Gwendolyn Mathis works for Tri-County Area Schools. The highest paid public employee in Kent County is Teresa Weatherall Neal who works for Grand Rapids Public Schools.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest paid public employees of Kent County in 2018
| Rank | Employee Name | Employer | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Weatherall Neal | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $265,790 |
| 2 | Michael Shibler | Rockford Public Schools | $244,473 |
| 3 | Michael Zoerhoff | Kentwood Public Schools | $213,554 |
| 4 | Daniel Behm | Forest Hills Public Schools | $213,130 |
| 5 | Sara Shubel | East Grand Rapids Public Schools | $207,861 |
| 6 | Ronald Caniff | Kent County Intermediate School District | $207,017 |
| 7 | Michael Pickard | Kentwood Public Schools | $205,125 |
| 8 | Gregory Pratt | Lowell Area Schools | $199,418 |
| 9 | Frank Conner | Grand Rapids Community College | $197,783 |
| 10 | Evan Hordyk | Kentwood Public Schools | $191,000 |
| 11 | Daniel Takens | Byron Center Public Schools | $189,263 |
| 12 | Thomas Reeder | Wyoming Public Schools | $185,444 |
| 13 | James Rodriguez | Caledonia Community Schools | $179,900 |
| 14 | Rebecca Brinks | Grand Rapids Community College | $179,133 |
| 15 | Roger Bearup | Grandville Public Schools | $178,087 |
| 16 | Michael Hagerty | Kent County Intermediate School District | $176,962 |
| 17 | Coni Sullivan | Kent County Intermediate School District | $176,400 |
| 18 | Jeffrey Spoelman | Grand Rapids Community College | $175,247 |
| 19 | Glenn Gelderloos | Grand Rapids Community College | $171,185 |
| 20 | William Smith | Kent County Intermediate School District | $166,632 |
| 21 | Ronald Koehler | Kent County Intermediate School District | $166,010 |
| 22 | Margaret Sweeney-Fellinger | Forest Hills Public Schools | $164,873 |
| 23 | Christine Annese | Forest Hills Public Schools | $164,373 |
| 24 | William Fetterhoff | Godwin Heights Public Schools | $164,285 |
| 25 | Lisa Freiburger | Grand Rapids Community College | $163,051 |
| 26 | Julie Davis | Forest Hills Public Schools | $162,873 |
| 27 | Laura Van Duyn | Cedar Springs Public Schools | $162,086 |
| 28 | Cedric Williams | Grand Rapids Community College | $162,031 |
| 29 | Laura Moody | Grand Rapids Community College | $161,528 |
| 30 | Gary Ebels | Grand Rapids Community College | $160,966 |
| 31 | Shirley Johnson | Kentwood Public Schools | $160,657 |
| 32 | Michael Korpak | Northview Public Schools | $159,350 |
| 33 | Jennifer Borrello | Grand Rapids Community College | $159,130 |
| 34 | Thomas Boersma | Grand Rapids Community College | $157,638 |
| 35 | Michael Cuneo | Rockford Public Schools | $157,031 |
| 36 | Todd Bell | Kentwood Public Schools | $156,611 |
| 37 | Stephen Abid | Grand Rapids Community College | $156,058 |
| 38 | Garret Brand | Grand Rapids Community College | $155,609 |
| 39 | Gordon Nickels | Sparta Area Schools | $155,128 |
| 40 | Matthew Lewis | Wyoming Public Schools | $155,050 |
| 41 | Nikolaos Antonakis | Grand Rapids Community College | $154,258 |
| 42 | Douglas Vanderjagt | Rockford Public Schools | $152,742 |
| 43 | Julie Bera | Grand Rapids Community College | $152,696 |
| 44 | Felix Pereiro | Grand Rapids Community College | $152,393 |
| 45 | Michael Devivo | Grand Rapids Community College | $152,160 |
| 46 | William Millar | Grand Rapids Community College | $151,918 |
| 47 | Mary Byerwalter | Grand Rapids Community College | $150,776 |
| 48 | Gerald Hopkins | Kenowa Hills Public Schools | $150,627 |
| 49 | John Doane | Grand Rapids Community College | $149,390 |
| 50 | Michael Steinfort | Grand Rapids Community College | $149,311 |
| 51 | Judith Bezile | Grand Rapids Community College | $149,041 |
| 52 | Donna Kragt | Grand Rapids Community College | $147,996 |
| 53 | Katie Vandermeer | Grand Rapids Community College | $147,715 |
| 54 | Samuel Mickens | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $147,018 |
| 55 | Debra Veltkamp | Grand Rapids Community College | $146,435 |
| 56 | Ryan Kelley | Rockford Public Schools | $146,213 |
| 57 | Michael Campo | Grand Rapids Community College | $145,880 |
| 58 | David Anderson | Grand Rapids Community College | $145,123 |
| 59 | Thomas Kaechele | Grand Rapids Community College | $144,539 |
| 60 | Jianchu Chen | Grand Rapids Community College | $144,513 |
| 61 | John Zielinski | Lowell Area Schools | $144,362 |
| 62 | Matthew Douglas | Grand Rapids Community College | $143,981 |
| 63 | Kenneth Smith | Grand Rapids Community College | $142,317 |
| 64 | Kevin Macina | Byron Center Public Schools | $140,178 |
| 65 | Yan Bai | Grand Rapids Community College | $140,003 |
| 66 | Margaret Sesselmann | Grand Rapids Community College | $139,052 |
| 67 | Julie Quillan | Grand Rapids Community College | $138,559 |
| 68 | Donald Dahlquist | Kentwood Public Schools | $138,510 |
| 69 | Julie Anderson | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $138,105 |
| 70 | Richard Barnhart | Grand Rapids Community College | $137,676 |
| 71 | Amy Bush | Forest Hills Public Schools | $137,569 |
| 72 | Larry Johnson | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $137,510 |
| 73 | Kristin Roberts | Grand Rapids Community College | $137,260 |
| 74 | Kevin Philipps | East Grand Rapids Public Schools | $137,170 |
| 75 | Sherry Knoppers | Grand Rapids Community College | $136,989 |
| 76 | Scott Lampe | Grand Rapids Community College | $136,884 |
| 77 | Tamera Powers | Byron Center Public Schools | $136,688 |
| 78 | Melvin Atkins | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $136,541 |
| 79 | Ethan Ebenstein | Comstock Park Public Schools | $136,332 |
| 80 | Bernard Manker III | Grand Rapids Community College | $135,481 |
| 81 | Darrell Kingsbury | Caledonia Community Schools | $134,961 |
| 82 | Katherine Keating | Grand Rapids Community College | $134,864 |
| 83 | Julie Hess | Grand Rapids Community College | $134,851 |
| 84 | Pamela Laureto | Grand Rapids Community College | $134,739 |
| 85 | Troy Walwood | Grand Rapids Community College | $134,545 |
| 86 | Scott Joseph | Byron Center Public Schools | $134,538 |
| 87 | Sharron Pitts | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $134,468 |
| 87 | Lawrence Oberst | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $134,468 |
| 87 | Mary Jo Kuhlman | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $134,468 |
| 87 | Ronald Gorman | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $134,468 |
| 87 | Carolyn Evans | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $134,468 |
| 92 | Scott Merkel | Grandville Public Schools | $134,214 |
| 93 | Michelle Richter | Grand Rapids Community College | $134,128 |
| 94 | Stephen Hess | Grand Rapids Community College | $133,861 |
| 95 | Karen Walker | Grand Rapids Community College | $133,800 |
| 96 | Melanie Schiele-Gady | Grand Rapids Community College | $133,703 |
| 97 | Kathryn Mullins | Grand Rapids Community College | $133,113 |
| 98 | John Kraus | Kent County Intermediate School District | $132,836 |
| 99 | Jon Gregory | Forest Hills Public Schools | $132,568 |
| 100 | Kevin Polston | Godfrey-Lee Public Schools | $132,375 |
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