Maria Chalas earns 23% more in 2019 working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County

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By North Kent News

Nov 29, 2021

Maria Chalas earned $17,021 in 2019, 23 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Michael Rice's compensation of $275,290 was the most as a public employee in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Michael Rice	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$275,290	$266,456	3.3%
2	Mark Bielang	Portage Public Schools	$244,323	$233,650	4.6%
3	David Campbell	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$237,198	$202,262	17.3%
4	Peter Strazdas	Western Michigan University	$180,569	$177,029	2%
5	Ronald Herron	Portage Public Schools	$171,449	$140,779	21.8%
6	Wayne Stitt	Schoolcraft Community Schools	$169,591	$153,377	10.6%
7	David Lyth	Western Michigan University	$168,724	$163,644	3.1%
8	Gary Start	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$159,538	$155,570	2.6%
9	Thomas Zahrt	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$155,839	$136,791	13.9%
10	Cynthia Green	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$151,244	$148,054	2.2%
11	Scott Thomas	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$149,210	$129,384	15.3%
12	Debra Miller	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$148,965	$136,998	8.7%
13	Steven Walman	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$148,517	$135,435	9.7%
14	Sheila Dorsey-Smith	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$146,922	$143,273	2.5%
15	Joseph Brady	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$145,513	$132,399	9.9%
16	Cynthia Schauer	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$145,074	$127,533	13.8%
17	Stephen Louisell	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$144,575	$137,574	5.1%
18	Scott Myers	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$139,302	$136,341	2.2%
19	Leigh Ford	Western Michigan University	$138,426	$135,713	2%
20	Gary Lee	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$137,033	$133,631	2.5%
21	Mindy Miller	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$136,924	$118,299	15.7%
22	Timothy Welsh	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$136,915	$133,249	2.8%
23	Lisa Anderson	Gull Lake Community Schools	$135,107	$114,270	18.2%
24	Johnny Edwards	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$134,882	$131,535	2.5%
25	Brian Schupbach	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$134,344	$123,812	8.5%
26	Keevin O'Neill	Vicksburg Community Schools	$133,471	$107,174	24.5%
27	Eric Alburtus	Portage Public Schools	$133,242	$131,728	1.1%
28	James French	Portage Public Schools	$132,842	$131,528	1%
29	Reuquiyah Saunders	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$131,991	$128,716	2.5%
29	Nkenge Bergan	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$131,991	$128,716	2.5%
31	Judith Darcangelis	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$131,466	$128,084	2.6%
32	Terina Harvey	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$130,821	$128,599	1.7%
33	Dean Johnson	Western Michigan University	$130,731	$144,288	-9.4%
34	Valerie Boggan	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$129,633	$123,358	5.1%
35	Robert Badra	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$128,053	$121,819	5.1%
36	Stephen Goss	Vicksburg Community Schools	$126,735	$123,627	2.5%
37	Bryan Zocher	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$126,665	$121,354	4.4%
37	Angela Telfer	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$126,665	$121,354	4.4%
39	Daniel Vomastek	Portage Public Schools	$126,523	$125,271	1%
40	Jeanine Mattson-Gearhart	Portage Public Schools	$126,449	$118,935	6.3%
40	Michael Huber	Portage Public Schools	$126,449	$118,935	6.3%
42	Mark Sigfrids	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$126,122	$121,782	3.6%
43	Michael Tanoff	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$125,346	$120,750	3.8%
44	Christopher Aguinaga	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$125,062	$93,032	34.4%
45	Frances Kubicek	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$124,804	$117,609	6.1%
46	Tricia Hennessy	Western Michigan University	$124,747	$126,037	-1%
47	Mark Hill	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$123,934	$118,783	4.3%
48	Lindsay Noakes	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$123,736	$117,826	5%
49	Michael Pascoe	Portage Public Schools	$123,125	$116,106	6%
50	Thomas Johnson	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$123,087	$95,955	28.3%
51	Donald DaileyJr.	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$122,970	$117,659	4.5%
52	Gail Van Daff	Vicksburg Community Schools	$122,885	$120,476	2%
53	Albert Moss	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$122,854	$110,964	10.7%
54	Sheila Baiers	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$122,320	$126,610	-3.4%
55	Douglas Newington	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	$122,304	$104,000	17.6%
56	Matthew Johnson	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$121,518	$115,599	5.1%
57	Bradley Galin	Portage Public Schools	$120,502	$115,838	4%
58	Elizabeth Hartman	Portage Public Schools	$120,123	$111,635	7.6%
59	Craig McCane	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$119,857	$117,741	1.8%
60	Wendy Maynard-Somers	Galesburg-Augusta Community School District	$119,197	$105,332	13.2%
61	Angela Justice	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$119,122	$113,045	5.4%
62	Mark Tobolski	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$118,350	$100,367	17.9%
63	Teresa Crumpton	Western Michigan University	$118,278	$121,590	-2.7%
64	Erick Martin	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$117,795	$131,230	-10.2%
65	Roxanne Bengelink	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$117,623	$104,346	12.7%
66	Joel Fletcher	Western Michigan University	$117,056	$114,761	2%
67	Clinton Wagner	Portage Public Schools	$116,878	$113,100	3.3%
68	Jeffery Boggan	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$116,651	$111,356	4.8%
69	Jon Stasiuk	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$115,656	$109,171	5.9%
70	Michael Hughes	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$115,582	$106,641	8.4%
71	Jason Misner	Parchment School District	$115,291	$89,500	28.8%
72	Gloria Barton Beery	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$115,150	$109,194	5.5%
73	Lanisha Hannah-Spiller	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$115,040	$109,957	4.6%
74	Nathan McLaughlin	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$114,459	$110,266	3.8%
75	Andrew Laboe	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$114,195	$112,053	1.9%
76	Travis Thomsen	Portage Public Schools	$114,189	$107,462	6.3%
77	Jason Frink	Portage Public Schools	$113,799	$111,046	2.5%
78	Carol Dedow	Western Michigan University	$113,315	$113,139	0.2%
79	Jason Luke	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	$113,245	$96,423	17.4%
80	Adam Brush	Vicksburg Community Schools	$113,171	$90,937	24.4%
81	Shashanta James	Western Michigan University	$112,966	$107,336	5.2%
82	Tamica Frison	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$112,886	$110,233	2.4%
83	Christopher Riker	Portage Public Schools	$112,559	$111,531	0.9%
84	Julie Rohrer	Parchment School District	$112,336	$109,836	2.3%
85	Kim Lummis	Portage Public Schools	$112,299	$111,046	1.1%
86	Darrell Davies	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$112,164	$110,151	1.8%
87	Atiba McKissack	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$111,748	$109,215	2.3%
88	Janine Vanstee	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$111,712	$105,503	5.9%
88	Barry Smith	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$111,712	$105,503	5.9%
88	Elizabeth Jackson-Spaner	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$111,712	$105,503	5.9%
91	Craig Lesuer	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$111,653	$116,030	-3.8%
92	Theo Sypris	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$111,446	$110,143	1.2%
93	Ronald Young	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$111,171	$112,085	-0.8%
94	Jeffrey Lillard	Western Michigan University	$110,896	$105,062	5.6%
95	Micole Dyson	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$110,732	$105,396	5.1%
96	William Hawkins	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$110,432	$111,868	-1.3%
97	David Laing	Portage Public Schools	$110,337	$104,685	5.4%
98	Timothy Kane	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$110,255	$108,846	1.3%
99	Brian Olson	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	$109,995	$107,917	1.9%
100	Julie McDonald	Kalamazoo Public Schools	$109,795	$104,586	5%