Susan Lentz earned $31,882 in 2018, 4 percent more than in 2017, working at Buchanan Community Schools.
Timothy Donahue was the highest paid public employee working for Buchanan Community Schools in 2018, earning $120,000 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 Buchanan Community Schools in 2018
| Rank | Employee | 2018 amount earned | 2017 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Donahue | $120,000 | — | — |
| 2 | Karla Hurlbutt | $102,864 | $91,619 | 12.3% |
| 3 | Mark Kurland | $95,998 | $94,579 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Tricia Lowery | $90,384 | $78,748 | 14.8% |
| 5 | Stacey Demaio | $87,418 | $83,500 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Sonia Barlow | $77,190 | $75,589 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Daniel Holloway | $74,767 | $73,098 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Stacey Denison | $74,400 | $72,014 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Katherine Mclaughlin | $74,326 | $74,334 | 0% |
| 10 | Brian Pruett | $74,305 | $70,291 | 5.7% |
| 11 | Wendy Murphy | $72,852 | $60,235 | 20.9% |
| 12 | Mary Ward | $72,308 | $71,262 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Donna Trigg | $72,015 | $71,960 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Susan Borr | $71,874 | $71,482 | 0.5% |
| 15 | Cathy Tapia | $71,446 | $70,912 | 0.8% |
| 16 | William Mcbeth | $71,344 | $73,902 | -3.5% |
| 17 | Melissa Calvillo | $71,307 | $69,792 | 2.2% |
| 18 | Nancy Eichorst | $71,301 | $70,674 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Dianne Ross | $71,165 | $71,278 | -0.2% |
| 20 | Joseph Miller | $71,121 | $70,612 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Laura Henckel | $70,917 | $69,562 | 1.9% |
| 22 | Lonnie Hoover | $70,900 | $69,900 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Cindy Hess | $69,753 | $67,708 | 3% |
| 24 | Mark Hollandsworth | $66,483 | $64,423 | 3.2% |
| 25 | Ryan Mohney | $65,748 | $66,726 | -1.5% |
| 26 | Lisa Traeger | $65,537 | $63,712 | 2.9% |
| 27 | Andrew Riggs | $64,603 | $63,023 | 2.5% |
| 28 | Robin Staup | $64,303 | $70,894 | -9.3% |
| 29 | Shelley Lietz | $64,018 | — | — |
| 30 | Melissa Seddon | $63,272 | $61,722 | 2.5% |
| 31 | Sandra Miller | $63,108 | $61,268 | 3% |
| 32 | Nicole Hughes | $63,088 | $61,557 | 2.5% |
| 33 | Amy Evans | $62,887 | $61,352 | 2.5% |
| 34 | Rachel Carlson | $62,626 | $58,105 | 7.8% |
| 35 | Steven Young | $62,060 | $60,658 | 2.3% |
| 36 | Lucinda Bowerman | $61,495 | $71,156 | -13.6% |
| 37 | Dale Groves | $60,971 | $63,418 | -3.9% |
| 38 | Dawn Vandyke | $60,457 | $58,612 | 3.1% |
| 39 | Amanda Lemler | $60,437 | $59,607 | 1.4% |
| 40 | Melissa Frost | $59,767 | $58,584 | 2% |
| 41 | Gabriel Miller | $59,497 | $56,962 | 4.4% |
| 42 | Brenda Hemphill | $58,365 | $56,782 | 2.8% |
| 43 | Derek Tefft | $58,229 | $59,113 | -1.5% |
| 44 | Holly Duthler | $57,877 | $60,522 | -4.4% |
| 45 | Melissa Lyon | $57,588 | $55,655 | 3.5% |
| 46 | Lisa Holok | $57,009 | $57,648 | -1.1% |
| 47 | David Garland | $54,667 | $53,791 | 1.6% |
| 48 | Lisa Sears | $54,487 | $52,912 | 3% |
| 49 | Kali Martin | $54,313 | $53,738 | 1.1% |
| 50 | Jaime Warmbein | $54,287 | $52,712 | 3% |
| 51 | Lane Martin | $52,136 | $50,620 | 3% |
| 52 | Rebecca Adkerson | $51,563 | $59,424 | -13.2% |
| 53 | Erin Kratky | $51,527 | $50,088 | 2.9% |
| 54 | Thomas Brinks | $51,017 | $52,397 | -2.6% |
| 55 | Cheryl Holloway | $50,925 | $50,173 | 1.5% |
| 56 | David Staggs | $50,854 | — | — |
| 57 | Cindy Swem | $50,292 | $42,210 | 19.1% |
| 58 | Katelyn Coules | $50,068 | $48,277 | 3.7% |
| 59 | Byron Cribley | $49,731 | $50,198 | -0.9% |
| 60 | Joshua Wegener | $49,499 | $47,976 | 3.2% |
| 61 | Monica Luke | $49,387 | — | — |
| 62 | Shannon Jeffries | $49,106 | $46,976 | 4.5% |
| 63 | Erica Amiel | $47,898 | $46,963 | 2% |
| 64 | Rachel English | $47,523 | $43,784 | 8.5% |
| 65 | Cheryl Warner | $45,787 | $44,249 | 3.5% |
| 66 | Chelsie Schmitt | $45,697 | $42,458 | 7.6% |
| 67 | Hayley Burks | $45,612 | $44,056 | 3.5% |
| 68 | Sondra Staggs | $45,481 | $56,908 | -20.1% |
| 69 | Carissa Todd | $45,227 | $44,312 | 2.1% |
| 70 | Deborah Kline | $44,887 | $43,312 | 3.6% |
| 71 | Kari Chase | $44,240 | $41,952 | 5.5% |
| 72 | Kasey Griffin-mcbeth | $43,732 | $42,112 | 3.8% |
| 73 | Daryl Miller | $43,591 | $36,988 | 17.8% |
| 74 | Stacey Lee | $43,513 | $41,831 | 4% |
| 75 | Natalie Kluge | $43,385 | — | — |
| 76 | Nicole Teshka | $43,150 | $43,212 | -0.1% |
| 77 | Megan Watkins | $43,050 | $48,554 | -11.3% |
| 78 | Anthony Deornellas | $42,377 | — | — |
| 79 | Christopher Froelich | $42,376 | $40,942 | 3.5% |
| 80 | Jessica Leenhouts | $42,268 | — | — |
| 81 | Sarah Castelluccio | $42,187 | — | — |
| 82 | Rachael Kutemeier | $42,154 | $32,835 | 28.4% |
| 83 | Jessica Elliott | $41,917 | — | — |
| 84 | Sarah Frazier | $41,763 | $39,944 | 4.6% |
| 85 | Kristine Rettig | $41,377 | $39,832 | 3.9% |
| 86 | Laura Morris | $41,239 | $40,038 | 3% |
| 87 | Clarissa Lolmaugh | $41,077 | $39,492 | 4% |
| 88 | Tara Carlsen | $40,579 | — | — |
| 89 | Rebekah Wiersma | $40,455 | $40,383 | 0.2% |
| 90 | Erik Johansen | $40,223 | — | — |
| 91 | Danielle Russell | $40,000 | $38,192 | 4.7% |
| 92 | Charli Moray | $39,881 | — | — |
| 93 | Shannon Romba | $39,787 | $39,681 | 0.3% |
| 94 | Maggie Patnoudes | $38,587 | $31,546 | 22.3% |
| 95 | Russell Philip | $36,915 | $39,072 | -5.5% |
| 96 | Karen Cuthbert | $36,380 | $34,484 | 5.5% |
| 97 | Tori Thomas | $36,311 | — | — |
| 98 | Erica Neal | $36,270 | $45,900 | -,21% |
| 99 | Renee Cornwell | $34,033 | $32,781 | 3.8% |
| 100 | Marion Hurd | $32,660 | $31,487 | 3.7% |
