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Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center Staff Receiving More Than $100,000 in Annual Salary

 

A total of one hundred seventy (170) staff members at the Davis Center receive salaries of more than $100,000 annually:

 

Seven (7) Davis Center staff members receive more that $200,000;  11 (eleven) receive between $150,000 and $200,000;  31 receive between $125,000 and $150,000;  and one hundred twenty-one (121) receive between $100,000 and $125,000.

 

Below, find these total of 170 members given by name, position, and annual salary:

 

 

Those Receiving Above $200,000 in Annual Salary

(7 Staff Members)

 

Lisa Lorraine Sayles-Adams

Superintendent

$266,000

 

Ty Camille Thompson

Deputy Superintendent of Schools

$226,000

 

Ibrahima Diop

Senior Finance Officer

$218,000

 

Jamie Lynn Jonassen

General Counsel

$207,295

 

Melissa Anne Sonnek

Senior Academic Officer

$204,418

 

Elizabeth Ann Keenan

Executive Director, Special Education & Health

$202,417

 

Thomas Christian Parent

Senior Operations Officer

$201,270

 

Those Receiving Between $150,000 and $200,000 in Annual Salary

(11 Staff Members)

 

Shawn Harris-Berry

Associate Superintendent

$198,258

 

Yusuf A. Abdullah

Associate Superintendent

$190,564

 

Alicia Inez Miller

Senior Human Resources Officer

$183,896

 

Tariro Chapinduka

Executive Director, Finance

$169,739

 

Scott G. Weber

Executive Director, Human Resources

$169,000

 

Tamuriel Lattice Grace

Executive Director, Equity & Climate

$163,238

 

Timothy Dean Wilson

Executive Director, Information Technology

$162, 358

 

Amy J. Tanzer Hillenbrand

Executive Director, Community Education

$156,437

 

Maria S. Roliinger

Executive Director, Academics

$156,437

 

Meghan Colleen Hicks

Executive Director, Student Support Services

$156,437

 

Karina Marie Magistad

Assistant General Counsel, Data Practices

$150, 648

 

Those Receiving Between $125,000 and $150,000 in Annual Salary

(31 Staff Members)

 

Ryan A. Strack

Assistant to the Superintendent & Board

$149,636

 

Hai-Yen Thi Vo

Director, Special Education Programs

$143,389

 

Daren L. Johnson

Director, Extended Learning

$143,389

 

Anthony Myron Fisher

Director, Athletics

$143,389

 

Paul D. Klym

Director, Career & Technology Education

$143,389

 

Sara Walker Etzel,

Director, Career & Technology Education

$143,389

 

Deron Lee Carrington

Assistant General Counsel

$143,389

 

Elizabeth Marie Meske

Assistant General Counsel

$143,389

 

Muhidin Warfa

Executive Director, Multilingual & Magnets

$142,835

 

Donnie Nicole Belcher

Executive Director, Communications & Engagement

$142,835

 

Dequaifrah Hussein

Executive Director, Special Education & Health

$142,835

 

Conra Joan Frazier

Director, Office of Equality & Civil Rights

$139,892

 

Courtney DeVeaux Holmes

Director, Special Education Programs

$136,480

 

Colleen M. Kaibel

Director, Student Retention & Recovery

$136,480

 

 

Amber R. Spaniol

Director, Nursing Services

$136,480

 

Oluwagbenga Omoniyi Ogungbe

Director, Risk Manaagement

$136,480

 

Aaron L. Gilbert

Director, Finance/Controller

$136,480

 

Marion Tizon

Director, Office of Latine Achievement

$136,480

 

Jennifer Rose Simon

Director, Indian Education

$133,151

 

Mason Campbell

Director, Enterprise Systems

$133,151

 

Nolan R. Murphy

Director, Special Education Monitoring & Compliance

$129,904

 

Syed Yasseen

Manager, Financial Systems

$129,904

 

Chirstopher T. Moore

Data Scientist, Sr.

$129,904

 

Wanda Y. Felder

Director, Early Childhood and Family Education

$129,904

 

Andrew E. Meierding

Director, Special Education Programs

$126,736

 

Isadora E. Szadokierski

Manager, Psychological Services

$126,736

 

Dena J. Luna

Director, Office of Black Student Achievement

$126,736

 

Nicole Deverich

Director, Information Technology Design & Training

$126,736

 

Kimberly Iveris Haynes

Director, Compliance/Data Practices

$126,736

 

Sizi Gayduobah Goyah

Director, Math & Sciences

$126,736

 

Jenny Yang

Director, Office of the Ombudsperson

$126,735

 

Those Receiving Between $100,000 and $125,000 in Annual Salary

(121 Staff Members)

 

Jibril Ahmed Yusuf

Manager, Capital Planning & Construction

$123,645

 

Martha C. Swanson

Director, Enrollment Management

$123,645

 

Eirc J. Vanden Berk

Data Scientist/Research, Evaluation & Assessment

$123,645

 

Melody S. Jacobs-Cassuto

Data Scientist/Research, Evaluation & Assessment

$123,645

 

Jason L. Worma

Director, Enterprise Infrastructure

$123,645

 

Phillip Benson Spainhour

Director, Information Technology Service Management

$123,645

 

Mitchell I. Roldan

Director, Office of the Obbudsperson

$123,644

 

Nandi Solorzano O’Brien

School Board Administrator & Assistant Clerk

$123,644

 

Melinda M. Stapley

Director, Area Learning Centers

$120,629

 

Amy A. Frey

Manager, Community Education Programs

$120,629

 

Opal D. Ehalt

Director, Contract Alternatives

$120,629

 

Daniel Goemann

District Master Planner

$120,629

 

Judy A. Brown

Manager, Mental Health Services

$120,629

 

Dawn M. White

K-12 Content Lead (ARE)/Multi-Tiered System of Support

$120,629

 

Daniel Pacuto Wathum-Ocama

K-12 Content Lead (Special Education)

$120,629

 

Teresa Mae Emery

K-12 Content Lead (K-12 Talent Devcelopment)

$120,629

 

Melanie Dawn Keillor

School Improvement Specialist

$120,629

 

Pattie Lyn Lagos

K-12 Content Lead (ESL)

$120,629

 

Stephanie A. Davies-Larson

K-12 Content Lead (Magnet Math)

$120,629

 

Grace Ngozim Mobosi-Enwesi

K-12 Content Lead (Magne STEM/STEAM)

$120,629

 

K-12 Content Lead (Magnet Math)

$120,629

 

Julie Ann Loxtercamp

K-12 Content Lead (Magnet ARts)

$120,629

 

Jennifer Ann Hanzak

K-12 Content Lead (K-5 Math)

$120,629

 

Kelsie Nicole Leonard

K-12 Content Lead (6-12 Math)

$120,629

 

Courtney Marie Johnson

K-12 Content Lead

$120,629

 

Marie C. Olson

K-12 Content Lead (Literacy Intervention)

$120,629

 

Sarah C. Lindquist-Swanson

K-12 Content Lead

$120,629

 

Kelly N. Meade

K-12 Content Lead

$120,629

 

Lori L. Ledoux

K-12 Content Lead (Arts Programming)

$120,629

 

William Perkiss

K-12 Content Lead

$120,629

 

Cherese Celene Williams

Human Resources Business Partner

$120,629

 

Diane R. Dee

Manager, Budget & Planning

$120,629

 

Robert L. Kohnert

K-12 Content Lead (Concurrent Enrollment)

$120,629

 

Amy Isabel Young

Director, English as a Second Language

$117,686

 

Robin Michael Villareal

Manager, Teacher Development

$117,686

 

Wendy A. Menken

Student Information Analyst, Lead

$117,686

 

Julie Lynn Ripplinger

K-12 Content Lead (K-5 Literacy)

$117,686

 

Ryan Daniel Mulso

Administrator, High School and Pre-BA

$117,686

 

Mahamed Rage Mahamed

K-12 Content Lead

$117,686

 

Tristen A. Kangas

Manger, Payroll

$117,686

 

Jessica J. Rose

K-12 Content Lead (6-12 Reading Intervention)

$117,686

 

Kaly Gregory Czech

Manager, Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist

$114,816

 

Charles Kendall Thomsen

K-12 Content Lead (K-12 Science)

$114,816

 

Maria F. Froud Martinez

K-12 Content Lead (Magnet Dual Language)

$114,816

 

Cierra Chanel Burnaugh

Human Resources Business Partner

$114,816

 

Jodi L. Henderson

K-12 Content Lead (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support [MTSS])

$114,816

 

Ann S. Lewerenz

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$114,816

 

Katy Marie Schalla Lesiak

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$114,816

 

Stephen K. Alexander

Manager, Community Education

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$112,015

 

EDD G. Hansen

SAP Systems Engineer

$112,015

 

Jeffrey M. Helstrom

Project Manager, Planning & Construction

$112,015

 

Diedra H. Geye

Project Manager, Planning & Construction

$112,015

 

Ann Marie Cierney

Project Manager, Planning & Construction

$112,015

 

Immanda M. Belim

K-12 Content Lead (Media

$112,015

 

Kelly Lynne Rothberg

K-12 Content Lead (K-5 Literacy)

$112,015

 

Alex Halvorsen Kuehn

School Improvement Specialist

$112,015

 

Morrigan Gorliante Meglinder Hughes

Data Scientist, Senior

$112,015

 

Stephen E. Montgomery

K-12 Content Lead (Ethnic Studies)

$112,015

 

Nneka Niambi Abdullah

K-12 Content Lead (Office of Black Achievement)

$112,015

 

Anna E. Beal

Teacher, TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment) Instructional Specialist

$110,767

 

Jesse L.  Morgan

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$109,468

 

Harry E. Malone-Povolny

Resource Development & Innovation

$109,284

 

Channing C. Jones

Administrator, Minneapolis Residency Program (Grow Your Own)

$109,284

 

Kyle P. Bohm

Systems Network Engineer

$109,284

 

Edgar F. Alfonzo

Director, Engagement

$109,284

 

Anthony B. Gregory

School Improvement Specialist

$109,284

 

Thomas Morris Krueger

School Improvement Specialist

$109,284

 

Lelia Mohamed Hassan

School Improvement Specialist

$109,284

 

Brittany Marie Palmer

Human Resources Business Partner

$109,284

 

Elizabeth J. Frisby

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$108,170

 

Carletta L. Dukart

Teacher, Speech Language Clinician

$106,871

 

Carrie A. Foster

Teacher, TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment) Instructional Specialist

$106,871

 

Jessica Elda Oliver-Tebben

Program Coordinator (Out4Good)

$106,725

 

Charles Kippley

Student Information Analyst

$106,618

 

Krista C. Gustafson

Program Specialist, Community Education

$106,618

 

Monique Sharde Tweh

Manager, Social Worker

$106,618

 

Erin A. Lawrence

Manager, Speech & Language SErvices

$106,618

 

Mary Alice Rosko

Coordinator, Media Relations

$106,618

 

Alex D. Parke

Coordinator, Creative Design Services

$106,618

 

Joy Warner

Accountant

$106,618

 

Thuytanh T. Tran

Administrator, Minneapolis Residency Program

$106,618

 

Michaael John Herriges

Data Scientist

$106,618

 

Erica Jean Ahlgren

School Improvement Specialist

$106,618

 

Cory Monte Roseth

School Improvement Specialist

$106,618

 

Areille S. Roca

School Improvement Specialist

$106,618

 

Whitney M. Clemens

Manager, Accounting & Finance

$106,618

 

Casey Allen Strecker

K-12 Content Lead (College Programs)

$106,618

 

Deborah F. Nelson

Teacher, COSA (Counselor on Special Assignment)

$105,572

 

Kristin M. Johnson

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$105,572

 

Karen L. Maverick

Teacher, Special Education

$105,572

 

Wanda S. Holtaus-Monroe

Teacher, Counselor

$104,274

 

Piap Payne-Shannon

Teacher, TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), General

$104,274

 

Lashawn P. Adams

Teacher, TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), General

$104,274

 

Carissa J. Tobin

TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), PAR Mentor

$104,274

 

Anna Christina Bartl

TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), Instructional Specialist

$104,274

 

Elizabeth A. Halbach

TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), Instructional Specialist

$104,274

 

Frank C. Marin

Server Engineer, Senior

$104,146

 

Mireya Cammen-Marinez-Smith

Data Scientist

$104,017

 

Luke Bauer Peterson

Data Scientist

$104,017

 

Lourdes Fernoanda Regules Verduzco

Civil Rights Compliance Investigator

$104,017

 

Tammi S. Harmon

Teacher, Counselor

$102,975

 

Suzanne Kaye Nguyen

Teacher, Speech Language Clinician

$102,975

 

Todd H. Casell

Teacher, Special Education (Vision)

$102,975

 

Laurie L. McGurgen

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$102,975

 

Sue Vang

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$101,677

 

John Andrew Bauer

Teacher, TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), Literacy Specialist

$101,677

 

Andrew D. Workman

Service Engineer, Senior

$101,587

 

Ryan L. Moe

Systems Engineer, Senior

$101,587

 

Ashley R. Hightower

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

$101,481

 

Lan B. Nguyen

Accountant

$101,481

 

Latdavanh Vongphachanh

Manger, Benefits

$101,481

 

Michelle Kim Staack

Administrator, Human Resources Strategic Projects

$101,481

 

Anna C. Bauman-Smith

K-12 Content Lead (Social Studies/Ethnic Studies)

$101,481

 

Maunghi T. Pearson

Applications Developer  

$101,481

 

Charels B. Patterson

Data Scientist

$101,481

 

Quincey Leon Traynham

Accountant, Senior

$101,481

 

Kara M. Patterson

Program Specialist, Early Childhood Education

$101,481

 

Andrea Renee Welvaert

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$100,378

 

Joya C. Musa

Teacher, Special Education (Vision)

$100,378

 

Jessica R. Krohn

Teacher, TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), PAR Mentor

$100,378

 

Britt Elizabeth Engrav

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$100,378

 

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