The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Karen Ellis-scharfenberg
Karen Ellis-scharfenberg served as the Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance / Chief Finance Officer at Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit in 2024, received an annual salary of $177,885.50 and a taxable benefit of $599.44, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Karen has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$178,484.94
Total paid in 2024
$177,885.50
Salary
$599.44
Taxable Benefit
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Find Karen on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance / Chief Finance Officer |
| Employer : | Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2014 and 2024, Karen experienced an average annual increase of approximately 6.14% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. By 2024, Karen's total pay had risen by 72.95% compared to the pay in 2014. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance / Chief Finance Officer | $177,886 | $599 | ⇧ 2.00% |
| 2023 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance | $174,347 | $637 | ⇧ 1.75% |
| 2022 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance | $171,262 | $709 | ⇩ -4.11% |
| 2021 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance | $178,651 | $690 | ⇧ 3.84% |
| 2020 | Vice President Program Foundations And Finance | $171,986 | $728 | ⇧ 18.18% |
| 2019 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance / Chief Financial Officer | $145,489 | $651 | ⇧ 27.55% |
| 2018 | Chief Nursing Officer | $114,067 | $508 | ⇧ 1.80% |
| 2017 | Chief Nursing Officer | $112,043 | $506 | ⇧ 0.18% |
| 2016 | Chief Nursing Officer | $111,959 | $391 | ⇩ -7.48% |
| 2015 | Director Healthy Living Service / Chief Nursing Officer | $121,016 | $416 | ⇧ 17.66% |
| 2014 | Chief Nursing Officer | $102,858 | $345 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance / Chief Finance Officer ) in the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
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| Karen Ellis-scharfenberg | $177,886 | $599 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 76 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 76 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Hatcher | Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs And Patient Services | Humber River Health | $462,582 |
| Irfan Dhalla | Vice President Clinical Programs Quality And Equity | Unity Health Toronto | $404,265 |
| Tamara Wallington | Vice President And Chief, Healthy People, Environments And Quality Programs | Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion | $340,528 |
| David Kaplan | Vice President, Clinical Institutes And Quality Programs, Quality | Ontario Health | $326,760 |
| Paul Preston | Vice President, Clinical Programs | Ontario Health | $313,946 |
| Jennifer Price | Vice President, Clinical Programs And Corporate Nurse And Professional Practice Executive | Women’s College Hospital | $303,384 |
| Kevin Edmonson | Vice President, Clinical Programs And Quality | Michael Garron Hospital | $298,464 |
| Michele Layton | Vice President, Professional Practice, Programs And Scholarships | Michael Garron Hospital | $296,703 |
| Paula Doering | Senior Vice-President, Clinical Programs, Chief Nursing Executive And Allied Health Professionals | Bruyère Continuing Care | $301,872 |
| David Zelt | Vice President, Clinical Programs | Ontario Health | $297,365 |