,895 | $93 | $120,989 |
| 106 | Dyll, Lynn | Associate Registrar | $120,646 | $330 | $120,976 |
| 107 | Oryschak, Christopher | Senior Manager, Cyber Security Technical Services | $120,646 | $330 | $120,976 |
| 108 | Post, Theodore | Professor | $120,870 | $93 | $120,963 |
| 109 | Kramer, Linda | Professor | $120,734 | $93 | $120,827 |
| 110 | Sharman, Brett | Professor | $119,833 | $93 | $119,926 |
| 111 | Element, Kevin | Professor | $119,542 | $93 | $119,636 |
| 112 | Grandell, William | Professor | $119,542 | $93 | $119,636 |
| 113 | Sherman, Garrick | Senior Manager, Financial Services | $118,195 | $307 | $118,501 |
| 114 | Szyja, Oona | Professor | $117,530 | $93 | $117,624 |
| 115 | Toombs, Lawrence | Professor | $117,492 | $93 | $117,585 |
| 116 | Leroux, Kelly-Anne | Professor | $117,479 | $93 | $117,572 |
| 117 | Travolo, Barry | Professor | $117,466 | $93 | $117,559 |
| 118 | Groves, Simon | Professor | $117,273 | $93 | $117,366 |
| 119 | Gosselin, Alain | Professor | $117,263 | $58 | $117,321 |
| 120 | Betts, Laura | Professor | $116,556 | $93 | $116,650 |
| 121 | Wilson, Patricia | Professor | $116,210 | $110 | $116,320 |
| 122 | Spavor, Stephen | Professor | $116,210 | $93 | $116,303 |
| 123 | Marshall, Leanna | Counsellor | $115,864 | $58 | $115,922 |
| 124 | Neff, Shelley | Professor | $115,788 | $58 | $115,846 |
| 125 | Scherban, Joel | Associate Dean, School of Business, Hospitality and Media Arts | $115,399 | $292 | $115,691 |
| 126 | Plummer, Robert | Professor | $115,272 | $93 | $115,365 |
| 127 | Jones, Alexandra | Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications | $114,558 | $128 | $114,686 |
| 128 | Dell, Lesley | Professor | $114,590 | $93 | $114,684 |
| 129 | Miller, Tanis | Professor | $114,186 | $93 | $114,279 |
| 130 | Douglas, Jamie | Professor | $114,059 | $93 | $114,152 |
| 131 | Rodrigues Petterle, Gustavo | Professor | $112,855 | $93 | $112,949 |
| 132 | Rodrigues, Smitha | Professor | $112,558 | $207 | $112,765 |
| 133 | Kelly, Ryan | Professor | $111,787 | $58 | $111,845 |
| 134 | Macisaac, Dave | Professor | $111,270 | $93 | $111,363 |
| 135 | Debenedet, Dayna | Manager, Learning Commons | $111,139 | $122 | $111,262 |
| 136 | Edison, Melanie | Professor | $110,766 | $58 | $110,824 |
| 137 | Silva, Nikki | Professor | $110,727 | $93 | $110,820 |
| 138 | Schiiler, Kevin | Professor | $110,637 | $93 | $110,731 |
| 139 | Mccarthy, Chris | Professor | $110,458 | $93 | $110,551 |
| 140 | Fuzzen, Sebastian | Manager, Facilities Services | $110,038 | $46 | $110,084 |
| 141 | Warwick, Alison | Manager, Distance Education and Part Time Studies | $109,839 | $146 | $109,984 |
| 142 | Chief, Anna | Director, Indigenous Initiatives | $108,897 | $314 | $109,212 |
| 143 | Thomson, Nicole | Professor | $109,116 | $58 | $109,175 |
| 144 | Kolobutin, Nick | Professor | $108,510 | $93 | $108,603 |
| 145 | Jennings, Derek | Professor | $108,433 | $93 | $108,526 |
| 146 | Silvaggio, Gerald | Professor | $108,161 | $93 | $108,254 |
| 147 | Veneziale, Kimberly | Professor | $108,016 | $93 | $108,109 |
| 148 | Oner, Ozgur | Professor | $107,467 | $93 | $107,560 |
| 149 | Morrone, Anna | Manager, Children and Family Centre | $106,968 | $124 | $107,093 |
| 150 | Gosselin, Amy | Professor | $106,698 | $58 | $106,756 |
| 151 | Stezenko, Daniel | Supervisor, Northwest Employment Works | $106,424 | $262 | $106,686 |
| 152 | Alsmadi, Malek | Professor | $106,498 | $93 | $106,592 |
| 153 | Vonbargen, Chris | Professor | $106,300 | $144 | $106,444 |
| 154 | Therrien, Stephane | Professor | $105,774 | $58 | $105,832 |
| 155 | Hansen, Daniel | Professor | $105,257 | $58 | $105,315 |
| 156 | Hay, Andrew | Professor | $105,154 | $0 | $105,154 |
| 157 | Scoging, Jack | Senior Database Administrator | $104,979 | $43 | $105,022 |
| 158 | Tucker, Brian | Campus Manager, Rainy River | $103,757 | $286 | $104,043 |
| 159 | Quaresima, Beverly | Professor | $103,694 | $93 | $103,787 |
| 160 | Bader-Grunow, Justus | Senior Server Specialist | $103,229 | $379 | $103,608 |
| 161 | Desjardins, Justyn | Associate Dean, Apprenticeship and Trades | $103,186 | $120 | $103,306 |
| 162 | Bishop, Elizabeth | Professor | $102,662 | $0 | $102,662 |
| 163 | Robins, Jamis | Professor | $102,529 | $93 | $102,623 |
| 164 | Grenke, Christopher | Manufacturing Technical Coordinator | $102,177 | $43 | $102,220 |
| 165 | Villella, Matthew | Professor | $101,502 | $124 | $101,626 |
| 166 | Walraad, Mark | Quality Assurance, School of Aviation | $101,083 | $69 | $101,152 |
| 167 | Willson, Emily | Senior Manager, Institutional Research and Planning | $100,545 | $441 | $100,986 |
| 168 | Servais, Jason | Professor | $100,856 | $93 | $100,949 |
| 169 | Wark, Joe | Counsellor | $100,663 | $58 | $100,721 |
| 170 | Foresto, Christina | Professor | $100,344 | $93 | $100,437 |
| 171 | Kerr, Ian | Technologist, School of Engineering | $100,085 | $323 | $100,408 |
Source: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act — 2024 Data
Employment Rate History
| Year | Employment Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.6% |
| 2016 | 82.8% |
| 2017 | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 87.7% |
| 2020 | 80.5% |
| 2021 | 91.1% |
| 2022 | 89.7% |
Source: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities — Key Performance Indicators
School Information
- Full Name: Confederation College Of Applied Arts and Technology
- Founded: 1967
- Students: ~5,700
- Campuses: Thunder Bay · Sioux Lookout · Kenora · Dryden · Fort Frances
- Website: https://www.confederationcollege.ca
Data Sources
- KPI Data: Ontario College Key Performance Indicators — Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities
- Salary Data: Public Sector Salary Disclosure (Sunshine List)
- Licence: Open Government Licence – Ontario