Performance Overview
10.2x
ROI Ratio
79.7%
Employment Rate
#23
Ontario Rank
-2.2 ↓
Employment Trend
Cost & Investment
$3,500
Annual Tuition
$7,000
Total Program Cost
About
Sarnia-based college serving the Chatham-Kent and Lambton County region.
1967Founded
3,500Students
3Campuses
KPI vs. Province Average
| Metric | College | Province | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Rate | 79.7% | 85.8% | -6.1% |
| Graduate Satisfaction | 73.6% | 76.8% | -3.2% |
| Graduation Rate | 65.2% | 65.0% | +0.2% |
Province averages from Ontario MCU 2022–23 KPI reporting year
Staff Compensation (2024 Sunshine List)
171
Staff Earning $100K+
$129,290
Average Salary
$126,689
Median Salary
$304,106
Highest Salary
Total compensation for all 171 employees: $22,129,771
Staff Salary by Role
| Role | Count | % of Staff | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty / Professor | 111 | 64.9% | $123,232 |
| Manager / Director | 32 | 18.7% | $134,708 |
| Senior Leadership | 16 | 9.4% | $174,911 |
| Other | 5 | 2.9% | $116,361 |
| Professional Staff | 2 | 1.2% | $114,390 |
| Administrative | 2 | 1.2% | $103,740 |
| Technical Staff | 1 | 0.6% | $101,102 |
| Health / Medical | 1 | 0.6% | $100,951 |
| Research / Library | 1 | 0.6% | $100,435 |
Complete Sunshine List — Lambton 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 | Kardas, Rob | President and Chief Executive Officer, Lambton College | $304,106 | $671 | $304,777 |
| 2 | Dickson, Spencer | Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Services | $240,369 | $253 | $240,622 |
| 3 | Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi | Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation | $239,828 | $430 | $240,258 |
| 4 | Machacek, David | Senior Vice President, Academic and Student Success | $223,443 | $370 | $223,813 |
| 5 | Gray, Kurtis | Associate Vice President, Student Success | $204,444 | $222 | $204,667 |
| 6 | Perkins, Chris | Dean, Business | $188,465 | $312 | $188,777 |
| 7 | Carlton, Julie | Director, Finance | $181,219 | $197 | $181,416 |
| 8 | Mitton, Dave A. | Director, Information Technology | $181,219 | $197 | $181,416 |
| 9 | Dishke, Catharine | Director, Learning Commons | $179,344 | $375 | $179,720 |
| 10 | Bennett, Patrick | Director, Institutional Intelligence and Registrar | $177,844 | $470 | $178,313 |
| 11 | Thomas, Brent C. | Director, Facilities Management | $177,843 | $470 | $178,313 |
| 12 | Ziegler, Jennifer | Director, Human Resources | $177,843 | $468 | $178,311 |
| 13 | Iafrate, Anthony | Professor | $171,305 | $93 | $171,398 |
| 14 | Klooster, Aaron | Dean, Fire Science, Health and Community Services | $167,988 | $457 | $168,444 |
| 15 | Janisse, Lisa A. | Dean, Nursing | $165,329 | $188 | $165,517 |
| 16 | Manning, Jane | Director, Indigenous Education | $153,907 | $173 | $154,080 |
| 17 | Domonchuk, Nicole | Associate Dean, Fire Sciences, Health and Community Services | $153,631 | $171 | $153,802 |
| 18 | Audet, Robert | Campus Director Ottawa Campus | $151,892 | $173 | $152,065 |
| 19 | Forbes, Diana | Senior Director Community Engagement | $150,615 | $270 | $150,886 |
| 20 | Eroglu, Hanna | Dean, International Education | $148,949 | $398 | $149,347 |
| 21 | Majovsky, Tiffany A. | Dean, Technology and Trades | $145,337 | $296 | $145,633 |
| 22 | Patrick, Susan | Professor | $143,311 | $93 | $143,405 |
| 23 | Roy, Jeremy | Manager, Human Resources | $140,208 | $371 | $140,578 |
| 24 | Hendra, Karen E. | Associate Director, Co op Education and Experiential Learning | $140,208 | $155 | $140,363 |
| 25 | Beck, Connie | Associate Dean Academic Services | $138,441 | $93 | $138,534 |
| 26 | Davidson, Jan | Professor | $137,046 | $93 | $137,139 |
| 27 | Reaume, Stephen | Director, Research | $135,918 | $154 | $136,072 |
| 28 | Mackay, Alastair | Professor | $135,962 | $93 | $136,055 |
| 29 | Courtney, Erin | Professor | $133,751 | $58 | $133,809 |
| 30 | Kaempf, Lori | Professor | $133,375 | $93 | $133,468 |
| 31 | Charron, Lori | Professor | $133,375 | $58 | $133,433 |
| 32 | Murray, Karen | Professor | $133,375 | $58 | $133,433 |
| 33 | Green, Lori | Professor | $133,297 | $93 | $133,390 |
| 34 | Radford, Mathew | Associate Director, International Marketing and Recruitment | $131,580 | $147 | $131,727 |
| 35 | Landeryou, Cathy | Professor | $131,634 | $58 | $131,692 |
| 36 | Brush, Lori | Manager, Counselling and Accessibility | $131,173 | $350 | $131,523 |
| 37 | Ewart, Chuck | Professor | $131,382 | $93 | $131,475 |
| 38 | Walsh, Heather | Associate Dean, Business, English and Liberal Studies | $130,968 | $355 | $131,323 |
| 39 | Torres, Heather D. | Associate Director, Institutional Intelligence and Deputy Reg | $131,104 | $147 | $131,251 |
| 40 | Chipman, Kenneth W. | Manager, Information System Services | $130,538 | $295 | $130,833 |
| 41 | Atkin, Lori | Manager, Information Technology Operations and Security | $130,538 | $148 | $130,686 |
| 42 | Romano, Stephanie | Professor | $130,231 | $58 | $130,289 |
| 43 | Ould, Kelly | Professor | $130,161 | $93 | $130,254 |
| 44 | Warner, Brian | Professor | $130,132 | $93 | $130,225 |
| 45 | Ikert, Shelly | Professor | $130,032 | $93 | $130,125 |
| 46 | Richard, Denise A. | Counsellor Accessibility | $130,032 | $93 | $130,125 |
| 47 | Doughty, Susan | Professor | $130,032 | $58 | $130,090 |
| 48 | Warren, Alan | Professor | $130,032 | $58 | $130,090 |
| 49 | Narayan, Sundar | Professor | $129,811 | $58 | $129,869 |
| 50 | Cooper, James | Professor | $129,633 | $58 | $129,691 |
| 51 | Wiersma, Beth Ann | Professor | $129,132 | $58 | $129,190 |
| 52 | Karimi, Shahram | Professor | $129,015 | $88 | $129,102 |
| 53 | Ryan, Kevin N. | Professor | $128,992 | $93 | $129,086 |
| 54 | Cook, Matthew | Professor | $128,939 | $93 | $129,032 |
| 55 | Roberts, Rochelle M. | Professor | $128,939 | $93 | $129,032 |
| 56 | Seabrook, Liz | Professor | $128,939 | $93 | $129,032 |
| 57 | He, Bing | Professor | $128,939 | $88 | $129,027 |
| 58 | Shortt, Greg | Professor | $128,927 | $93 | $129,021 |
| 59 | Ruzyski, Kimberley K. | Associate Registrar | $128,817 | $137 | $128,954 |
| 60 | Schleihauf, Edward | Professor | $128,800 | $93 | $128,894 |
| 61 | Minten, Steve | Professor | $128,618 | $93 | $128,711 |
| 62 | Grey, Michael | Professor | $128,463 | $93 | $128,556 |
| 63 | Neville, Marilyn | Professor | $128,001 | $58 | $128,060 |
| 64 | Mason, Marilyn A. | Senior Director Community Engagement | $128,009 | $0 | $128,009 |
| 65 | Bazina, Vladimir | Professor | $127,909 | $58 | $127,967 |
| 66 | Berg, Leila | Associate Director, Financial Planning | $127,661 | $223 | $127,884 |
| 67 | Mahon, Charlene | Professor | $127,782 | $93 | $127,875 |
| 68 | Stewart Francis, Taiesha | Professor | $127,782 | $93 | $127,875 |
| 69 | Teskey, Richard J. | Professor | $127,782 | $93 | $127,875 |
| 70 | Virostek, Tyler R. | Associate Director, Financial Services | $127,665 | $145 | $127,810 |
| 71 | Drewitt, Ruth | Associate Dean, School of Information Technology, Liberal Studies and Flexible Ed | $127,256 | $139 | $127,395 |
| 72 | Butler, Kelly | Professor | $127,117 | $93 | $127,210 |
| 73 | Good, Giovanna | Professor | $126,994 | $58 | $127,053 |
| 74 | Taylor, Greg | Professor | $126,955 | $58 | $127,013 |
| 75 | Banks, Carol | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 76 | Chamberlain, David M. | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 77 | Clarke, Janice D. | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 78 | Cornila, Ioan | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 79 | Gibbs, Ryan | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 80 | Goldsmith, Brett | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 81 | Kelly, Ann M. | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 82 | Middleton, Charles | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 83 | Pearson, Diana | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 84 | Phillips, Jennifer A. | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 85 | Recchia, Maria | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 86 | Richardson, Christopher | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 87 | Tigchelaar, Stephen | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 88 | Vanhooft, Monique | Professor | $126,689 | $93 | $126,782 |
| 89 | Cooper, Liane | Professor | $126,689 | $90 | $126,779 |
| 90 | Head, Leonard | Professor | $126,689 | $90 | $126,779 |
| 91 | Bicum, Lisa | Professor | $126,689 | $88 | $126,776 |
| 92 | Nantais, Lois A. | Professor | $126,676 | $93 | $126,769 |
| 93 | Arbour, Michelle L. | Professor | $126,689 | $76 | $126,765 |
| 94 | Ahmed, Firoz U. | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 95 | Attaallah, Sumayya | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 96 | Barclay, Angela | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 97 | Carter, Margaret | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 98 | Fuller, Marina | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 99 | Nigim, Khaled | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 100 | Robinson, Anna Lucy | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 101 | Swales, Brad | Professor | $126,689 | $58 | $126,747 |
| 102 | Day, Jacky | Professor | $126,202 | $58 | $126,260 |
| 103 | Brown, Scott | Professor | $125,712 | $93 | $125,805 |
| 104 | Stanbra, Shae | Professor | $125,686 | $93 | $125,780 |
| 105 | Davidson, William F. | Professor | $125,660 | $93 | $125,753 |
| 106 | Hands, Andrea L. | Associate Director, Development and Strategic Initiatives | $125,103 | $142 | $125,245 |
| 107 | Posesorski, Rachel | Professor | $124,593 | $93 | $124,687 |
| 108 | Darrach, Alaena | Professor | $124,568 | $93 | $124,661 |
| 109 | Finnigan, Kerri L. | Professor | $124,554 | $58 | $124,613 |
| 110 | Raaymakers, Timothy | Professor | $123,916 | $93 | $124,010 |
| 111 | Nesdoly, Micheal | Manager, Facilities | $123,523 | $103 | $123,626 |
| 112 | Beland, Richard | Professor | $123,345 | $58 | $123,403 |
| 113 | Soeder, Erin S. | Professor | $122,522 | $93 | $122,616 |
| 114 | Timmers, John | Professor | $122,522 | $93 | $122,616 |
| 115 | Wilson, Kelly | Professor | $121,288 | $58 | $121,346 |
| 116 | Heath, Robert D. | Professor | $121,095 | $58 | $121,154 |
| 117 | Graham, Duncan K. | Professor | $121,060 | $58 | $121,118 |
| 118 | Birkbeck, Lianne | Executive Assistant, President and Manager, Public Relations | $118,305 | $305 | $118,610 |
| 119 | Ahmad, Sajjad | Professor | $118,342 | $93 | $118,435 |
| 120 | Clements, Joe | Professor | $117,815 | $58 | $117,873 |
| 121 | Mccahill, Diane | Manager, Earlyon Child and Family Centre | $117,067 | $290 | $117,357 |
| 122 | Bettridge, Shane R. | Professor | $117,078 | $88 | $117,166 |
| 123 | Kulinska, Karolina | Counsellor | $116,657 | $93 | $116,750 |
| 124 | Petko, Dana L. | Professor | $116,665 | $58 | $116,723 |
| 125 | Christensen, Anja | Coordinator, Centre for Experiential Learning Activities | $116,542 | $88 | $116,630 |
| 126 | Murphy, Edwin J. | Professor | $116,294 | $93 | $116,388 |
| 127 | Arnold, Tracey L. | Manager, Occupational Health and Safety and Emergency Planning | $116,209 | $127 | $116,336 |
| 128 | Van Druten, Jessica | Professor | $116,124 | $58 | $116,182 |
| 129 | Gavrelets, Christina | Professor | $114,562 | $58 | $114,620 |
| 130 | Sarson, Aaron M. | Professor | $114,459 | $93 | $114,552 |
| 131 | White, Kyle A. | Professor | $114,446 | $93 | $114,540 |
| 132 | Omira, Christopher O. | Professor | $113,694 | $70 | $113,764 |
| 133 | Knight, Steven | Professor | $113,382 | $58 | $113,440 |
| 134 | Vandersluis, Carolyn | Professor | $113,315 | $93 | $113,408 |
| 135 | Boldt, Sandy | Manager, Centre for Access Programs | $113,199 | $129 | $113,327 |
| 136 | Simon, David A. | Program Pathways and E Learning Coordinator | $112,238 | $43 | $112,281 |
| 137 | Kelly, Erica | Professor | $111,465 | $93 | $111,559 |
| 138 | Young, Candace | Professor | $111,256 | $58 | $111,314 |
| 139 | Fogarty, Melissa | Professor | $111,063 | $58 | $111,121 |
| 140 | Falder, Matthew | Professor | $110,685 | $93 | $110,778 |
| 141 | Auger, Andrea | Professor | $110,111 | $58 | $110,169 |
| 142 | Bezaire, Allan | Professor | $110,059 | $93 | $110,153 |
| 143 | Musclow, Amanda K. | Professor | $109,956 | $93 | $110,050 |
| 144 | Fehr, Denise | Manager, Human Resources | $109,743 | $292 | $110,035 |
| 145 | Patel, Manisha | Professor | $109,482 | $93 | $109,575 |
| 146 | Ross, Patricia L. | Professor | $109,449 | $58 | $109,507 |
| 147 | Fisher, Charles A. | Professor | $108,297 | $93 | $108,390 |
| 148 | Kusnir, Angela | Professor | $107,873 | $93 | $107,966 |
| 149 | Vesikari Metcalfe, Anna | Professor | $106,740 | $58 | $106,799 |
| 150 | Riley, Jennifer L. | Professor | $106,599 | $58 | $106,657 |
| 151 | Hilborn, Natalie | Professor | $106,431 | $58 | $106,490 |
| 152 | Kahnert, Krystyna | Manager, Foundation and Alumni | $106,162 | $204 | $106,366 |
| 153 | Studzinski, Michael E. | Instrumentation Technical Specialist | $105,086 | $43 | $105,129 |
| 154 | Kirk, Robert J. | Senior Network Administrator | $104,748 | $74 | $104,822 |
| 155 | Metcalfe, Stephanie M. | Professor | $104,521 | $93 | $104,614 |
| 156 | Hutchinson, Matthew | Professor | $104,547 | $58 | $104,605 |
| 157 | Doyle, Kyle | Academic Integrity and Student Conduct Manager | $104,275 | $0 | $104,275 |
| 158 | Reilly, Rhian | Associate Director Marketing and Recruitment | $103,534 | $117 | $103,652 |
| 159 | Nicol, Robert W. | Manager, Research | $103,404 | $117 | $103,521 |
| 160 | Veltman, Mark | Systems and Storage Administrator | $102,732 | $83 | $102,814 |
| 161 | Noble, Nikki C. | Professor | $102,289 | $58 | $102,347 |
| 162 | Schaldach, Amanda A. | Associate Dean, Applied Science, Tech and Trades | $101,719 | $195 | $101,914 |
| 163 | Touzin, Marc Andre | Manager, Operations and Maintenance | $101,347 | $115 | $101,463 |
| 164 | Schmitchen, Jonathan | Electrical and Instrumentation Technical Specialist | $101,213 | $43 | $101,256 |
| 165 | Sparrow, Nicola | Professor | $101,179 | $58 | $101,237 |
| 166 | Rose, John | Simulation Technologist | $101,102 | $83 | $101,185 |
| 167 | Haight, Francis G. | Wellness Centre Nurse | $100,951 | $43 | $100,994 |
| 168 | Tavakkoli, Pouria | Manager, Lambton Manufacturing Innovation Centre | $100,750 | $228 | $100,978 |
| 169 | Kaiser, Bernd | Professor | $100,746 | $44 | $100,789 |
| 170 | Aitken, Daniel G. | Professor | $100,648 | $58 | $100,706 |
| 171 | Tamming, Kurtis J. | Applied Research Scientist Biochemistry | $100,435 | $43 | $100,478 |
Source: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act — 2024 Data
Employment Rate History
| Year | Employment Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.0% |
| 2016 | 82.7% |
| 2017 | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 82.6% |
| 2021 | 81.9% |
| 2022 | 79.7% |
Source: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities — Key Performance Indicators
School Information
- Full Name: Lambton College Of Applied Arts and Technology
- Founded: 1967
- Students: ~3,500
- Campuses: Sarnia · Mississauga · Toronto
- Website: https://www.lambtoncollege.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