David Reid earns 7.2% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Berrien County

By Metric Media News Service

Feb 29, 2020

David Reid earned $31,433 in 2018, 7.2 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Berrien County.

Kevin Ivers's compensation of $179,649 was the most as a public employee in Berrien 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.

Highest paid public employees in 2018 in Berrien County

Rank	Employee	Employer	2018 amount earned	2017 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Kevin Ivers	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	179,649	176,126	2%
2	Philip Freeman	Lakeshore Public Schools	163,300	160,872	1.5%
3	Eric Hoppstock	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	145,114	137,321	5.7%
4	David Eichberg	Berrien Springs Public Schools	140,454	137,700	2%
5	Shelly Mills-Walker	Benton Harbor Area Schools	139,846	180,000	-22.3%
6	Ann Cardon	St. Joseph Public Schools	138,257	146,077	-5.4%
7	Daniel Applegate	Niles Public Schools	135,875	134,867	0.7%
8	Patricia Robinson	Benton Harbor Area Schools	126,819	95,687	32.5%
9	Kevin Schooley	Watervliet Public Schools	126,432	131,998	-4.2%
10	Julie Powell	Lakeshore Public Schools	121,360	119,949	1.2%
11	Peter Bush	Coloma Community Schools	120,360	123,083	-2.2%
12	Kevin Kreitner	Lake Michigan College	120,257	104,811	14.7%
13	Shane Peters	Bridgman Public Schools	115,283	122,013	-5.5%
14	Kathleen Hamilton	St. Joseph Public Schools	115,214	121,731	-5.4%
15	William Kearney	River Valley School District	115,158	111,804	3%
16	Lynda Hurlow	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	112,200	110,000	2%
17	Karen Weimer	Brandywine Public Schools	110,750	89,843	23.3%
18	Michelle Allen	St. Joseph Public Schools	108,428	114,757	-5.5%
19	Ryan Pesce	Berrien Springs Public Schools	107,161	105,060	2%
20	Jason Messenger	Lakeshore Public Schools	106,899	105,324	1.5%
21	Brian Barber	Berrien Springs Public Schools	106,593	45,464	134.5%
22	Bradley Brunner	Lakeshore Public Schools	106,525	104,949	1.5%
23	Robert Kubiak	Berrien Springs Public Schools	105,029	100,576	4.4%
24	David Ehlers	Coloma Community Schools	104,730	92,924	12.7%
25	Lisa Augustyniak	Lake Michigan College	103,416	93,329	10.8%
26	Tracy Althouse	Lakeshore Public Schools	103,330	96,974	6.6%
27	C. Kevin	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	103,237	101,213	2%
28	Denise Scameheorn	Lake Michigan College	103,206	109,314	-5.6%
29	Karla Hurlbutt	Buchanan Community Schools	102,864	91,619	12.3%
30	Lori Kuntz	Lakeshore Public Schools	102,260	102,225	0%
31	Shari Lidgard-Pullins	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	101,040	96,808	4.4%
32	Marla Clark	Lake Michigan College	100,365	103,549	-3.1%
33	Samuel Stine	Bridgman Public Schools	100,110	103,370	-3.2%
34	Kerenda Applebey	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	99,960	98,000	2%
35	Kelly Gaideski	St. Joseph Public Schools	99,729	105,369	-5.4%
36	Kevin Guzzo	St. Joseph Public Schools	98,799	107,456	-8.1%
37	Craig Hubble	St. Joseph Public Schools	98,799	104,386	-5.4%
38	Craig Blasko	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	98,743	96,808	2%
39	Robert Haskins	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	98,743	95,000	3.9%
40	Tina Lawson	Berrien Regional Education Service Agency	98,743	96,808	2%
41	Gary Roberts	Lake Michigan College	98,423	110,747	-11.1%
42	Gerry Cox	Lake Michigan College	98,280	97,933	0.4%
43	Charles ButlerJr.	New Buffalo Area Schools	98,050	72,857	34.6%
44	Kenneth Dietz	Watervliet Public Schools	97,209	98,553	-1.4%
45	Brandon Waggoner	Berrien Springs Public Schools	96,900	95,000	2%
46	Steven Karsten	Lake Michigan College	96,881	99,019	-2.2%
47	Donna Roark	Niles Public Schools	96,700	90,643	6.7%
48	Michelle Stone	Lake Michigan College	96,581	97,638	-1.1%
49	Gregory Blomgren	St. Joseph Public Schools	96,296	101,703	-5.3%
50	Daniel Bartz	Berrien Springs Public Schools	96,031	99,423	-3.4%
51	Janice Zerfas	Lake Michigan College	95,998	98,906	-2.9%
52	Mark Kurland	Buchanan Community Schools	95,998	94,579	1.5%
53	David Armstrong	Watervliet Public Schools	95,651	94,879	0.8%
54	Darla Campbell	Berrien Springs Public Schools	95,509	93,636	2%
55	Dana Jenkins	Lake Michigan College	95,329	89,993	5.9%
56	Chad Mandarino	St. Joseph Public Schools	95,263	100,300	-5%
57	Carol Grandholm	New Buffalo Area Schools	94,813	76,121	24.6%
58	Kimberly Sherman	Lake Michigan College	94,520	92,588	2.1%
59	David Kelly	New Buffalo Area Schools	94,245	93,295	1%
60	Patrick Weckel	Brandywine Public Schools	93,940	94,705	-0.8%
61	Gregory Younger	Lakeshore Public Schools	93,540	93,224	0.3%
62	Molly Brawley	Niles Public Schools	93,500	91,500	2.2%
63	Nicholas White	Lakeshore Public Schools	93,177	91,221	2.1%
64	Darla England	Coloma Community Schools	93,120	80,000	16.4%
65	Gregg Schaffer	St. Joseph Public Schools	93,102	98,176	-5.2%
66	Kristen Bawks	St. Joseph Public Schools	92,837	73,412	26.5%
67	Patrick Breen	River Valley School District	92,085	86,559	6.4%
68	Rebecca Hartley	New Buffalo Area Schools	91,936	89,859	2.3%
69	Robin Hadrick	Niles Public Schools	91,500	91,500	0%
70	William Tiefenbach	Watervliet Public Schools	91,220	69,691	30.9%
71	Brian Brown	River Valley School District	91,210	86,003	6.1%
72	Ellen Hasse	Berrien Springs Public Schools	91,168	90,655	0.6%
73	Jerald Holtgren	Niles Public Schools	90,800	89,040	2%
74	Shelley Hennen	Lake Michigan College	90,757	94,694	-4.2%
75	Natalie MacErata	Lakeshore Public Schools	90,615	91,650	-1.1%
76	Kristen Pennington	Lakeshore Public Schools	90,615	89,250	1.5%
77	Tricia Lowery	Buchanan Community Schools	90,384	78,748	14.8%
78	Thomas Skarbek	Niles Public Schools	90,300	88,533	2%
79	Alan Alsbro	Berrien Springs Public Schools	90,232	93,984	-4%
80	Diana Chase	New Buffalo Area Schools	90,180	72,766	23.9%
81	Christopher Quartermaine	Lakeshore Public Schools	88,837	87,525	1.5%
82	Carole Fetke	Watervliet Public Schools	88,660	86,922	2%
83	Ryan Walters	St. Joseph Public Schools	88,288	81,394	8.5%
84	Janine Harrison	Lakeshore Public Schools	88,253	76,088	16%
85	Patricia Newton	New Buffalo Area Schools	87,868	77,016	14.1%
86	Heidi Clark	River Valley School District	87,818	85,149	3.1%
87	Jeffrey Yauchstetter	Lakeshore Public Schools	87,787	86,100	2%
88	Bryan Parsons	St. Joseph Public Schools	87,629	91,370	-4.1%
89	Edward Lijewski	New Buffalo Area Schools	87,554	84,879	3.2%
90	Stacey Demaio	Buchanan Community Schools	87,418	83,500	4.7%
91	Stacey Steffes	Lakeshore Public Schools	87,412	86,100	1.5%
92	James Berry	St. Joseph Public Schools	87,238	98,462	-11.4%
93	Bradley Coon	Watervliet Public Schools	86,709	85,850	1%
94	Gary Etter	St. Joseph Public Schools	86,681	91,856	-5.6%
95	Steven Spenner	Berrien Springs Public Schools	86,610	84,343	2.7%
96	Chelsea Pollyea	Berrien Springs Public Schools	86,569	83,615	3.5%
97	Frank Stijnman	Lake Michigan College	86,489	89,661	-3.5%
98	Brenda Shepard	Lake Michigan College	86,462	86,000	0.5%
99	Peter Olsen	Coloma Community Schools	86,422	88,462	-2.3%
100	Marci Wiesemes	St. Joseph Public Schools	86,415	79,067	9.3%