Dawn Gilson earns 5.2% more in 2019 working as a public employee in Washtenaw County

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By Ann Arbor Times

Oct 27, 2021

Dawn Gilson earned $34,683 in 2019, 5.2 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Washtenaw County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Rose Bellanca's compensation of $251,048 was the most as a public employee in Washtenaw County in 2019.

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

Top 100 highest paid public employees in 2019 in Washtenaw County

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Rose Bellanca	Washtenaw Community College	$251,048	$226,094	11%
2	Scott Menzel	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$215,582	$205,341	5%
3	Jeanice Swift	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$210,000	$200,000	5%
4	Christopher Timmis	Dexter Community Schools	$184,000	$177,080	3.9%
5	Karl Covert	Washtenaw Technical Middle College	$175,500	$166,570	5.4%
6	Julie Helber	Chelsea School District	$171,874	$165,980	3.6%
7	Sharon Raschke	Dexter Community Schools	$167,282	$155,140	7.8%
8	Scot Graden	Saline Area Schools	$164,000	$164,000	0%
9	Lee Dickinson-Kelley	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$152,560	$149,276	2.2%
9	Marios Demetriou	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$152,560	$149,276	2.2%
9	David Comsa	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$152,560	$149,276	2.2%
12	Thomas Dekeyser	Whitmore Lake Public Schools	$151,027	$145,589	3.7%
13	Michelle Mueller	Washtenaw Community College	$150,355	$143,700	4.6%
14	Sean McNatt	Lincoln Consolidated School	$149,500	$145,807	2.5%
15	Naomi Norman	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$148,356	$137,505	7.9%
16	Cherie Vannatter	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$148,186	$130,291	13.7%
17	Concetta Lewis	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$148,011	$114,679	29.1%
18	Kimberly Hurns	Washtenaw Community College	$145,855	$146,200	-0.2%
19	Brian Marcel	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$145,637	$136,513	6.7%
20	Starr Burke	Washtenaw Community College	$145,224	$142,007	2.3%
21	Glenn KayII	Washtenaw Community College	$144,074	$138,149	4.3%
22	Suzanne Albach	Washtenaw Community College	$143,434	$137,359	4.4%
23	Cristy Lindemann	Washtenaw Community College	$142,957	$140,647	1.6%
24	Thomas Penird	Washtenaw Community College	$142,192	$144,465	-1.6%
25	Maria Ortega	Washtenaw Community College	$142,130	$140,260	1.3%
26	Cassandra Harmon-Higgins	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$141,042	$134,434	4.9%
27	Valerie Greaves	Washtenaw Community College	$140,786	$136,321	3.3%
28	Alan Oman	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$139,042	$128,162	8.5%
29	Mark Johnston	Washtenaw Community College	$138,744	$143,834	-3.5%
30	Bradley Metz	Washtenaw Community College	$138,239	$136,229	1.5%
31	William Nelson	Washtenaw Community College	$137,386	$140,569	-2.3%
32	Rene Stark	Washtenaw Community College	$136,683	$137,418	-0.5%
33	Robert Hagood	Washtenaw Community College	$136,613	$134,440	1.6%
34	Khajasamieon Parks	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$136,452	$135,015	1.1%
34	Dawn Linden	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$136,452	$133,515	2.2%
34	Shonta Langford	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$136,452	$112,815	21%
34	Paul Deangelis	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$136,452	$133,515	2.2%
38	Timothy Vanschoick	Washtenaw Community College	$136,193	$129,252	5.4%
39	Colette Young	Washtenaw Community College	$136,019	$132,004	3%
40	Cassandra George-Sturges	Washtenaw Community College	$134,808	$137,587	-2%
41	Janet Schwamb	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$134,520	$136,020	-1.1%
41	Cynthia Leaman	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$134,520	$136,020	-1.1%
43	Holly Heaviland	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$133,581	$128,284	4.1%
44	Joyce Jenkins	Washtenaw Community College	$133,547	$133,413	0.1%
45	Emile Lauzzana	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$132,860	$60,000	121.4%
46	Randy Van Wagnen	Washtenaw Community College	$132,508	$131,260	1%
47	Robert Klemmer	Washtenaw Community College	$132,372	$100,060	32.3%
48	Laura Perez	Washtenaw Community College	$132,187	$125,570	5.3%
49	Hiralal Dedhia	Washtenaw Community College	$131,567	$128,638	2.3%
50	Susan Dentel	Washtenaw Community College	$131,166	$133,163	-1.5%
51	Kenneth Shiskowski	Eastern Michigan University	$130,799	$133,182	-1.8%
52	Hanan Wahab	Washtenaw Community College	$130,697	$120,500	8.5%
53	Amanda Matheson	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$130,305	$73,764	76.7%
54	Gary Kier	Washtenaw Community College	$130,087	$128,163	1.5%
55	David Wooten	Washtenaw Community College	$129,910	$89,058	45.9%
56	Allen Day	Washtenaw Community College	$129,835	$123,133	5.4%
57	William Moran	Dexter Community Schools	$129,225	$125,669	2.8%
58	Jami Bronson	Dexter Community Schools	$129,203	$125,452	3%
59	Mollie Sharrar	Dexter Community Schools	$128,626	$122,141	5.3%
60	Michael Duff	Washtenaw Community College	$128,529	$130,025	-1.2%
61	Will Teague	Washtenaw Community College	$127,628	$125,126	2%
62	Tana Bridge	Eastern Michigan University	$127,617	$125,105	2%
63	Justin Carter	Washtenaw Community College	$127,592	$124,940	2.1%
64	Lisa Manoukian	Washtenaw Community College	$127,254	$123,633	2.9%
65	Ruth Walsh	Washtenaw Community College	$126,780	$114,318	10.9%
66	Cory McElmeel	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$126,500	$128,419	-1.5%
66	Tracey Lowder	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$126,500	$125,419	0.9%
68	Shawn Deron	Washtenaw Community College	$125,949	$125,439	0.4%
69	Jean Miller	Washtenaw Community College	$125,694	$123,835	1.5%
70	Rosemary Wilson	Washtenaw Community College	$125,481	$127,297	-1.4%
71	Michael Galea	Washtenaw Community College	$125,479	$139,798	-10.2%
72	David Raft	Saline Area Schools	$125,325	$122,867	2%
73	Kristy Norris	Washtenaw Community College	$124,886	$129,060	-3.2%
74	Barbara Santo	Dexter Community Schools	$124,691	$119,431	4.4%
75	Stephen Laatsch	Saline Area Schools	$124,500	$123,000	1.2%
75	Curtis Ellis	Saline Area Schools	$124,500	$123,000	1.2%
77	Marilyn Donham	Washtenaw Community College	$124,369	$122,531	1.5%
78	Yin Lu	Washtenaw Community College	$124,241	$127,609	-2.6%
79	Marcus Kaemming	Chelsea School District	$123,846	$116,365	6.4%
80	Michelle Cowhy	Chelsea School District	$123,446	$116,192	6.2%
81	Lisa Nickel	Chelsea School District	$123,082	$119,794	2.7%
82	Lisa Anglin	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$122,649	$122,921	-0.2%
83	Kevin Hudson	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$122,385	$121,430	0.8%
84	Michelle Pogliano	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$122,064	$117,197	4.2%
85	Shaenu Micou	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$121,894	$95,107	28.2%
86	Tracy Schwab	Washtenaw Community College	$121,505	$120,567	0.8%
87	Sherri Papazoglou	Washtenaw Intermediate School District	$121,379	$115,541	5.1%
88	Gary Court	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$121,264	$117,839	2.9%
89	Alicia Seegert	Saline Area Schools	$120,838	$106,286	13.7%
90	Jerron Bryant	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$120,802	$133,634	-9.6%
91	Justin Morningstar	Washtenaw Community College	$120,658	$109,879	9.8%
92	Roberta Heyward	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$120,425	$114,571	5.1%
93	Michael Kapolka	Chelsea School District	$120,345	$117,112	2.8%
94	Bradley Bezeau	Saline Area Schools	$119,923	$117,571	2%
95	Christopher Curtis	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$119,902	$114,709	4.5%
96	Melita Alston	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$119,603	$112,232	6.6%
97	Craig McCalla	Dexter Community Schools	$119,525	$118,679	0.7%
98	Juan Redondo	Washtenaw Community College	$119,312	$124,647	-4.3%
99	Marcus Edmondson	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$119,255	$122,562	-2.7%
100	Che Carter	Ann Arbor Public Schools	$119,174	$120,745	-1.3%