Article #11 in a Series >>>>> Davis Center Staff by Position and Salary (May 2026) >>>>> Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $60,000 and $70,000 in Annual Salary

As of May 2026, there were 581 staff members at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices, 1250 West Broadway. 

 

Twenty-three (23) staff members received between $50,000 and $60,000 in annual salary, as follows:

 

Kazoua Yang

Benefits Analyst

$68,474

 

Kelsy Valena Dominguez Palma

Student Enrollment & Retention Specialist

$67,245

 

Matthew John LaFlave

Teacher, World Languages (Ojibwe, Indian Education)

$67,948

 

Ikea Davonna McGriff

Out4Good Specialist (Equity & School Climate)

$63,769.23

 

Damalo A. Jackson

Training Specialist, Nutrition Services

$63,544

 

Janae B. Streufert

Program Coordinator, Student Engagement

$63,422

 

Lisa B. Seibold

Student Information Specialist Senior

$63,336

 

John A. Alverson

Accounts Payable Specialist, Senior

$63,336

 

Miriam L. Bellido

Translator (Communications)

$63,315

 

Johnny Hyatt

Custodian, Senior

School Success Program Assistant

$64,085

 

Brady D. Hills

Coordinator, Catering & Retail (Food Service)

$63,814

 

Angie L. Powell

Teacher, District Program Facilitator (Adaptive Physical Education)

$63,021

 

Amy Leigh Shatila

Teacher, Psychological Services

$63,021

 

Lindsey Sarah Egeler

Teacher, Music Therapy

$61,775

 

Catina N. Taylor

Education Support Professionals (ESP) President

$61,369.11538

 

Gary Lee Smith

School Support Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$61,369.11538

 

Amanda Louise Turbell

School Support Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$61,369.11538

 

Christopher Lee Winkelman

School Support Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$61,369.11538

 

Roy Lemonde McPipe

School Support Program Assistant (Special Education Program 3)

$61,369.11538

 

Madison Emily Smith

School Support Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$61,369.11538

 

Diana L. Leaskas

Account Specialist (Indian Education)

$61,568

 

Lasonderia LaShey Rogers

Account Specialist (Youth & Adult Enrichment)

$61,568

 

Eizabeth JoAnn Toeben

Teacher, School Nurse

$61,192

 

 

Article #12 in a Series >>>>> Davis Center Staff by Position and Salary (May 2026) >>>>> Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $50,000 and $60,000 in Annual Salary

As of May 2026, there were 581 staff members at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices, 1250 West Broadway. 

 

Fifty-two (52) staff members received between $50,000 and $60,000 in annual salary, as follows:

 

Isaiah Robert Simon

Student Support Specialist

$59,826.58462

 

Paulo Fleeh Barbour

Account Specialist

$59,862

 

Erin M. Bolden

Accounts Payable Specialist

$59,862

 

Fabiola Ortega-Aguilar

Account Specialist (Extended Learning)

$59,862

 

Senglada Sanychanh

Account Specialist (Extended Learning)

$59,862

 

Tina J. McCambridge

Account Specialist (Contract Alternatives)

$59,862

 

Agata Nada Sisto

Accounts Payable Specialist

$59,862

 

Karla Lee Engle

Account Specialist (Academic Programs)

$59,862

 

Connie Rose Parenteau

Teacher, Music Therapy

$58,675

 

Marla Zappa

Student Information Specialist (Special Education)

$58,635

 

Connie Syyzuk

Student Information Specialist (Minneapolis Kids)

$58,635

 

Elizabeth A. Therkildsen

Teacher, District Program Facilitator (Extended Learning)

$58,253

 

 

Gladys Eugenia Perez
Family & Community Liaison (Education Support Professional [ESP])
$58,200

 

Heidi L. Olson

Student Support Specialist

$58,121.4425

 

Aweys A. Hassan

Translator (Communications)

$58,074

 

Alphonso Y. David

Education Support Professional (ESP) Mentor (Equity & School Climate)

$57,947

 

Alyssa Marie Parkhurst

School Success Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$57,947

 

Erika Macias

Human Resources Business Specialist

$57,616

 

Meghan Faviola Quito

Human Resources Business Specialist

$57,616

 

Antenisha Nichole Griggs

Licensed Practical Nurse

$57,010.5

 

Stacey A. Hulsey

Licensed Practical Nurse

$57,010.5

 

Ye Yang

Engagement, Education & Outreach

$56,547

 

Aylin Del Carmen Orihuela-Vera

Education Support Professionals Mentor (Equity & School Climate)

$56,268.55769

 

Simone Kae Rask

School Support Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$56,268.55769

 

Esther Andrea-Vera

Office Specialist (Data Processing, Senior)

$54,808

 

Ruby A. Mejia

School Support Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$54,677.44231

 

Alma Angelica Garcia-Sanchez

Office Specialist, Senior (Student Placement Services)

$54,642

 

Loann Leanna Nguyen Igalsbe

Account Specialist (Youth & Adult Enrichment)

$54,163.03846

 

Melissa Anastasia Kotinek Marsh

Teacher, School Nurse

$54,358

 

Mee Vang Scott

Account Specialist (Extended Learning)

$53,647

 

Diane L. Thorpe

Office Specialist (Facilities Planning, Design, & Construction)

$53,488

 

Nina Sofia Centrella

Teacher, School Nurse

$53,484

 

Lu Yang

Student Support Specialist (Check & Connect)

$50,331.44231

 

Justis Dylan Brokenrope

School Success Program Assistant (Indian Education_

$53,054

Alejandra Emily Moreno

School Success Program Assistant (Office of Latine Achievement)

$53,054

 

Mayde Vega

School Success Program Assistant (Office of Latine Achievement)

$53,054

Natalia Powers

School Success Program Assistant (Office of Latine Achievement)

$53,054

Michelle Anai Montoya

School Success Program Assistant (Office of Latine Achievement)

$53,054

Camila Julia Pedroza Garcia

School Success Program Assistant (Office of Latine Achievement)

$53,054

Jesus Ivan Montoy Salazar

School Success Program Assistant (Office of Latine Achievement)

$53,054

 

Jeremy Lee Miller

Director, Counseling Services & GEAR Up

$51,962

 

Sarah Jane Hassbroek

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA, Literacy Specialist)

$52,517

 

Abbie Finger

Teacher, District Program Facilitator (Teacher Development)

$52,517

 

Laura B. Peabody

Office Specialist, Medical

$51,501

 

Hopa Grace Stevens

School Success Program Assistant

$50,331.44231

 

Ambersky Lenae Stevens

School Success Program Assistant

$50,331.44231

 

Kayelyn Youngkin
School Success Program Assistant

$50,331.44231

 

Lucia Guillen

Student Support Specialist (Check & Connect)

$50,331.44231

 

Shayda Gail Gounili

Student Support Specialist (Check & Connect)

$50,331.44231

 

Amber Sue Lewis

Student Support Specialist (Check & Connect)

$50,331.44231

 

Payong Vee Yang

Account Clerk, Special Education

Student Support Services (Check & Connect)

$50,211

 

Jelicia T. Bell

Education Support Professionals (ESP) Resident (Special Education)

$50,178.75

 

 

Article #13 in a Series >>>>> Davis Center Staff by Position and Salary (May 2026) >>>>> Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $40,000 and $50,000 in Annual Salary

As of May 2026, there were 581 staff members at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices, 1250 West Broadway. 

 

Eighty-one (81) staff members received between $40,000 and $50,000 in annual salary, as follows:

 

Isman Mohamed

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreters)

$48,954

 

Aida L. Azzazi

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreters)

$48,954

 

Katherine C. Villasenor

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreters)

$48,954

 

Tania Garcia Estrada

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreters)

$48,954

 

Amira Ali Omar

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreters)

$48,954

 

Paola Priscila Martinez

Associate Educator, Preschool Programs

$48,954

 

Jessie Vang

Associate Educator, Preschool Programs

$48,954

 

Shauna M. Stipkovits

Teacher, Counselor

$48,544

 

Deborah Anne Moen

Eacher, Emeritus (Special Education Program 3)

$47,121.46154

 

Donald L. Groce

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO])

$47,312.25

 

Hadan A. Hassan

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO] Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Svitlana I. Prokopius

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO] Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Sofia Kaye Jenkins

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO] Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Angela D. Mustapha

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO] Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Arlensu Amparo Segovia

Education Support Professional Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Dyshawn Kianna Hager

Education Support Professional Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Sara M. Pettis

Education Support Professional Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Christopher W. Johnson

Education Support Professional Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Cassandra L. Ostreich

Education Support Professional Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Frank Jesse Williamson

Education Support Professional Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Sasha Kuwasi Ryshkus Knutso

Education Support Professional Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Jia Diamond Lewis

Education Support Professional Resident, Elementary (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Julia Kathleen Offerdahl

Education Support Professional Resident, Elementary (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Apprentice)

$47,312.25

 

Nastaaja Unique Johnson Buck

Student Support Specialist (Check & Connect)

$47,724.11538

 

Sally Ann Peterson

Special Education Assistant (Special Education Program 3)

$47,724.38462

 

Anise A. Amin

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreter)

$47,724

 

Abdul Karin Maalin

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreter)

$47,724

 

Amal A. Adam

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreter)

$47,724

 

Esmeralda Duran Silvan

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreter)

$47,724

 

Aleyda Patricia Lopez Guerra

Associate Educator (Preschool Programs)

$47,724

 

Drake T. Myers

Associate Educator (Preschool Programs)

$47,724

 

Jaqueline M. Kjono

Office Specialist, Data Processing

$47,256.34615

 

Kathleen Mary Saporito

Teacher, Special Education (Vision)

$47,219

 

Galiena Boyajian

Systems Engineer, Enterprise Infrastructure

$47,164

 

Samantha Stephanie Alvarez Larena 

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreter)

$46,559.44231

 

 

Amelia Greenwood Furman

Teacher, Emeritus (Special Education Program 3)

$46,361.46154

 

Alexis Abigail Dauenhauer

Student Success Program Assistant (Indian Education)

$46,026.44231

 

Kathleen D. Healy

Teacher, Elementary (Special Education Program 3)

$45,601.46154

 

Theresa A. Kendie

Teacher, Elementary (Special Education Program 3)

$45,601.46154

 

Teigen P. Swanson

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Teresa Christine Faucett

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Sarah Nichole Kaufman

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Tiaka Monique Doughty

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Asheley Renee Lynn Reese

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Jessa Ann Hedstrom Ryttie

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Britanni M. Carter

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Brittany Inez Alexander

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Kimberly S. Williamson

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Marcus David Kimbrough

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Medewe T. Pesseng

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Kara S. Fortner

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Maria Jackeline Palacios

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Special Education (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Jairo Alberto Coronel Morillo

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Elementary (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Juan Carlos Salinas Cortes

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Elementary (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Robert Virgil Petrie

Education Support Professional (ESP) Resident, Elementary (Grow Your Own [GYO]) Residency

$45,834.75

 

Javier Mojica Acosta

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Lourdes Marisol Placencia

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Cierra DaNae Hopson

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Juana Reyes

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Jamie Nicole Gates

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Anita Marie Grant

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Kritin A. Trippe

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Lynn-Teresa Lutgen

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Valerie Gardner

Education Support Professional (Grow Your Own Resident, Elementary)

$45,834.75

 

Pankee Vang

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA, PAR Mentor)

$45,233

 

Anita F. Stowe

Office Specialist (Facilities Planning, Design & Construction)

$44,866

 

Samme Faissal Nassrullah

Custodian

$44,657

 

Khadlio A. Ibrahim

Custodian

$44,337

 

Adriana Barrazo Reyes

Associate Educator, Special Education Interpreter

$44,328.88462

 

John Fraser Strand

Associate Educator, Special Education Interpreter

$44,328.88462

 

Lexus Mayfield

Associate Educator, Special Education Assistant (Programs)

$44,328.88462

 

Geneti G. Kumsa

Associate Educator, Special Education Interpreter

$44,058.44231

 

Gold Adanma-Ogembi Obasi

Student Support Specialist

$43,590.88462

 

Melissa AnnMarie Winship

Teacher, Counselor (Check & Connect)

$43,908

 

Adily Mishael Hendrick

Office Specialist, Career & Technical Education

$42,300

 

Cassandra L. Kiener

Student Support Services (Check & Connect)

$42,360.58462

 

Bizuwerk Zenido-Balla

Associate Educator (Special Education Interpreter)

$41,916.98097

 

Michelle Lynn Rukavina

Student Support Services (Check & Connect)

$40,012.05769

 

Anna Rosell Hjelberg

Student Support Services (Check & Connect)

$40,012.05769

 

Kobe Wayne Gourneau

Student Support Services (Check & Connect)

$40,012.05769

 

Mario C. Onofre-Cuate

Student Support Services (Check & Connect)

$40,012.05769

 

Article #14 in a Series >>>>> Davis Center Staff by Position and Salary (May 2026) >>>>> Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $30,000 and $40,000 in Annual Salary

As of May 2026, there were 581 staff members at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices, 1250 West Broadway. 

 

Seven (7) staff members received between $30,000 and $40,000 in annual salary, as follows:

 

Paulina Jacobson

Student Support Services (Check & Connect)

$39,790.5

 

Dahlia Izel Vazquez

Intervener (Minneapolis Online, 6-12)

$39,727.42305

 

Jean Dufresne Perzel

Information Assistant (Early Childhood & Family Education)

$37,724.71154

 

Jamez L, Smith

Office Specialist, Student Placement Services

$37,658

 

Melvin Edward Patton

Swimming Instructor

$34,883

 

Lydia L. Allegro

Teacher, Adaptive Physical Education

$31,986

 

Joanne Kay Peltonen

Associate Educator, Preschool Programs

$30,902.17308

 

Article #15 in a Series >>>>> Davis Center Staff by Position and Salary (May 2026) >>>>> Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $20,000 and $30,000 in Annual Salary

As of May 2026, there were 581 staff members at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices, 1250 West Broadway. 

 

Six (6) staff members received between $20,000 and $30,000 in annual salary, as follows:

 

Sumaya Mohamoud Aden

Associate Educator, Early Childhood Screening

$29,390.69231

 

Heidi Jo Streed

Teacher, School Nurse

$25,152

 

Jessica A. Chicaizo

Associate Educator, Early Childhood Screening

$24,734.82692

 

JoAnn Marie Gonzalez

Associate Educator, Check & Connect

$24,477

 

Tracy J. McCoy

Office Specialist (Special Education Program 3)

$23,066.82692

 

Joanne E. Kintop

Associate Educator, Check & Connect

$21,111.05769

 

 

Article #16 in a Series >>>>> Davis Center Staff by Position and Salary (May 2026) >>>>> Davis Center Staff Receiving Less Than $20,000 in Annual Salary

As of May 2026, there were 581 staff members at the Davis Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices, 1250 West Broadway. 

 

Seven (7) staff members received less than $20,000 in annual salary, as follows:

 

Kjerstin Elizabeth Rydeen

Teacher, Social Worker

$18,093

 

Corri L. Stuyvenberg

Teacher, Physical Therapist

$10,504

 

Riley W. Kvam

Special Education Assistant Cadre (Minneapolis Online, K-5)

$9,501.75

 

Elsa Rose Konath

Teacher, Music Therapy

$5,735

 

Lacie K. Peterson

Clerical, Intermittent

$0

 

Samuel Miller Robertson

Temporary, Miscellaneous

$0

 

Walta Abraha Negassie

Temporary, Miscellaneous

$0

 

Deceptive Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams Continues to Maintain a Heavy Central Office Staffing Burden of Five Hundred Eighty-One (581) at the Davis Center

Davis Center Staff Receiving $200,000 or More in Annual Salary (May 2026)

 

Nine (9) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $170,000 and $200,00 More in Annual Salary

 

Eight (8) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $140,000 and $170,00 More in Annual Salary

 

Thirteen (13) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $130,000 and $140,00 More in Annual Salary

 

Fifteen (15) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $120,000 and $130,00 More in Annual Salary

 

Forty-eight (48) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $110,000 and $120,00 More in Annual Salary

 

Thirty-four (34) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $100,000 and $110,00 More in Annual Salary

 

Seventy-two (72) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $90,000 and $100,00 More in Annual Salary

 

Sixty-six (66) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $80,000 and $90,000 More in Annual Salary

 

Seventy-two (72) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $70,000 and $80,000 More in Annual Salary

 

Sixty-seven (67) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $60,000 and $70,000 More in Annual Salary

 

Twenty-three (23) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $50,000 and $60,000 More in Annual Salary

 

Fifty-two (52) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $40,000 and $50,000 More in Annual Salary

 

Eighty-one (81) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $30,000 and $40,000 More in Annual Salary

 

Seven (7) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $20,000 and $30,000 More in Annual Salary

 

Six (6) staff members

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Less Than $20,000 in Annual Salary

 

Seven (7) staff members

 

 

Total number of staff members

 

                      581

 

Total Expenditure for Salaries for Staff at the Davis Center

 

                $50,221,551

 

..........................................................................

 

Comparison of Total Number of Staff Members at the Davis Center at Certain Junctures

 

April 2025                       >>>>>                 594

 

May 2025                       >>>>>                 584

 

July 2025                         >>>>>                 543

 

September  2025          >>>>>                 574

 

May  2026        >>>>>                               581

 

 

During spring 2025, the Superintendent Lisa Sayle-Adams administration made several conflicting claims as to staff reductions at the Davis Center, claiming at various times in April and May 2025 that reductions of 11.74%, 14.2%, and 13.8% had been made in anticipation of the budget proposal at academic year’s end.  The administration finally settled on the latter figure of 13.8% but had to admit, upon my investigation and questioning, that the 13.8% did not refer to actual reductions but to reductions in number of staff maximally allowed at the Davis Center.

 

Upon examination of actual staff reductions, we find that a two percent (2%) staff reduction was made from April to May 2025;  a seven percent (7%) staff reduction was made from May to July 2025;  a six percent (6%) staff increase occurred from July to September 2025; and that another increase of two percent (2%) was made from September 2025 to May 2026.

 

The drop to 543 staff members from May 2025 to July 2025 was likely due to summer staff resignations and changes, while the increase to 574 staff members likely reflects new hires to fill those vacated during the summer.

 

What is highly notable is that during the twelve months from May 2025 to May 2026, staff members at the Davis Center deceased by just three (3) positions for a paltry five-tenths of one percent (0.5%) decrease.

 

Understand, then,

 

>>>>>    that the Lisa Sayles-Adams administration made highly deceptive claims of staff reductions at the Davis Center that never matched the percentage claimed.

 

>>>>>     and that staffing at the Davis Center in May 2025 and May 2026 was at approximately the same level.

 

Know also, then, that at time of grave financial distress in the form of static student enrollment, (currently at approximately 29,000 students) and a deficit or approximately $40,000,000 (forty million dollars), no effort has been made to reduce the central office burden.

 

Also understand that with expenditure of $50,221,551 for salaries at the Davis Center as of May 2026, that figure is approximately four percent (4%) higher than the $48,341,612 comparable figure of May 2025.

 

Perpend  >>>>>

There is no effort by the Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams administration to reduce the central office burden at the Minneapolis Public Schools.