Kelly Mershon earned $43,028 in 2018, 25.9 percent more than in 2017, working at Edwardsburg Public Schools.
Sherman Ostrander was the highest paid public employee working for Edwardsburg Public Schools in 2018, earning $257,531 during the year.
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 earners at Edwardsburg Public Schools in 2018
| Rank | Employee | 2018 amount earned | 2017 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherman Ostrander | $257,531 | $256,326 | 0.5% |
| 2 | James Knoll | $113,714 | — | — |
| 3 | Daniel Nommay | $98,682 | $97,176 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Ryan Markel | $96,138 | $93,780 | 2.5% |
| 5 | Anne Flautt | $95,600 | $94,560 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Deborah Becraft | $95,275 | $96,370 | -1.1% |
| 7 | Jeffrey Kozinski | $90,116 | $85,969 | 4.8% |
| 8 | Rebecca Crocker | $87,305 | — | — |
| 9 | Carrie Mcguire | $86,673 | $85,251 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Kevin Bartz | $86,002 | $84,351 | 2% |
| 11 | Brian Clements | $84,062 | $82,795 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Larry Hanks’jr. | $82,890 | $82,000 | 1.1% |
| 13 | James Zarycki | $82,515 | $79,425 | 3.9% |
| 14 | Jon Pryor | $80,585 | $78,091 | 3.2% |
| 15 | Albert Gaideski | $80,260 | $77,829 | 3.1% |
| 16 | Kimberly Bartz | $79,231 | $78,348 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Joshua Bourne | $76,715 | — | — |
| 18 | Steven Hurt | $75,926 | $73,989 | 2.6% |
| 19 | Jacqueline Carter | $75,123 | $69,689 | 7.8% |
| 20 | Sharon Eaton | $74,824 | $67,099 | 11.5% |
| 21 | Judy Frank | $74,794 | $73,151 | 2.2% |
| 22 | Andrew Jordan | $74,260 | $71,304 | 4.1% |
| 23 | Lisa Sherman | $73,986 | $70,074 | 5.6% |
| 24 | Kim Stevenson | $73,041 | $72,322 | 1% |
| 25 | Nancy Clase | $72,427 | $71,305 | 1.6% |
| 26 | Elizabeth Gunn | $71,893 | $70,159 | 2.5% |
| 27 | Joan Smith | $71,750 | $70,845 | 1.3% |
| 28 | Catherine Wood | $71,539 | $68,400 | 4.6% |
| 29 | Michael Marcks | $71,404 | $70,564 | 1.2% |
| 30 | Betsy Sidenbender | $71,081 | $70,146 | 1.3% |
| 31 | Jennifer Wyant | $70,979 | $69,996 | 1.4% |
| 32 | Kimberly Bellaire | $70,954 | $69,625 | 1.9% |
| 33 | Beth Devenney | $70,681 | $70,112 | 0.8% |
| 34 | Kevin Dean | $70,462 | $69,384 | 1.6% |
| 35 | Elizabeth Moyer | $70,187 | $68,719 | 2.1% |
| 36 | Leslie Ostrander | $69,771 | $65,299 | 6.8% |
| 37 | Robert Wright | $69,623 | — | — |
| 38 | Deborah Williams | $69,529 | $67,957 | 2.3% |
| 39 | Nancy Turner | $69,197 | $67,449 | 2.6% |
| 40 | Diane Rangel | $68,853 | $67,603 | 1.8% |
| 41 | Melissa Jacobson | $68,726 | $67,261 | 2.2% |
| 42 | Steven Crawford | $68,656 | $67,653 | 1.5% |
| 43 | Leslie Zech | $68,417 | $67,610 | 1.2% |
| 44 | Tonya Wright | $68,391 | $67,173 | 1.8% |
| 45 | Bradley Ostrander | $68,202 | $65,824 | 3.6% |
| 46 | Charlene Getz | $68,182 | $66,037 | 3.2% |
| 47 | Lisa Wills | $68,056 | $66,541 | 2.3% |
| 48 | Kim Sawyer | $67,922 | $64,799 | 4.8% |
| 49 | Dannielle Swihart | $67,651 | $65,234 | 3.7% |
| 50 | Tamara Miller | $67,540 | $65,320 | 3.4% |
| 51 | Brian Schaible | $67,470 | $63,885 | 5.6% |
| 52 | Patricia Thunell | $67,358 | $65,164 | 3.4% |
| 53 | Barbara Orpurt | $66,766 | $64,360 | 3.7% |
| 54 | Debra Kraska | $66,516 | $61,545 | 8.1% |
| 55 | Erin Souchick | $66,464 | $68,189 | -2.5% |
| 56 | Stephen Wright | $66,336 | $63,826 | 3.9% |
| 57 | David Cobb | $65,863 | $64,443 | 2.2% |
| 58 | Carrie Pryor | $65,775 | $68,243 | -3.6% |
| 59 | Jonathan Pobuda | $65,690 | $57,210 | 14.8% |
| 60 | Sherri Holmes | $65,493 | $61,726 | 6.1% |
| 61 | Sean Jesse | $65,306 | $60,162 | 8.6% |
| 62 | Cynthia Hansel | $65,097 | $64,166 | 1.5% |
| 63 | Ryan Rosenkranz | $65,056 | $62,991 | 3.3% |
| 64 | Michelle Gruver | $64,835 | $62,403 | 3.9% |
| 65 | Dawn Alabaugh | $64,756 | $64,238 | 0.8% |
| 66 | Dori Hughes | $64,355 | $62,240 | 3.4% |
| 67 | Sion Curtis | $64,297 | $63,489 | 1.3% |
| 68 | Stephanie Molter | $64,247 | $63,013 | 2% |
| 69 | Barbara Stock | $64,155 | $62,729 | 2.3% |
| 70 | Christine Neff | $64,045 | $59,548 | 7.6% |
| 71 | Mark Nowak | $63,922 | $61,437 | 4% |
| 72 | Diane Robertson | $63,887 | $62,031 | 3% |
| 73 | Caryn Fish | $63,852 | $61,258 | 4.2% |
| 74 | Martha Cleveland | $63,827 | $61,790 | 3.3% |
| 75 | Julie Rosenkranz | $63,780 | $61,444 | 3.8% |
| 76 | Cynthia Vernon | $63,739 | $61,708 | 3.3% |
| 77 | Wendy Sherman | $63,490 | $58,107 | 9.3% |
| 78 | Brian Bird | $63,466 | $61,205 | 3.7% |
| 79 | Jennifer Jones | $62,903 | $56,123 | 12.1% |
| 80 | Elisa Laskowski | $62,052 | $59,862 | 3.7% |
| 81 | Leigh Goyings | $61,807 | $62,417 | -1% |
| 82 | Nicole Cartwright | $61,195 | — | — |
| 83 | Nichole Dohm | $61,033 | $58,550 | 4.2% |
| 84 | Kristen Smith | $60,966 | $59,214 | 3% |
| 85 | Lisa Mette | $60,471 | $58,449 | 3.5% |
| 86 | Linda Cedoz-kozlowski | $60,300 | $59,310 | 1.7% |
| 87 | Denise Halgren | $59,102 | $60,898 | -3% |
| 88 | Jennifer Swisher-carroll | $58,920 | $54,345 | 8.4% |
| 89 | Lisa Allen | $58,710 | $54,676 | 7.4% |
| 90 | Jessica Harley | $58,670 | $56,406 | 4% |
| 91 | Melissa Ryker | $57,610 | $53,872 | 6.9% |
| 92 | Ashley Henderson | $56,696 | $54,804 | 3.5% |
| 93 | Daniel Sorensen | $56,348 | $53,914 | 4.5% |
| 94 | Britt Dowiat | $55,697 | $52,670 | 5.7% |
| 95 | Jennifer Paulus | $53,844 | $52,066 | 3.4% |
| 96 | Heidi Velthouse | $53,819 | $51,457 | 4.6% |
| 97 | Jill Cripe | $53,619 | $51,532 | 4% |
| 98 | Hillary Dufour | $53,316 | $51,238 | 4.1% |
| 99 | Kelly Scott | $53,143 | $51,286 | 3.6% |
| 100 | Chantelle Brousseau | $53,066 | $28,974 | 83.1% |
