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Lois Darga's compensation of $99,086 was the most as a public employee in Alpena 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 Alpena County
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2019 amount earned | 2018 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lois Darga | Alpena Community College | $99,086 | $102,941 | -3.7% |
| 2 | Matthew Poli | Alpena Public Schools | $98,347 | $93,582 | 5.1% |
| 3 | Justin Gluesing | Alpena Public Schools | $97,677 | $92,589 | 5.5% |
| 4 | Karol Walchak | Alpena Community College | $97,604 | $96,342 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Matthew Gallarno | Alpena Community College | $97,412 | $95,481 | 2% |
| 6 | Melissa Fournier | Alpena Community College | $97,201 | $92,430 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Matthew Dunckel | Alpena Community College | $95,697 | $99,093 | -3.4% |
| 8 | Hans Stevens | Alpena Public Schools | $94,708 | $91,589 | 3.4% |
| 9 | James Berles | Alpena Community College | $94,339 | $98,257 | -4% |
| 10 | Meaghan Gauthier | Alpena Public Schools | $94,187 | $89,810 | 4.9% |
| 11 | Kendall Sumerix | Alpena Community College | $93,509 | $92,537 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Timothy Kuehnlein | Alpena Community College | $93,169 | $91,824 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Michael Kelley | Alpena Community College | $92,701 | $88,289 | 5% |
| 14 | Todd Artley | Alpena Community College | $92,030 | $69,978 | 31.5% |
| 15 | Deborah Hautau | Alpena Community College | $91,711 | $90,394 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Thomas Berriman | Alpena Public Schools | $91,247 | $84,744 | 7.7% |
| 17 | Robert Newton | Alpena Community College | $91,124 | $86,501 | 5.3% |
| 18 | Nicholas Bancroft | Alpena Community College | $91,013 | $89,612 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Mark Milostan | Alpena Community College | $90,253 | $89,405 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Pauline Burnham | Alpena Public Schools | $90,236 | $87,075 | 3.6% |
| 21 | Romeo Bourdage | Alpena Public Schools | $89,915 | $86,632 | 3.8% |
| 22 | Steven Genschaw | Alpena Public Schools | $89,546 | $86,995 | 2.9% |
| 23 | Jeffrey Blumenthal | Alpena Community College | $89,324 | $84,701 | 5.5% |
| 24 | David Cummins | Alpena Community College | $89,140 | $91,740 | -2.8% |
| 25 | Timothy Onstwedder | Alpena Community College | $88,196 | $88,227 | 0% |
| 26 | Heather Pines | Alpena Community College | $87,566 | $80,732 | 8.5% |
| 27 | Stephanie Hitchcock | Alpena Public Schools | $87,305 | $80,529 | 8.4% |
| 28 | Lisa Hilberg | Alpena Public Schools | $87,259 | $80,727 | 8.1% |
| 29 | Kevin Sylvester | Alpena Community College | $87,211 | $85,270 | 2.3% |
| 30 | Meghan Cameron | Alpena Community College | $87,070 | $94,761 | -8.1% |
| 31 | Carolyn Daoust | Alpena Community College | $86,960 | $82,581 | 5.3% |
| 32 | Robert Roose | Alpena Community College | $86,361 | $81,894 | 5.5% |
| 33 | Steven Lewis | Alpena Community College | $86,336 | $85,733 | 0.7% |
| 34 | Jean Kowalski | Alpena Public Schools | $86,174 | $83,156 | 3.6% |
| 35 | Katie Lee | Alpena Public Schools | $86,031 | $48,889 | 76% |
| 36 | Douglas Huizenga | Alpena Community College | $85,005 | $85,742 | -0.9% |
| 37 | Lisa Snyder | Alpena Community College | $84,661 | $84,701 | 0% |
| 38 | Laura Stibitz | Alpena Public Schools | $84,635 | $66,476 | 27.3% |
| 39 | John Bellows | Alpena Community College | $84,608 | $83,402 | 1.4% |
| 40 | Margaret Ricker | Alpena Community College | $83,578 | $85,340 | -2.1% |
| 41 | Melissa Lacombe | Alpena Public Schools | $82,431 | $79,544 | 3.6% |
| 42 | Karen-Sue MacArthur | Alpena Public Schools | $81,775 | $64,180 | 27.4% |
| 43 | Diane O'Connor | Alpena Community College | $81,565 | $85,210 | -4.3% |
| 44 | Julie Miller | Alpena Community College | $81,283 | $72,846 | 11.6% |
| 45 | Eric Cardwell | Alpena Public Schools | $80,852 | $78,022 | 3.6% |
| 46 | Cathy Kappius | Alpena Community College | $80,614 | $77,960 | 3.4% |
| 47 | Christopher Limback | Alpena Public Schools | $79,444 | $70,690 | 12.4% |
| 48 | Anthony Pratt | Alpena Community College | $78,930 | $68,522 | 15.2% |
| 49 | Sven Pearsall | Alpena Community College | $78,670 | $77,834 | 1.1% |
| 50 | Sharon Miller | Alpena Public Schools | $78,636 | $75,543 | 4.1% |
| 51 | Lori Dziesinski | Alpena Community College | $78,308 | $73,232 | 6.9% |
| 52 | Lyn Kowalewsky | Alpena Community College | $78,059 | $74,030 | 5.4% |
| 53 | David Myers | Alpena Public Schools | $76,746 | $62,708 | 22.4% |
| 54 | Beverly Banks | Alpena Community College | $76,132 | $72,350 | 5.2% |
| 55 | Charles Giordano | Alpena Public Schools | $75,755 | $73,160 | 3.5% |
| 56 | Leonard Bromund | Alpena Public Schools | $75,336 | $60,331 | 24.9% |
| 57 | Noel Curtis | Alpena Community College | $75,332 | $72,295 | 4.2% |
| 58 | Michael Kollien | Alpena Community College | $74,650 | $70,537 | 5.8% |
| 59 | Susan Bustillos | Alpena Public Schools | $74,025 | $59,125 | 25.2% |
| 60 | Jason Loyer | Alpena Public Schools | $73,881 | $64,806 | 14% |
| 61 | Kimberly Salziger | Alpena Community College | $73,186 | $67,477 | 8.5% |
| 62 | Meaghan Black | Alpena Public Schools | $71,635 | $67,343 | 6.4% |
| 63 | Jenny Seguin | Alpena Public Schools | $70,739 | $65,443 | 8.1% |
| 64 | John Pintar | Alpena Public Schools | $70,684 | $67,272 | 5.1% |
| 65 | Matthew Bedard | Alpena Community College | $70,681 | $67,873 | 4.1% |
| 66 | Tracey Urlaub | Alpena Public Schools | $70,608 | $69,110 | 2.2% |
| 67 | Lori Vought | Alpena Public Schools | $70,592 | $66,876 | 5.6% |
| 68 | Heather Stutzman | Alpena Public Schools | $69,954 | $63,075 | 10.9% |
| 69 | William Bright | Alpena Public Schools | $69,725 | $57,141 | 22% |
| 70 | Barbara Matteson | Alpena Public Schools | $69,698 | $65,311 | 6.7% |
| 71 | Melissa Doubek | Alpena Public Schools | $69,620 | $68,144 | 2.2% |
| 72 | Laura Dubey | Alpena Public Schools | $69,594 | $59,490 | 17% |
| 73 | Jason Dubey | Alpena Public Schools | $69,231 | $63,146 | 9.6% |
| 74 | Lisa Rosenbeck | Alpena Public Schools | $69,195 | $63,315 | 9.3% |
| 75 | Lori Gehrke | Alpena Public Schools | $68,783 | $65,529 | 5% |
| 76 | Richard Voltz | Alpena Public Schools | $68,657 | $61,034 | 12.5% |
| 77 | Thomas Stoppa | Alpena Public Schools | $68,519 | $65,287 | 4.9% |
| 78 | Jennifer Spomer | Alpena Public Schools | $68,197 | $64,094 | 6.4% |
| 79 | Mark Hay | Alpena Public Schools | $68,029 | $64,071 | 6.2% |
| 80 | Jean Brown | Alpena Public Schools | $67,894 | $64,946 | 4.5% |
| 81 | Gregg Supiran | Alpena Public Schools | $67,771 | $64,822 | 4.6% |
| 82 | Michelle Cornish | Alpena Public Schools | $67,702 | $56,326 | 20.2% |
| 83 | Kristen Spain | Alpena Public Schools | $67,699 | $64,756 | 4.5% |
| 84 | Steven McCourt | Alpena Public Schools | $67,277 | $62,361 | 7.9% |
| 85 | Laurie Lemont | Alpena Public Schools | $66,980 | $64,129 | 4.4% |
| 86 | Mary Daoust | Alpena Public Schools | $66,632 | $63,589 | 4.8% |
| 87 | Christin Sobeck | Alpena Public Schools | $66,357 | $56,620 | 17.2% |
| 88 | Tricia Udell | Alpena Public Schools | $66,241 | $62,594 | 5.8% |
| 89 | Paul Mancine | Alpena Public Schools | $66,208 | $64,467 | 2.7% |
| 90 | Paula Gehrke | Alpena Public Schools | $66,200 | $63,420 | 4.4% |
| 91 | Collin Riffert | Alpena Public Schools | $66,103 | $58,762 | 12.5% |
| 92 | Karla Kowalski | Alpena Public Schools | $66,102 | $66,017 | 0.1% |
| 93 | Donald MacMaster | Alpena Community College | $157,960 | $151,834 | 4% |
| 94 | John Vanwagoner | Alpena Public Schools | $142,180 | $139,680 | 1.8% |
| 95 | Timothy Ratz | Alpena Community College | $119,673 | $113,976 | 5% |
| 96 | Scott Ratz | Alpena Community College | $114,899 | $116,891 | -1.7% |
| 97 | Carol Putkamer | Alpena Community College | $113,005 | $104,860 | 7.8% |
| 98 | Thomas Gougeon | Alpena Community College | $109,175 | $110,582 | -1.3% |
| 99 | Laurie Wade | Alpena Community College | $102,219 | $89,182 | 14.6% |
| 100 | Amber McLarney-Vesotski | Alpena Community College | $101,268 | $105,660 | -4.2% |
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