Article #1 >>>>> >Journal of the K-12 Revolution: Essays and Research from Minneapolis, Minnesota<, Volume XII, Number Four, October 2025

Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center Staff

Receiving More Than $100,000 in Annual Salary

 

As of September 2025, expenditures for salaries at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices) totaled fifty-one million, six hundred ninety-three, seven hundred seventy dollars ($51,693,770).

 

At that juncture, there were five hundred seventy-six (576) staff members employed at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices).

 

Of these 576 staff members, ten (10) receive more than $200,000 in annual salary,

as follows >>>>>

   

Those Receiving Above $200,000 in Annual Salary

 

(Ten [10]) Staff Members)

 

Lisa Lorraine Sayles-Adams

Superintendent

$271,000

 

Ty Camille Thompson

Deputy Superintendent of Schools

$232,478

 

Ibrahima Diop

Senior Finance Officer

$221,408

 

Jamie Lynn Jonassen

General Counsel

$216,136

 

Ryan A. Strack

Senior Executive Officer

$210,865

 

Thomas Christian Parent

Senior Operations Officer

$210,865

 

Shawn Harris-Berry

Associate Superintendent

$209,639

 

Melissa Anne Sonnek

Senior Academic Officer

$205,493

 

Elizabeth Ann Keenan

Executive Director, Special Education & Health

$202,417

 

Alicia Inez Miller

Senior Human Resources Officer

$200,821

 

Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center (Central Office) Staff by

Position and Salary

 

As of September 2025, expenditures for salaries at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices) totaled fifty-one million, six hundred ninety-three, seven hundred seventy dollars ($51,693,770).

 

At that juncture, there were five hundred seventy-six (576) staff members employed at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices).

 

Of these 576 staff members, thirteen (13) receive between $150,000 and $200,000 in annual salary,

as follows >>>>>

 

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

                                                                 

(Thirteen [13]) Staff Members)

 

Yusuf A. Abdullah

Associate Superintendent

$199,161

 

Lametrica Antoinette Johnson-Eaddy

Associate Superintendent

$196,153

 

Maria S. Rollinger

Executive Director, Core Academics

$181,500

 

Courtney Kaye McCormick

Executive Director, Academic Programs

$180,000

 

Scott G. Weber

Executive Director, Human Resources

$175,717

 

Tariro Chapinduka

Executive Director, Finance

$174,074

 

Amy J. Tanzer Hillenbrand

Executive Director, Community Education

$171,611

 

Donnie Nicole Belcher

Executive Director, Communications & Engagement

$169,148

 

Timothy Dean Wilson

Executive Director, Information Technology

$169, 148

 

Heather Hunt MacMurray

Executive Director, Research & PLanning

$164, 221

 

Tamuriel Lattice Grace

Executive Director, Equity & Climate

$163,328

 

Muhidin Warfa

Executive Director, Multilingual & Magnets

$162,479

 

Karina Marie Magistad

Assistant General Counsel, Data Practices

$154, 415

 

Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center (Central Office) Staff by

Position and Salary

 

As of September 2025, expenditures for salaries at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices) totaled fifty-one million, six hundred ninety-three, sevenhundred seventy dollars ($51,693,770).

 

At that juncture, there were five hundred seventy-six (576) staff members employed at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices).

 

Of these 576 staff members, ten (38) receive between $125,000 and $150,000 in annual salary,

as follows >>>>>

 

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

 

(Thirty-eight [38]) Staff Members)

 

Hai-Yen Thi Vo

Director, Special Education Programs

$146,974

 

Daren L. Johnson

Director, Extended Learning

$146,974

 

Anthony Myron Fisher

Director, Athletics

$146,974

 

Paul D. Klym

Director, Career & Technology Education

$146,974

 

Emily R. Olson

Director, Talent & Management

$146,974

 

Aaron L. Gilbert

Director, Finance/Controller

$146,974

 

Sara Walker Etzel,

Director, Career & Technology Education                                                       

$146,974

 

Deron Lee Carrington

Assistant General Counsel

$146,974

 

Elizabeth Marie Meske

Assistant General Counsel

$146,974

 

 

Colleen M. Kaibel

Director, Student Retention & Recovery

$139,892

 

Christopher James Boyce

Director, Procurement & Supply Chain Management

$139,892

 

Amber R. Spaniol

Director, Nursing Services

$139,892

 

Oluwagbenga Omoniyi Ogungbe

Director, Risk Management

$139,892

 

Marion Tizon

Director, Office of Latine Achievement

$139,892

 

Brandon Lee Button

Director, Literacy & Humanities

$139,892

 

Jennifer Rose Simon

Director, Indian Education

$136,480

 

Mason Campbell

Director, Enterprise Systems

$136,480

 

Eric Avery Howard

Director, Business Partners

$136,480

 

Wanda Y. Felder

Early Childhood & Screening

$136,480

 

Nolan R. Murphy

Director, Special Education Monitoring & Compliance

$133,151

 

 

Syed Yasseen

Manager, Financial Systems

$133,151

 

Christopher T. Moore

Data Scientist, Human Resources Information Systems

$133,151

 

Sizi Gayduobah Goyah

Director, Math & Sciences

$133,151

 

Molly P. Hay

Pre-School Programs

$133,151

 

Andrew E. Meierding

Director, Special Education Programs

$129,904

 

Dena J. Luna

Director, Office of Black Student Achievement

$129,904

 

Nicole Deverich

Director, Information Technology Design & Training

$129,904

 

Mitchell I. Roldan

Director, Office of the Obbudsperson

$129,904

 

Jenny Yang

Director, Office of the Ombudsperson

$129,904

 

Kimberly Iveris Haynes

Director, Compliance/Data Practices

$129,904

 

Nandi Solorzano O’Brien

School Board Administrator & Assistant Clerk

$129,904

 

Isadora E. Szadokierski

Psychology Services

$126,736

 

Jibril Ahmed Yusuf

Manager, Capital Planning & Construction

$126,736

 

Martha C. Swanson

Director, Enrollment Management

$126,736

 

Eirc J. Vanden Berk

Data Scientist/Research, Evaluation & Assessment

$126,736

 

Melody S. Jacobs-Cassuto

Data Scientist/Research, Evaluation & Assessment

$126,736

 

Jason L. Worma

Director, Enterprise Infrastructure

$126,736

 

Phillip Benson Spainhour

Director, Information Technology Service Management

$126,736

 

Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center (Central Office) Staff by

Position and Salary

 

As of September 2025, expenditures for salaries at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices) totaled fifty-one million, six hundred ninety-three, sevenhundred seventy dollars ($51,693,770).

 

At that juncture, there were five hundred seventy-six (576) staff members employed at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices).

 

Of these 576 staff members, one hundred twenty-six (126) receive between $100,000 and $125,000 in annual salary, as follows >>>>>

 

 

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

 

(One hundred twenty-six [126]) Staff Members)

 

 

Khang Xiong

K-12 Content Lead (English as a Second Language)

$123,645

 

Melinda M. Stapley

Director, Area Learning Centers

$123,645

 

Amy A. Frey

Manager, Community Education Programs

$123,645

 

Opal D. Ehalt

Director, Contract Alternatives

$123,645

 

 

Daniel Goemann

District Master Planner

$123,645

 

Judy A. Brown

Manager, Mental Health Services

$123,645

 

Dawn M. White

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

$123,645

 

Teresa Mae Emery

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

$123,645

 

Melanie Dawn Keillor

School Improvement Specialist

$123,645

 

Pattie Lyn Lagos

K-12 Content Lead (ESL)

$123,645

 

Stephanie A. Davies-Larson

K-12 Content Lead (Magnet Math)

$123,645

 

Grace Ngozim Mobosi-Enwesi

K-12 Content Lead (Magne STEM/STEAM)

$123,645

 

Julie Ann Loxtercamp

K-12 Content Lead (Magnet Math)

$123,645

 

Jennifer Ann Hanzak

K-12 Content Lead (K-5 Math)

$123,645

 

Kelsie Nicole Leonard

K-12 Content Lead (6-12 Math)

$123,645

 

Courtney Marie Johnson

K-12 Content Lead

$123,645

 

Marie C. Olson

K-12 Content Lead (Literacy Intervention)

$123,645

 

Sarah C. Lindquist-Swanson

K-12 Content Lead

$123,645

 

Kelly N. Meade

K-12 Content Lead

$123,645

 

Lori L. Ledoux

K-12 Content Lead (Arts Programming)

$123,645

 

William Perkiss

K-12 Content Lead

$123,645

 

Cherese Celene Williams

Human Resources Business Partner

$123,645

 

Diane R. Dee

Manager, Budget & Planning

$123,645

 

Robert L. Kohnert

K-12 Content Lead (Concurrent Enrollment)

$123,645

 

Amy Isabel Young

Director, English as a Second Language

$120,629

 

Robin Michael Villareal

Manager, Teacher Development

$120,629

 

Wendy A. Menken

Student Information Analyst, Lead

$120,629

 

Julie Lynn Ripplinger

K-12 Content Lead (K-5 Literacy)

$120,629

 

Rachel Louise Grayson

K-12 Content Lead (6-12 ELA)

$120,629

 

Jessica J. Rose

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

$120,629

 

Ryan Daniel Mulso

Administrator, High School and Pre-BA

$120,629

 

Mahamed Rage Mahamed

K-12 Content Lead

$120,629

 

Tristen A. Kangas

Manager, Payroll

$120,629

 

Jodi L. Henderson

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

$120,629

 

Kaly Gregory Czech

Manager, Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist

$120,629

 

Charles Kendall Thomsen

K-12 Content Lead (K-12 Science)

$120,629

 

Maria F. Froud Martinez

K-12 Content Lead (Magnet Dual Language)

$120,629

 

Cierra Chanel Burnaugh

Human Resources Business Partner

$120,629

 

Nneka Niambi Abdullah

K-12 Content Lead (Office of Black Achievement)

$120,629

 

Stephen K. Alexander

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$114,816

 

EDD G. Hansen

SAP Systems Engineer

$114,816

 

Monique Sharde Tweh

Manager, Social Worker

$114,816

 

Jeffrey M. Helstrom

Project Manager, Planning & Construction

$114,816

 

Diedra H. Geye

Project Manager, Planning & Construction

$114,816

 

Ann Marie Cierney

Project Manager, Planning & Construction

$114,816

 

Immanda M. Belim

K-12 Content Lead (Media

$114,816

 

Alex Halvorsen Kuehn

School Improvement Specialist

$114,816

 

Morrigan Gorliante Meglinder Hughes

Data Scientist, Senior

$114,816

 

Stephen E. Montgomery

K-12 Content Lead (Ethnic Studies)

$114,816

 

Ann S. Lewerenz

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$112,065

 

Katy Marie Schalla Lesiak

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$112,065

 

Fiona Rose Keel

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA, Instructional Specialist)

$112,065

 

Vicki J. Paek

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA, Third Party Trainer)

$112,065

 

Harry E. Malone-Povolny

Resource Development & Innovation

$112,015

 

Channing C. Jones

Administrator, Minneapolis Residency Program (Grow Your Own)

$112,015

 

Kyle P. Bohm

Systems Network Engineer

$112,015

 

Edgar F. Alfonzo

Director, Engagement

$112,015

 

Anthony B. Gregory

School Improvement Specialist

$112,015

 

Thomas Morris Krueger

School Improvement Specialist

$112,015

 

Lelia Mohamed Hassan

School Improvement Specialist

$112,015

 

Whitney M. Clemens

Manager, Accounting & Finance

$112,015

 

Brittany Marie Palmer

Human Resources Business Partner

$112,015

 

Anna E. Beal

Teacher, TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment) Instructional Specialist

$110,767

 

Jesse L.  Morgan

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$109,468

 

Jessica Elda Oliver-Tebben

Program Coordinator (Out4Good)

$109,387

 

Charles Kippley

Student Information Analyst

$109,284

 

Krista C. Gustafson

Program Specialist, Community Education

$109,284

 

Erin A. Lawrence

Manager, Speech & Language SErvices

$109,284

 

Mary Alice Rosko

Coordinator, Media Relations

$109,284

 

Alex D. Parke

Coordinator, Creative Design Services

$109,284

 

Joy Warner

Accountant

$109,284

 

Thuy Thanh T. Tran

Administrator, Minneapolis Residency Program

$109,284

 

Michaael John Herriges

Data Scientist

$109,284

 

Cory Monte Roseth

School Improvement Specialist

$109,284

 

Arielle S. Roca

School Improvement Specialist

$109,284

 

Casey Allen Strecker

K-12 Content Lead (College Programs)

$109,284

 

Carletta L. Dukar

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA, Third Party Trainer)

$108,170

 

Elizabeth J. Frisby

Teacher, District Program Facilitator (Extended Learning)

$108,170

 

Deborah F. Nelson

Teacher, COSA (Counselor on Special Assignment)

$106,871

 

Carrie A. Foster

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) (Instructional Specialist)

$106,871

 

Frank C. Martin

Server Engineer, Senior

$106,618

 

Mireya Cammen-Martinez-Smith

Data Scientist

$106,618

 

Luke Bauer Peterson

Data Scientist

$106,618

 

Lourdes Fernanda Regules Verduzco

Civil Rights Compliance Investigator

$106,618

 

Kara M. Patterson

Program Specialist, Early Childhood & Family Education (ECFE)

$106,618

 

Wanda S. Holthaus-Monroe

Teacher, Counselor

$105,572

 

Kristin M. Johnson

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$105,572

 

Karen L. Maverick

Teacher, Special Education

$105,572

 

Anna Christina Bartl

TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), Instructional Specialist

$105,572

 

Suzanne Kaye Nguyen

Teacher, Speech Language Clinician

$104,274

 

Todd H. Casell

Teacher, Special Education (Vision)

$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

$104,274

 

Paula Jean Killlian

$104,274

 

Elizabeth A. Halbach

TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), Instructional Specialist

$104,274

 

Andrew D. Workman

Service Engineer, Senior

$104,146

 

Ryan L. Moe

Systems Engineer, Senior

$104,146

 

Ashley R. Hightower

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

$104,017

 

Lan B. Nguyen

Accountant

$104,017

 

Latdavanh Vongphachanh

Manger, Benefits

$104,017

 

Michelle Kim Staack

Administrator, Human Resources Strategic Projects

$104,017

 

Anna C. Bauman-Smith

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

$104,017

 

Maunghi T. Pearson

Applications Developer  

$104,017

 

Charels B. Patterson

Data Scientist

$104,017

 

Quincey Leon Traynham

Accountant, Senior

$104,017

 

Kasey L. Kindywedi

Financial Systems Analyst, Senior

$104,017

 

Tammi S. Harmon

Teacher, Counselor

$102,975  

 

Laurie L. McGuigan

Teacher, District Program Facilitator (Student Support Services)

$102,975

 

Andrea Renee Welvaert

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$101,677

 

Sue Vang

Teacher, District Program Facilitator (Multilingual & Magnet)

$101,677

 

Jessica R. Krohn

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

$101,677

 

John Andrew Bauer

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

$101,677

 

Ariel S. Gittens

Program Specialist, Community Education

$101,481

 

Mauricio Jose Ochoa

Program Manager, Planning & Construction

$101,481

 

Kevin Kidimu

Financial Systems Analyst

$101,481

 

Julie Winslow Goldsmith

School Improvement Specialist

$101,481

 

Pauli Alina Vang

Accountant, Senior

$101,481

 

Abudeker A. Ahmed

Applications Developer

$101,481

 

Jerry Louis Gibson

Human Resources Business Partner

$101,481

 

Jean H. Coleman

Program Specialist (community Education)

$101,481

 

Susan Schecker

Office Manager, Senior Leadership Team

$101,481

 

Joya C. Musa

Teacher, Special Education (Vision)

$100,378

 

Anne S. Silverman

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$100,378

 

Britt Elizabeth Engrav

Teacher, District Program Facilitator

$100,378

 

Tommie Joseph Casey

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA, Instructional Specialist)

$100,378