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James Nielsen was the highest paid public employee working for Orchard View Schools in 2018, earning $120,118 during the year.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest earners at Orchard View Schools in 2018
| Rank | Employee | 2018 amount earned | 2017 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Nielsen | $120,118 | $117,702 | 2.1% |
| 2 | Daniel Bolhuis | $94,688 | — | — |
| 3 | Bryan Merchant | $94,392 | $80,712 | 16.9% |
| 4 | Kimberly Bidwell | $92,657 | $90,880 | 2% |
| 5 | Brenda Hodge | $90,252 | $88,534 | 1.9% |
| 6 | Simeon Frang | $88,538 | $90,402 | -2.1% |
| 7 | Stephanie Agard | $87,838 | $86,437 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Cheryl Lake | $83,936 | $83,826 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Elizabeth Ackley | $83,681 | $86,063 | -2.8% |
| 10 | Harold Holman | $81,634 | $88,402 | -7.7% |
| 11 | Lori Dirkse | $80,558 | $80,166 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Matthew Vandervelde | $80,000 | $80,149 | -0.2% |
| 13 | Thomas Hamilton | $79,718 | $76,192 | 4.6% |
| 14 | Joshua Smith | $79,384 | — | — |
| 15 | Janice Kuzma | $78,774 | $77,184 | 2.1% |
| 16 | Rhonda Jackson | $78,439 | $78,057 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Mary Cornish | $78,244 | $76,698 | 2% |
| 18 | David Mosier | $77,669 | $77,316 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Kelly Johnson | $77,652 | $77,877 | -0.3% |
| 20 | Adam Bluhm | $77,254 | $80,241 | -3.7% |
| 21 | Jodee Tuttle | $76,613 | $76,738 | -0.2% |
| 22 | Jeffrey Cook | $75,987 | $76,863 | -1.1% |
| 23 | Laura Wiles | $75,820 | $73,542 | 3.1% |
| 24 | Richard Erdman | $75,810 | $75,631 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Gretchen Beauleaux | $75,604 | $75,640 | 0% |
| 26 | James Sheehan | $75,503 | $76,149 | -0.8% |
| 26 | Angela Prins | $75,503 | $76,049 | -0.7% |
| 28 | Kathleen Vanmunster | $75,435 | $76,401 | -1.3% |
| 29 | Stephani Lewis | $75,206 | $73,660 | 2.1% |
| 30 | Craig Schultz | $75,164 | $74,847 | 0.4% |
| 31 | Carmen Henry | $74,911 | $75,195 | -0.4% |
| 32 | Karen Johnson | $74,815 | $77,330 | -3.3% |
| 33 | Jennifer Kitchka | $74,505 | $74,651 | -0.2% |
| 34 | Brent Ross | $74,263 | $74,979 | -1% |
| 35 | Andrew Vandenberg | $74,099 | $74,281 | -0.2% |
| 36 | Susan Kleaveland | $73,908 | $76,210 | -3% |
| 37 | Jean-pierre Erdelyi | $73,796 | $74,574 | -1% |
| 38 | Jennifer Jenkins | $73,778 | $73,950 | -0.2% |
| 39 | Rebecca Weaver | $73,696 | $75,281 | -2.1% |
| 40 | Timothy Hopkins | $73,534 | $75,465 | -2.6% |
| 41 | Tara Gerrans | $73,414 | $73,330 | 0.1% |
| 42 | Kimberly Foster | $73,374 | $74,031 | -0.9% |
| 43 | Christopher Curtis | $73,313 | $76,851 | -4.6% |
| 44 | Marvin Bolthouse | $73,267 | $73,683 | -0.6% |
| 45 | Kurt Lindstrom | $73,209 | $72,081 | 1.6% |
| 46 | Sherry Griswold | $73,104 | $73,851 | -1% |
| 47 | Natasha Jones Klint | $73,100 | $73,016 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Cheryl Daniels | $72,983 | $72,911 | 0.1% |
| 49 | Thomas Cole | $72,869 | $72,051 | 1.1% |
| 50 | Thomas Bruno | $72,764 | $73,813 | -1.4% |
| 51 | Douglas Clark | $72,745 | $73,641 | -1.2% |
| 52 | Julie Harrell | $72,280 | $72,116 | 0.2% |
| 53 | Jennifer Fethke | $72,220 | $72,566 | -0.5% |
| 54 | Mark Hill | $71,935 | $72,471 | -0.7% |
| 55 | Kimberly Manning | $71,887 | — | — |
| 56 | Samantha Wilson | $71,883 | $70,474 | 2% |
| 57 | Burt Wachter | $71,704 | $70,184 | 2.2% |
| 58 | Sheryl Boynton | $71,599 | $71,470 | 0.2% |
| 59 | Cindy Sheehan | $71,268 | $72,765 | -2.1% |
| 60 | Kathryn Erickson | $70,985 | $69,007 | 2.9% |
| 61 | Heather Macdonald | $70,818 | $52,978 | 33.7% |
| 62 | Michelle Vink | $70,243 | $68,977 | 1.8% |
| 63 | Ty Ross | $70,095 | $70,265 | -0.2% |
| 64 | Brenda Mccarl | $69,572 | $69,425 | 0.2% |
| 65 | Patrick Kitchka | $68,589 | $67,269 | 2% |
| 66 | Elizabeth Holman | $68,199 | $69,425 | -1.8% |
| 67 | Brandy Carey | $67,620 | $66,703 | 1.4% |
| 68 | Jo Johnson | $65,517 | $65,719 | -0.3% |
| 69 | Katherine Lindstrom | $64,683 | $66,332 | -2.5% |
| 70 | James Baker | $64,163 | $64,079 | 0.1% |
| 71 | Jeffery Dekuiper | $63,952 | $64,155 | -0.3% |
| 72 | Ronald Wildey | $63,929 | $66,124 | -3.3% |
| 73 | Kimberly Ross | $63,868 | $62,972 | 1.4% |
| 74 | Laura Dault | $63,631 | $62,854 | 1.2% |
| 75 | Natalie Robbins | $61,842 | $63,517 | -2.6% |
| 76 | Corrine Gerke | $60,606 | $57,039 | 6.3% |
| 77 | Heather Lorenz-babcock | $60,222 | $59,042 | 2% |
| 78 | Tamra Sytsma | $59,668 | $61,537 | -3% |
| 79 | Jane Holter | $58,410 | $56,929 | 2.6% |
| 80 | Scott Vennema | $58,249 | $57,543 | 1.2% |
| 81 | Christopher Lyonnais | $57,590 | $53,797 | 7.1% |
| 82 | Sharon Horsly | $57,240 | $55,250 | 3.6% |
| 83 | Corinna O'neal | $56,200 | $51,977 | 8.1% |
| 84 | Shaun Danicek | $55,928 | $55,482 | 0.8% |
| 85 | Kimberly Vukovich | $55,858 | $55,882 | 0% |
| 86 | Richard Bayne | $55,788 | $58,094 | -4% |
| 87 | David Randall | $55,558 | $54,081 | 2.7% |
| 88 | Brittany Steimel | $54,167 | — | — |
| 89 | Amanda Westerlund | $53,927 | $54,901 | -1.8% |
| 90 | Kathryn Bultema | $53,647 | $54,159 | -0.9% |
| 91 | Kelly Wienczewski | $53,359 | $60,072 | -11.2% |
| 92 | Julianne Fischer | $52,906 | $45,318 | 16.7% |
| 93 | Rhonda Walsh | $52,561 | $51,713 | 1.6% |
| 94 | Leroy Hackley | $51,818 | — | — |
| 95 | Amanda Delong | $51,415 | $51,552 | -0.3% |
| 96 | Alicia Tumele | $51,280 | $52,479 | -2.3% |
| 97 | Nicolas Cole | $51,052 | $50,677 | 0.7% |
| 98 | Chrisma Sellers | $50,900 | $49,912 | 2% |
| 99 | Lori Veurink | $50,856 | $50,956 | -0.2% |
| 100 | Lisa Emig | $50,711 | $52,414 | -3.2% |
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