Brenda Blackburn

$166,249.32asUniversity Secretary

Employed by Trent University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2021 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
University Secretary
$166,249.32
$1,017.63
5.94%
2024
University Secretary
$156,921.48
$934.38
6.43%
2023
University Secretary
$147,441.11
$851.86
15.42%
2022
University Secretary
$127,746.04
$765.47
24.01%
2021
Acting University Secretary
$103,011.68
$585.42

In 2025, Brenda Blackburn received a salary of $166,249.32 working as University Secretary at Trent University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 5.94% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Brenda Blackburn has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times between 2021 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $166,249.32 in 2025. In addition to salary, $1,017.63 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Trent University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning University Secretarys in Trent University

NameSalary
Brenda Blackburn$166,249.32

Top earning University Secretarys in Ontario

NameSalary
University Of Waterloo
$230,507.56
University Of Western Ontario
$227,990.54
Queen's University
$182,809.98
Ontario Tech University
$170,520.00
Algoma University
$159,414.16
Lakehead University
$139,916.52
York University
$139,695.31
University Of Windsor
$127,810.36

Other employees at Trent University

NameSalary
Paul Szpak
Professor
$169,454.87
Ellen Buck-Mcfadyen
Associate Dean, Fleming School of Nursing
$168,810.04
Kristy Buccieri
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning
$167,993.55
Amy Greer
Associate Professor
$167,772.26
Carla Esposito
Non Credit Instructor
$167,500.00
Alba Agostino
Associate Professor
$166,209.39
David Beresford
Associate Professor
$166,012.70
Helen Haines
Associate Professor
$166,012.70
Mark Murdoch
Executive Director, Food, Conferences and Campus Payments
$165,688.83
Rona Jualla Van Oudenhoven
Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
$165,219.40