Eastern Wayne Today

Leslie Buscher earned $61,089 in 2018, 6.4 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County.

Michael Rice's compensation of $266,456 was the most as a public employee in Kalamazoo 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	Michael Rice	Kalamazoo Public Schools	266,456	260,702	2.2%
2	Mark Bielang	Portage Public Schools	233,650	234,910	-0.5%
3	Marilyn Schlack	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	207,982	207,982	0%
4	David Campbell	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	202,262	198,763	1.8%
5	Michael Collins	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	185,635	181,224	2.4%
6	Peter Strazdas	Western Michigan University	177,029	173,489	2%
7	Matthew Miller	Parchment School District	166,493	161,447	3.1%
8	David Lyth	Western Michigan University	163,644	168,004	-2.6%
9	Martha Warfield	Western Michigan University	159,898	156,700	2%
10	Charles Glaes	Vicksburg Community Schools	157,278	148,043	6.2%
11	Mary Scott	Portage Public Schools	156,668	161,299	-2.9%
12	Gary Start	Kalamazoo Public Schools	155,570	151,975	2.4%
13	Wayne Stitt	Schoolcraft Community Schools	153,377	162,505	-5.6%
14	Cynthia Green	Kalamazoo Public Schools	148,054	144,634	2.4%
15	Dean Johnson	Western Michigan University	144,288	126,839	13.8%
16	Sheila Dorsey-Smith	Kalamazoo Public Schools	143,273	139,966	2.4%
17	Ronald Herron	Portage Public Schools	140,779	144,575	-2.6%
18	Stephen Louisell	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	137,574	141,562	-2.8%
19	Debra Miller	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	136,998	128,776	6.4%
20	Thomas Zahrt	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	136,791	120,064	13.9%
21	Scott Myers	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	136,341	122,770	11.1%
22	Leigh Ford	Western Michigan University	135,713	132,999	2%
23	Steven Walman	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	135,435	136,087	-0.5%
24	Christopher Rundle	Gull Lake Community Schools	133,955	141,642	-5.4%
25	Gary Lee	Kalamazoo Public Schools	133,631	130,549	2.4%
26	Timothy Welsh	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	133,249	116,210	14.7%
27	Joseph Brady	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	132,399	115,024	15.1%
28	Eric Alburtus	Portage Public Schools	131,728	137,025	-3.9%
29	Johnny Edwards	Kalamazoo Public Schools	131,535	128,501	2.4%
30	James French	Portage Public Schools	131,528	136,756	-3.8%
31	Erick Martin	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	131,230	129,040	1.7%
32	Scott Thomas	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	129,384	121,027	6.9%
33	Nkenge Bergan	Kalamazoo Public Schools	128,716	125,748	2.4%
34	Reuquiyah Saunders	Kalamazoo Public Schools	128,716	125,748	2.4%
35	Terina Harvey	Kalamazoo Public Schools	128,599	125,631	2.4%
36	Judith Darcangelis	Kalamazoo Public Schools	128,084	125,130	2.4%
37	Cynthia Schauer	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	127,533	134,321	-5.1%
38	David Houghton	Western Michigan University	127,197	118,973	6.9%
39	Sheila Baiers	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	126,610	134,639	-6%
40	Tricia Hennessy	Western Michigan University	126,037	145,138	-13.2%
41	Karla Colestock	Portage Public Schools	125,271	128,855	-2.8%
42	Daniel Vomastek	Portage Public Schools	125,271	128,855	-2.8%
43	Brian Schupbach	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	123,812	112,944	9.6%
44	Stephen Goss	Vicksburg Community Schools	123,627	121,800	1.5%
45	Valerie Boggan	Kalamazoo Public Schools	123,358	117,760	4.8%
46	Robert Badra	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	121,819	122,187	-0.3%
47	Mark Sigfrids	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	121,782	120,454	1.1%
48	Teresa Crumpton	Western Michigan University	121,590	128,063	-5.1%
49	Angela Telfer	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	121,354	120,309	0.9%
50	Bryan Zocher	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	121,354	120,309	0.9%
51	Karen Carlisle	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	121,009	115,129	5.1%
52	Michael Tanoff	Kalamazoo Public Schools	120,750	123,138	-1.9%
53	Gail Van Daff	Vicksburg Community Schools	120,476	116,725	3.2%
54	Michael Huber	Portage Public Schools	118,935	116,837	1.8%
55	Jeanine Mattson-Gearhart	Portage Public Schools	118,935	116,596	2%
56	Mark Hill	Kalamazoo Public Schools	118,783	117,722	0.9%
57	Mindy Miller	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	118,299	104,008	13.7%
58	Todd Mora	Comstock Public Schools	118,000	118,000	0%
59	Lindsay Noakes	Kalamazoo Public Schools	117,826	114,025	3.3%
60	Craig McCane	Kalamazoo Public Schools	117,741	116,461	1.1%
61	Donald DaileyJr.	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	117,659	116,808	0.7%
62	Frances Kubicek	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	117,609	120,433	-2.3%
63	Janan Zimmerman	Comstock Public Schools	116,341	115,418	0.8%
64	Craig Lesuer	Kalamazoo Public Schools	116,030	112,092	3.5%
65	Bradley Galin	Portage Public Schools	115,838	117,992	-1.8%
66	Denny Roehm	Portage Public Schools	115,603	116,294	-0.6%
67	Matthew Johnson	Kalamazoo Public Schools	115,599	111,790	3.4%
68	Joel Fletcher	Western Michigan University	114,761	112,466	2%
69	Lisa Anderson	Gull Lake Community Schools	114,270	103,570	10.3%
70	James Vandepolder	Western Michigan University	114,230	94,425	21%
71	Clinton Wagner	Portage Public Schools	113,100	110,760	2.1%
72	Angela Justice	Kalamazoo Public Schools	113,045	108,122	4.6%
73	Ronald Young	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	112,085	111,060	0.9%
74	Andrew Laboe	Kalamazoo Public Schools	112,053	110,680	1.2%
75	William Hawkins	Kalamazoo Public Schools	111,868	107,456	4.1%
76	Elizabeth Hartman	Portage Public Schools	111,635	106,321	5%
77	Christopher Riker	Portage Public Schools	111,531	111,712	-0.2%
78	Jeffery Boggan	Kalamazoo Public Schools	111,356	106,860	4.2%
79	Jason Frink	Portage Public Schools	111,046	110,962	0.1%
80	Kim Lummis	Portage Public Schools	111,046	110,962	0.1%
81	Albert Moss	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	110,964	119,811	-7.4%
82	Timothy Smith	Kalamazoo Public Schools	110,804	34,336	222.7%
83	Nathan McLaughlin	Kalamazoo Public Schools	110,266	107,727	2.4%
84	Tamica Frison	Kalamazoo Public Schools	110,233	109,719	0.5%
85	Darrell Davies	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	110,151	108,306	1.7%
86	Theo Sypris	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	110,143	107,109	2.8%
87	Lanisha Hannah-Spiller	Kalamazoo Public Schools	109,957	102,480	7.3%
88	Julie Rohrer	Parchment School District	109,836	111,336	-1.3%
89	Atiba McKissack	Kalamazoo Public Schools	109,215	106,214	2.8%
90	Gloria Barton Beery	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	109,194	107,368	1.7%
91	Jon Stasiuk	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	109,171	103,384	5.6%
92	Timothy Kane	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	108,846	107,548	1.2%
93	Brian Olson	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	107,917	101,927	5.9%
94	Anora Ackerson	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	107,652	105,573	2%
95	Darlene Kohrman	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	107,609	100,368	7.2%
96	Travis Thomsen	Portage Public Schools	107,462	105,491	1.9%
97	Shashanta James	Western Michigan University	107,336	82,470	30.2%
98	Lois Baldwin	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	107,256	101,353	5.8%
99	Keevin O'Neill	Vicksburg Community Schools	107,174	108,890	-1.6%
100	Robert Post	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	107,027	102,865	4%