Battle Creek Times

Dennis Embree earned $54,173 in 2018, 118.2 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Calhoun County.

Terance Lunger's compensation of $198,757 was the most as a public employee in Calhoun 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.

Rank	Employee	Employer	2018 amount earned	2017 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Terance Lunger	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	198,757	194,318	2.3%
2	Kimberly Carter	Battle Creek Public Schools	148,270	148,270	0%
3	Randall Davis	Marshall Public Schools	138,118	146,455	-5.7%
4	Kay Keck	Kellogg Community College	136,202	132,310	2.9%
5	Tim Everett	Pennfield Schools	132,188	120,306	9.9%
6	James Owen	Lakeview School District	131,385	119,545	9.9%
7	Grant Chandler	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	127,237	120,001	6%
8	Robert Ridgeway	Harper Creek Community Schools	125,000	125,000	0%
9	Samuel Lutgring	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	120,888	118,853	1.7%
10	Kristine Jenkins	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	118,833	122,882	-3.3%
11	Russell Claggett	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	118,388	116,353	1.7%
12	Jerry Johnson	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	118,388	117,491	0.8%
13	Joseph Liberato	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	118,388	116,353	1.7%
14	Korinna Rafferty	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	118,388	116,353	1.7%
15	Katherin Mohney	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	115,856	90,638	27.8%
16	Scott Salow	Homer Community Schools	115,731	149,179	-22.4%
17	Jeffrey Bohl	Lakeview School District	113,579	113,515	0.1%
18	Rebecca Jones	Marshall Public Schools	112,842	108,760	3.8%
19	Kimberly Montney	Kellogg Community College	112,786	115,897	-2.7%
20	Deborah Nuzzi	Battle Creek Public Schools	112,565	105,773	6.4%
21	Jeffrey English	Battle Creek Public Schools	112,200	38,288	193%
22	Timothy Staffen	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	111,651	109,732	1.7%
23	Carrie Johnson	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	111,509	55,414	101.2%
24	Janis Karazim	Kellogg Community College	111,265	108,124	2.9%
25	Elizabeth Brophy	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	110,856	90,519	22.5%
26	Jonathan Williams	Kellogg Community College	110,819	104,319	6.2%
27	Susan McCabe	Kellogg Community College	108,948	107,823	1%
28	Michael Norstrom	Lakeview School District	108,039	107,977	0.1%
29	Erika Burkhardt	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	107,599	100,824	6.7%
30	Heather Hudson	Battle Creek Public Schools	107,100	34,532	210.1%
31	Chandra Youngblood	Battle Creek Public Schools	106,511	100,992	5.5%
32	Ann Walton	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	106,105	104,280	1.8%
33	Jeffrey Kawaski	Tekonsha Community School	105,000	100,000	5%
34	Bridget Korpela	Kellogg Community College	104,136	105,477	-1.3%
35	Joseph Kurtz	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	103,837	94,486	9.9%
36	Anita Harvey	Battle Creek Public Schools	103,460	96,804	6.9%
37	Cynthia Herbrandson	Kellogg Community College	103,146	106,825	-3.4%
38	Jerry Mueller	Pennfield Schools	101,678	99,684	2%
39	Michelle Wright	Kellogg Community College	100,950	95,556	5.6%
40	Steven Yurisich	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	100,695	98,963	1.8%
41	Kathryn Slee	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	100,695	98,963	1.8%
42	Tamara Maginity	Pennfield Schools	100,672	98,698	2%
43	Faith Vruggink	Kellogg Community College	100,460	99,610	0.9%
44	Scott Hutchins	Marshall Public Schools	99,963	45,813	118.2%
45	Ronald Smith	Kellogg Community College	99,144	102,885	-3.6%
46	Jane Haudek	Pennfield Schools	98,950	96,103	3%
47	Anthony Evans	Lakeview School District	98,926	89,677	10.3%
48	Ray Debruler	Kellogg Community College	98,845	93,407	5.8%
49	Kathy Mann	Kellogg Community College	98,344	99,062	-0.7%
50	Chad Holt	Mar Lee School District	97,973	98,023	-0.1%
51	Stacy Helmboldt	Lakeview School District	97,929	97,879	0.1%
52	Tamara Jamierson	Lakeview School District	97,929	97,879	0.1%
53	Melissa Martin	Lakeview School District	97,929	93,422	4.8%
54	Donald Hoaglin	Lakeview School District	97,235	97,879	-0.7%
55	Lorie Upright	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	97,050	101,774	-4.6%
56	Douglas Mann	Kellogg Community College	96,626	98,244	-1.6%
57	Larry Wagner	Kellogg Community College	96,593	105,247	-8.2%
58	Edwin Greenman	Harper Creek Community Schools	96,305	95,680	0.7%
59	Luke Perry	Battle Creek Public Schools	96,181	99,781	-3.6%
60	Zachary Stevenson	Lakeview School District	96,126	96,075	0.1%
61	Wesley Seeley	Battle Creek Public Schools	95,968	96,483	-0.5%
62	Lynn Smolarkiewicz	Kellogg Community College	95,737	94,556	1.2%
63	David Turner	Marshall Public Schools	95,134	47,927	98.5%
64	Jennifer Smith	Kellogg Community College	94,996	105,971	-10.4%
65	Brian Deller	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	94,953	93,321	1.7%
66	Jennifer Feaster	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	94,953	93,321	1.7%
67	Laura Homminga	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	94,953	93,321	1.7%
68	Eric Lafleur	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	94,953	93,321	1.7%
69	Tammy Robinson	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	94,953	93,321	1.7%
70	Dennis Anthony	Harper Creek Community Schools	94,940	86,436	9.8%
71	Craig Mack	Kellogg Community College	94,793	93,792	1.1%
72	Chester Dalski	Kellogg Community College	94,174	92,423	1.9%
73	Peter Williams	Kellogg Community College	93,388	92,675	0.8%
74	Thomas Salow	Homer Community Schools	93,279	107,849	-13.5%
75	Stephenie Bruce	Battle Creek Public Schools	93,015	83,597	11.3%
76	Thomas Faber	Pennfield Schools	92,533	83,518	10.8%
77	Michelle Herzing	Pennfield Schools	92,533	90,719	2%
78	Elizabeth Fluty	Kellogg Community College	92,380	95,844	-3.6%
79	Colin McCaleb	Kellogg Community College	92,278	89,673	2.9%
80	Sheila Matthews	Kellogg Community College	92,043	93,967	-2%
81	Matthew Miller	Lakeview School District	91,962	87,264	5.4%
82	Trevor Deveaux	Pennfield Schools	91,870	90,069	2%
83	Toni McClenney	Battle Creek Public Schools	91,640	89,294	2.6%
84	Donald Montgomery	Kellogg Community College	91,629	92,878	-1.3%
85	Cynthia Mead	Harper Creek Community Schools	91,589	89,722	2.1%
86	Calvin Williams	Battle Creek Public Schools	91,273	91,273	0%
87	Paul Holbrook	Marshall Public Schools	91,252	44,012	107.3%
88	Noah Hollander	Battle Creek Public Schools	91,215	91,182	0%
89	Patrick Smith	Lakeview School District	90,836	84,557	7.4%
90	Laura McFadden	Lakeview School District	90,786	81,303	11.7%
91	Lin Marklin	Kellogg Community College	90,627	89,287	1.5%
92	Joseph Huepenbecker	Athens Area School	90,450	90,450	0%
93	La Nae	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	90,031	75,459	19.3%
94	Thomas Webster	Kellogg Community College	89,914	95,155	-5.5%
95	Cody Japinga	Lakeview School District	89,837	83,147	8%
96	Michele Lamb	Lakeview School District	89,826	82,491	8.9%
97	Susan Sawyer	Kellogg Community College	89,598	90,221	-0.7%
98	Robin Hunter	Kellogg Community College	89,111	101,943	-12.6%
99	Dorothy Pope	Calhoun County Intermediate School District	89,054	88,956	0.1%
100	Marissa Ellinger	Lakeview School District	89,051	78,881	12.9%