Suzanne Allen earned $34,711 in 2019, 24.1 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% |
