Mandy Achterhof earns 59.7% more in 2019 working as a public employee in Oceana County

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By West Central Michigan News

Dec 28, 2021

Mandy Achterhof earned $11,945 in 2019, 59.7 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Oceana County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Frances Schamber's compensation of $91,124 was the most as a public employee in Oceana 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 Oceana County

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Frances Schamber	Shelby Public Schools	$91,124	$91,124	0%
2	John Taranko	Hart Public Schools	$89,193	$85,237	4.6%
3	Amy Taranko	Hart Public Schools	$87,590	$87,996	-0.5%
4	Kevin Ackley	Hart Public Schools	$87,523	$85,247	2.7%
5	Dannielle McGuire	Shelby Public Schools	$86,041	$84,741	1.5%
6	Peter Peterson	Shelby Public Schools	$85,993	$85,553	0.5%
7	Phillip Persenaire	Shelby Public Schools	$85,071	$86,355	-1.5%
8	Mark Olmstead	Shelby Public Schools	$84,741	$84,739	0%
9	Beth Pranger	Shelby Public Schools	$84,426	$83,127	1.6%
10	Amy Weesies	Hart Public Schools	$78,378	$69,075	13.5%
11	Michelle Mattson	Hart Public Schools	$78,294	$76,816	1.9%
12	Anne Dezwaan	Shelby Public Schools	$77,883	$67,966	14.6%
13	Rebecca Gauthier	Shelby Public Schools	$77,519	$74,849	3.6%
14	Calvin Ackley	Hart Public Schools	$77,018	$75,110	2.5%
15	Thomas Weirich	Shelby Public Schools	$76,132	$75,732	0.5%
16	Laura Nichols-Jacobs	Shelby Public Schools	$75,121	$89,338	-15.9%
17	Sally Glerum	Shelby Public Schools	$74,979	$74,309	0.9%
18	Erika Fatura	Pentwater Public Schools	$74,733	$73,224	2.1%
19	Lisa Wagner	Pentwater Public Schools	$74,625	$73,132	2%
20	Lori Hurlbut	Hart Public Schools	$73,971	$72,520	2%
21	Lara Kludy	Shelby Public Schools	$73,961	$71,844	2.9%
22	Curtis Isakson	Shelby Public Schools	$73,148	$72,663	0.7%
23	Mark Branning	Shelby Public Schools	$72,690	$72,444	0.3%
24	Wade Sikkema	Shelby Public Schools	$72,654	$70,515	3%
25	Mary Patterson	Shelby Public Schools	$71,886	$69,972	2.7%
26	Brett Ramseyer	Hart Public Schools	$71,843	$71,322	0.7%
27	Kristine Stariha	Shelby Public Schools	$71,571	$70,805	1.1%
28	Philip Fortier	Shelby Public Schools	$71,472	$69,477	2.9%
29	Richard Magrath	Pentwater Public Schools	$71,110	$71,062	0.1%
30	Cindy Zost	Hart Public Schools	$70,642	$61,820	14.3%
31	Andrea Glamzi	Shelby Public Schools	$70,320	$69,746	0.8%
32	Brett Mikkelson	Shelby Public Schools	$69,895	$69,790	0.2%
33	Alma Van Agtmael	Hart Public Schools	$69,751	$67,170	3.8%
34	Brian Wright	Shelby Public Schools	$69,748	$69,801	-0.1%
35	Deborah Anderson	Shelby Public Schools	$69,690	$69,812	-0.2%
36	Deborah Wall	Shelby Public Schools	$69,467	$68,912	0.8%
37	Eric Jensen	Hart Public Schools	$69,325	$69,141	0.3%
38	Gayla May	Hart Public Schools	$69,303	$70,473	-1.7%
39	Carrie Jeruzal	Pentwater Public Schools	$69,062	$67,850	1.8%
40	Dan Roberts	Shelby Public Schools	$69,035	$69,171	-0.2%
41	Tracy Seeger	Shelby Public Schools	$68,665	$65,792	4.4%
42	Rebecca Nicholson	Hart Public Schools	$68,385	$68,384	0%
43	Yvonne Vanderwall	Hart Public Schools	$68,362	$68,025	0.5%
44	Jennifer Copenhaver	Hart Public Schools	$68,318	$66,383	2.9%
45	Jamison Kistler	Hart Public Schools	$68,260	$67,748	0.8%
46	Kris Slotegraaf	Hart Public Schools	$68,136	$71,047	-4.1%
47	Jason Gale	Hart Public Schools	$67,952	$66,949	1.5%
48	James Stapel	Shelby Public Schools	$67,740	$63,793	6.2%
49	Katherine Lound	Shelby Public Schools	$67,724	$67,565	0.2%
50	Andrea Gallie	Pentwater Public Schools	$67,620	$66,621	1.5%
51	Susan Hall	Hart Public Schools	$67,458	$67,021	0.7%
52	Jeanne Furman	Shelby Public Schools	$67,238	$67,187	0.1%
53	Jolene Babbin	Walkerville Public Schools	$67,146	$59,609	12.6%
54	Tracey Laaksonen	Hart Public Schools	$66,888	$66,603	0.4%
55	Donis Albus	Hart Public Schools	$66,788	$66,603	0.3%
56	Jesse Chickering	Hart Public Schools	$66,688	$66,383	0.5%
56	Beth Smith	Hart Public Schools	$66,688	$66,431	0.4%
58	Susan Fleser	Shelby Public Schools	$66,559	$66,856	-0.4%
59	Donna Miller	Pentwater Public Schools	$66,500	$66,290	0.3%
60	Mark Fralic	Hart Public Schools	$66,357	$68,773	-3.5%
61	Steven Hlady	Hart Public Schools	$65,924	$55,202	19.4%
61	Brian Erickson	Shelby Public Schools	$65,924	$65,780	0.2%
63	Carla Blackmer	Shelby Public Schools	$65,869	$63,881	3.1%
64	Michael Phillips	Pentwater Public Schools	$65,738	$64,858	1.4%
65	Melissa Woodbury	Hart Public Schools	$65,730	$65,703	0%
66	Tami Kokx	Hart Public Schools	$65,393	$65,112	0.4%
66	Sara Nordlund	Hart Public Schools	$65,393	$65,112	0.4%
68	Scott Baker	Shelby Public Schools	$65,385	$65,285	0.2%
69	Donald Saari	Hart Public Schools	$65,311	$64,239	1.7%
70	Stacey Scouten	Shelby Public Schools	$65,294	$65,042	0.4%
71	Cheryl Blohm	Hart Public Schools	$65,193	$65,112	0.1%
72	Becky Vanderlaan	Hart Public Schools	$64,775	$68,922	-6%
73	Karyn Kokx	Hart Public Schools	$64,628	$65,066	-0.7%
74	Tracy Williamson	Hart Public Schools	$64,230	$63,679	0.9%
75	Patricia Cederquist	Shelby Public Schools	$64,152	$64,011	0.2%
76	Nadene Thurow	Shelby Public Schools	$63,998	$64,028	0%
77	Lucy Macher	Pentwater Public Schools	$63,962	$62,840	1.8%
78	Wendy McCall	Hart Public Schools	$63,961	$63,687	0.4%
78	Sherice Mead	Hart Public Schools	$63,961	$63,669	0.5%
80	Beth Gowell	Shelby Public Schools	$63,838	$62,248	2.6%
81	Kelli Gross	Hart Public Schools	$63,777	$58,030	9.9%
82	Michelle Hansen	Hart Public Schools	$63,532	$63,363	0.3%
83	Laura Sly	Shelby Public Schools	$63,295	$62,905	0.6%
84	Heidi Fleming	Pentwater Public Schools	$63,101	$65,411	-3.5%
85	Karen McLouth	Shelby Public Schools	$62,859	$61,182	2.7%
86	Kristen Bisard	Shelby Public Schools	$62,607	$61,385	2%
87	Melissa Dyer	Shelby Public Schools	$62,602	$57,865	8.2%
88	Lori Schmiedeknecht	Shelby Public Schools	$61,989	$61,985	0%
89	Michelle Przekop	Shelby Public Schools	$61,905	$60,643	2.1%
90	Sarah Woller	Shelby Public Schools	$61,659	$60,334	2.2%
91	Gary Stark	Shelby Public Schools	$61,506	$61,507	0%
92	Caroline Peterson	Walkerville Public Schools	$61,344	$59,075	3.8%
93	Michelle Sweet	Walkerville Public Schools	$61,318	$60,432	1.5%
94	Andrew Patterson	Shelby Public Schools	$61,082	$61,295	-0.3%
95	Michelle Lewandowski	Hart Public Schools	$60,861	$60,600	0.4%
96	Brad Francis	Hart Public Schools	$60,274	$55,184	9.2%
97	Pamela Mitteer	Walkerville Public Schools	$60,103	$59,266	1.4%
98	Mark Platt	Hart Public Schools	$113,149	$112,000	1%
99	Timothy Reeves	Shelby Public Schools	$110,000	$45,269	143%
100	Scott Karaptian	Pentwater Public Schools	$105,070	$104,030	1%