Tri-City Sun

Douglas Powell earned $30,569 in 2018, 8 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Gratiot County.

Jan Amsterburg's compensation of $151,531 was the most as a public employee in Gratiot County in 2018.

The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.

Rank	Employee	Employer	2018 amount earned	2017 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Jan Amsterburg	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	151,531	149,791	1.2%
2	Matthew McMahon	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	118,302	116,596	1.5%
3	Donalynn Case Ingersoll	Alma Public Schools	118,211	101,989	15.9%
4	Kristi Teall	St. Louis Public Schools	116,132	112,750	3%
5	Douglas Bush	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	115,452	113,746	1.5%
6	Kevin Kolb	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	115,452	113,746	1.5%
7	Kathleen Peasley	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	115,452	113,746	1.5%
8	Paul Hungerford	Fulton Schools	107,342	95,613	12.3%
9	Charmian Fletcher	Ithaca Public Schools	100,000	100,049	0%
10	Danielle Payne	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	97,785	96,354	1.5%
11	Steven Netzley	Ithaca Public Schools	97,678	97,678	0%
12	Kimberly Thompson	Breckenridge Community Schools	97,260	96,453	0.8%
13	Leanne Barton	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	96,835	95,404	1.5%
14	Theresa Richter	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	96,835	85,000	13.9%
15	Mark Jacobs	Alma Public Schools	96,650	94,755	2%
16	Thomas Torok	Alma Public Schools	92,596	90,780	2%
17	Heidi Aldrich	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	90,742	89,915	0.9%
18	Bradley Thornburgh	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	89,792	88,465	1.5%
19	Sheila Pilmore	Breckenridge Community Schools	88,185	87,356	0.9%
20	Jennifer McKittrick	St. Louis Public Schools	85,906	83,404	3%
21	Benjamin Engelter	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	84,480	83,232	1.5%
22	Stacey Haag	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	84,480	83,232	1.5%
23	April Shaw	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	84,480	84,651	-0.2%
24	Debra Miller	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	84,268	80,970	4.1%
25	John Heitsch	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	83,775	82,579	1.4%
26	Renee Fabiano	St. Louis Public Schools	83,294	56,005	48.7%
27	David Sheahan	Fulton Schools	82,957	83,019	-0.1%
28	Chad Podolak	Fulton Schools	82,898	74,267	11.6%
29	Daniel Falor	Alma Public Schools	82,633	83,556	-1.1%
30	Paul Avery	Fulton Schools	80,539	78,807	2.2%
31	Michael Myers	Fulton Schools	79,712	78,542	1.5%
32	Christine Freestone	Ithaca Public Schools	78,031	70,460	10.7%
33	Tara Shaffer	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	77,688	64,615	20.2%
34	James Goodspeed	Fulton Schools	77,517	75,631	2.5%
35	Terry Hessbrook	Ithaca Public Schools	77,273	80,873	-4.5%
36	Daryl Dawe	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	76,548	73,665	3.9%
37	Kelli Koonter	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	76,356	75,012	1.8%
38	Kari Martin	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	76,259	73,156	4.2%
39	Ryan Sklener	Breckenridge Community Schools	76,052	76,303	-0.3%
40	Daniel Oosting	Alma Public Schools	75,762	80,702	-6.1%
41	Suanne Tasker	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	75,610	74,507	1.5%
42	Kathleen Ohara Sandow	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	75,430	75,703	-0.4%
43	Traci Gavenda	Ashley Community School	75,349	74,351	1.3%
44	Telli Luneack	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	75,338	73,307	2.8%
45	Ernest Teall	St. Louis Public Schools	74,961	72,778	3%
46	Elizabeth Odykirk	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	74,664	74,477	0.3%
47	Holly Malek	Fulton Schools	74,602	75,119	-0.7%
48	Jerome Cleveland	Alma Public Schools	74,136	74,944	-1.1%
49	Wade Metcalf	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	74,105	72,780	1.8%
50	Elizabeth Campbell	Alma Public Schools	73,742	73,035	1%
51	Mary Wheeler	Alma Public Schools	73,444	72,169	1.8%
52	Laura Angera	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	73,274	72,507	1.1%
53	Jean Hoagg	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	73,255	72,143	1.5%
54	Elizabeth Riemersma	Alma Public Schools	73,091	74,334	-1.7%
55	Margaret Steere	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	73,015	71,873	1.6%
56	David Kanine	Ithaca Public Schools	72,750	72,500	0.3%
57	Todd Walden	Fulton Schools	72,704	80,561	-9.8%
58	Jackie Chaffin	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	72,581	71,471	1.6%
59	Lori Misenhelder	Fulton Schools	72,383	74,284	-2.6%
60	Renee Sopel	Ithaca Public Schools	72,011	71,761	0.3%
61	Lisa Biehl	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,968	70,654	1.9%
62	Michael Gajewski	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,891	70,814	1.5%
63	Tamara Klifman	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,891	70,814	1.5%
64	Lorene Miller	Breckenridge Community Schools	71,839	63,767	12.7%
65	Shane Brooks	St. Louis Public Schools	71,791	72,400	-0.8%
66	Kristina Eggenberger	Alma Public Schools	71,767	70,979	1.1%
67	Timothy Lambrecht	Ithaca Public Schools	71,752	70,495	1.8%
68	Nichole Cowles	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,716	66,294	8.2%
69	Cassie Thelen	Alma Public Schools	71,543	65,940	8.5%
70	Kerri Breidinger	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,481	69,232	3.2%
71	Lisa McDonald	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,455	70,697	1.1%
72	Mark Bleiler	Breckenridge Community Schools	71,424	69,511	2.8%
73	Michele Ringle	Alma Public Schools	71,305	70,709	0.8%
74	Deborah Goffnett	Alma Public Schools	71,221	68,210	4.4%
75	Jennifer Shearer	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,115	69,266	2.7%
76	Dawn Rollin	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	71,091	72,587	-2.1%
77	Steven Proctor	Fulton Schools	71,044	75,263	-5.6%
78	Mary Vibbert	Alma Public Schools	70,806	71,372	-0.8%
79	Stephanie Binder	St. Louis Public Schools	70,683	68,623	3%
80	Lisa Parsons	Alma Public Schools	70,666	68,796	2.7%
81	Darrell Postema	Fulton Schools	70,664	74,337	-4.9%
82	Dale Devine	Alma Public Schools	70,379	75,078	-6.3%
83	Heather Zook	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	70,357	66,794	5.3%
84	Lisa Gregory	Breckenridge Community Schools	70,292	71,519	-1.7%
85	Nikoma Lipka	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	70,291	71,307	-1.4%
86	Melissa Moeggenberg	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	70,291	68,114	3.2%
87	Tanya Wilson	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	70,291	70,346	-0.1%
88	Nancy Obrien	Ithaca Public Schools	70,150	69,689	0.7%
89	Amanda Willman	Breckenridge Community Schools	69,972	71,232	-1.8%
90	Dawn Landis	Breckenridge Community Schools	69,845	69,861	0%
91	Megan Larson	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	69,810	57,939	20.5%
92	Deanna Timmins	Alma Public Schools	69,762	70,336	-0.8%
93	Donna Mielke	Alma Public Schools	69,525	70,520	-1.4%
94	Karen Curtis	Ithaca Public Schools	69,484	59,790	16.2%
95	Shari Nevins	Fulton Schools	69,408	69,114	0.4%
96	Nicole Briggs	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	69,289	66,673	3.9%
97	Heidi Kolb	Alma Public Schools	69,250	71,320	-2.9%
98	Christopher Sandro	Alma Public Schools	69,215	70,269	-1.5%
99	Mary Olrich	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	69,191	70,452	-1.8%
100	Stacy Voisinet	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	69,191	67,250	2.9%