Executive Council

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

Salary Name Position
$147,545.48
earned in 2020
Amber Griffith Director, Talent
Executive Council
$124,521.28
earned in 2020
Brian Roach Private Secr & Dir to Lt. Gov
Executive Council
$134,429.10
earned in 2020
Carla White ED, Economic Res & Trade Pol
Executive Council
$157,381.77
earned in 2020
Christine Myatt Deputy Dir, Commun&Press Secre
Executive Council
$210,443.74
earned in 2020
Christopher McPherson Deputy Secretary to Cabinet
Executive Council
$328,758.82
earned in 2020
Coleen Volk Assoc DM, Executive Council
Executive Council
$152,413.70
earned in 2020
David Knight Legg Principal Advisor
Executive Council
$113,945.00
earned in 2020
Evan Jones Senior Policy Manager
Executive Council
$115,724.96
earned in 2020
Gino Gadowsky Dir, Meeting & Conference Fac.
Executive Council
$122,772.00
earned in 2020
Gita Sud Senior Policy Manager
Executive Council
$32,812.16
earned in 2020
Gordon Vincent ED, Social Policy
Executive Council
$125,128.22
earned in 2020
Harrison Fleming Dep. Press Sec. & Speechwriter
Executive Council
$26,178.31
earned in 2020
Heather Edwards Dir, Federal/Constitutional
Executive Council
$172,770.59
earned in 2020
Howard Anglin Senior Advisor
Executive Council
$221,318.09
earned in 2020
Jamie Huckabay Chief of Staff, Premier Office
Executive Council
$133,470.48
earned in 2020
Jenn Anderson Chief of Staff, DM
Executive Council
$191,808.91
earned in 2020
John Donnelly ED, Prem Southern AB Office
Executive Council
$147,545.48
earned in 2020
John Whittaker Director of Operations
Executive Council
$124,556.92
earned in 2020
Julia Bareman Director of Policy
Executive Council
$116,880.92
earned in 2020
Kaitlin Rowe Senior Policy Manager
Executive Council
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Published March 2021

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

Alberta first started publishing the Sunshine List in 2014 following the 2012 election of Alison Redford.

The salary and severance disclosure, makes Alberta's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Alberta to make public the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid 136,805 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Alberta and earn over $136,805 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Executive Council, including:

  • Top Salaries at Executive Council in the 2021 Sunshine List
  • DM of Executive Council
    $357,346.60
  • Assoc DM, Executive Council
    $328,758.82
  • DM, Executive Council
    $302,370.20
  • Deputy Minister, PCO
    $285,877.28
  • Chief of Staff, Premier Office
    $221,318.09

2021 Alberta Sunshine List: Executive Council Top Earners

Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Executive Council's 39 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $6,196,367.20 in 2020.

At the top of the Executive Council Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Executive Council was DM of Executive Council Ray Gilmour, who brought home $357,346.60 in 2020.

Following Ray Gilmour was Assoc DM, Executive Council Coleen Volk, with annual earnings of $328,758.82. DM, Executive Council Marcia Nelson made $302,370.20, Deputy Minister, PCO Mark Cameron made $285,877.28, and Chief of Staff, Premier Office Jamie Huckabay round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $221,318.09 for the Executive Council 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 19 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 10 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 3 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 6 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Executive Council.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 19 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 10 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 6 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employers List.

What is disclosed and thresholds

  • Compensation includes base salary, overtime, bonuses, honoraria paid to board members and taxable benefits. This category essentially reflects the income amount on the person’s T4.
  • Severance reflects amounts paid or payable related to termination of employment, including retiring allowance.
  • Non-monetary (other) benefits are generally non-taxable benefits including the employer’s portion of pension contributions, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Workers' Compensation Board premiums.
  • Employment and/or severance contracts for:
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions Compensation Regulation
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions (Post-Secondary Institutions) Compensation Regulation
    • The Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services
    • The Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Electric System Operator

Employee thresholds

Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and amount of compensation and severance paid to employees who earn more than the threshold amount for that disclosure period.

For December disclosures, if no severance was paid, disclosure is not required.

1 The annual threshold is applied to severance disclosures in December of the current year and to compensation disclosed in June of the following year. For example, the threshold for severances disclosed by December 31, 2021 is $136,805. This is also the threshold for compensation disclosed by June 30, 2022.
Calendar year 1 Annual threshold
2021 $136,805
2020 $135,317
2019 $132,924
2018 $129,809
2017 $127,765
2016 $126,375
2015 $125,000