Rachel Backensto earns 3.2% more in 2019 working as a public employee in Ottawa County

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By Holland Reporter

Dec 27, 2021

Rachel Backensto earned $76,811 in 2019, 3.2 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Ottawa County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Thomas Martin's compensation of $237,166 was the most as a public employee in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Thomas Martin	West Ottawa Public Schools	$237,166	$231,381	2.5%
2	Thomas Tenbrink	Jenison Public Schools	$230,627	$223,910	3%
3	Peter Haines	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$227,717	$222,895	2.2%
4	Andrew Ingall	Grand Haven Public Schools	$193,679	$188,955	2.5%
5	Brian Davis	Holland Public Schools	$193,555	$100,524	92.5%
6	Calvin Dekuiper	Zeeland Public Schools	$183,596	$170,577	7.6%
7	Dennis Furton	Spring Lake Public Schools	$174,621	$164,924	5.9%
8	Jeri Start-Page	West Ottawa Public Schools	$170,046	$172,812	-1.6%
9	James English	West Ottawa Public Schools	$168,494	$171,570	-1.8%
10	Julia Gillespie	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$167,420	$156,693	6.8%
11	Ronald Veldman	Coopersville Public Schools	$158,000	$156,050	1.2%
12	Kyle Mayer	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$155,006	$151,372	2.4%
13	Garth Cooper	Allendale Public Schools	$152,700	$150,000	1.8%
14	Gregory Lamore	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$152,523	$148,948	2.4%
15	Todd Tulgestke	West Ottawa Public Schools	$152,083	$135,959	11.9%
16	Christopher Lamer	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$147,425	$142,975	3.1%
17	Scott Powers	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$147,142	$143,700	2.4%
18	Margaret Putnam	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$145,568	$140,173	3.8%
19	Michael Rohwer	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$144,899	$141,512	2.4%
20	Scott Grimes	Grand Haven Public Schools	$143,595	$140,328	2.3%
21	Jon Voss	Zeeland Public Schools	$139,580	$132,049	5.7%
22	Steven Goodman	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$136,894	$133,556	2.5%
23	Leslie Philipps	Jenison Public Schools	$136,233	$132,265	3%
24	Brandon Graham	Jenison Public Schools	$133,623	$129,731	3%
25	Joseph Devries	Jenison Public Schools	$133,150	$102,465	29.9%
26	David Searles	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$132,760	$129,668	2.4%
27	Patrick BriggsII	Hudsonville Public Schools	$132,485	$114,023	16.2%
28	Mary Pollock	Jenison Public Schools	$132,241	$128,389	3%
29	Scott Ely	Spring Lake Public Schools	$132,202	$125,463	5.4%
30	Rex Thelen	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$132,083	$129,007	2.4%
31	Margaret Zainea-Baker	Coopersville Public Schools	$128,837	$119,703	7.6%
32	Christine Marcy	Jenison Public Schools	$128,750	$103,846	24%
33	Robert Park	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$128,367	$125,382	2.4%
34	Rebekah Redmer	Jenison Public Schools	$127,215	$117,035	8.7%
35	Jason Pasatta	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$126,050	$123,122	2.4%
36	Mark King	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$125,916	$122,992	2.4%
37	Michael Gilchrist	Spring Lake Public Schools	$125,557	$121,957	3%
38	Gregory Eding	Zeeland Public Schools	$124,920	$119,596	4.5%
39	Leon Westervelt	Jenison Public Schools	$124,215	$120,597	3%
40	Jens Milobinski	West Ottawa Public Schools	$123,659	$121,566	1.7%
41	Crystal Morse	Jenison Public Schools	$120,642	$113,048	6.7%
42	Kristy Rogalla	Jenison Public Schools	$120,445	$116,937	3%
43	Tracy Wilson	Grand Haven Public Schools	$120,401	$117,539	2.4%
44	Lloyd Gingerich	Jenison Public Schools	$120,092	$112,532	6.7%
45	Tamela Mannes	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$119,900	$113,220	5.9%
46	Jason Reinecke	West Ottawa Public Schools	$119,284	$100,381	18.8%
47	Brandi-Lyn Mendham	Zeeland Public Schools	$118,571	$107,759	10%
48	Peter Johnson	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$116,605	$113,907	2.4%
49	Michael Dalman	Zeeland Public Schools	$116,543	$111,633	4.4%
50	John Holwerda	Zeeland Public Schools	$116,336	$111,401	4.4%
51	Douglas Greer	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$115,969	$113,140	2.5%
52	Jennifer Field	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$115,623	$110,959	4.2%
53	Mary Evink	Grand Haven Public Schools	$115,592	$112,358	2.9%
54	Tanya Uganski	West Ottawa Public Schools	$115,502	$113,085	2.1%
55	Aaron West	Spring Lake Public Schools	$114,772	$111,641	2.8%
56	Sara McIntyre-Lindstrom	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$114,744	$112,092	2.4%
57	David Stefanich	West Ottawa Public Schools	$114,319	$114,937	-0.5%
58	Joanne Thorsen	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$113,235	$109,595	3.3%
59	William Ross	Hudsonville Public Schools	$113,168	$106,939	5.8%
60	Gregory Rutten	West Ottawa Public Schools	$112,376	$108,480	3.6%
61	Lynn Vankampen	Zeeland Public Schools	$111,834	$103,175	8.4%
61	Holly Boehle	Zeeland Public Schools	$111,834	$107,332	4.2%
63	Nancy Clyde	Zeeland Public Schools	$111,597	$96,067	16.2%
64	Craig Greshaw	Zeeland Public Schools	$111,567	$106,832	4.4%
65	Michelle Woods	West Ottawa Public Schools	$111,370	$108,027	3.1%
66	Sarah Huizenga	Zeeland Public Schools	$111,350	$106,627	4.4%
67	Laurie Poll	Zeeland Public Schools	$111,278	$106,521	4.5%
68	Elizabeth Boeve	Spring Lake Public Schools	$111,200	$108,078	2.9%
69	Benjamin Lewakowski	Spring Lake Public Schools	$110,581	$107,412	3%
70	Joel Olson	Hudsonville Public Schools	$110,024	$103,681	6.1%
71	Paul McNitt	West Ottawa Public Schools	$109,923	$96,772	13.6%
72	Brevet Bartels	West Ottawa Public Schools	$109,611	$94,337	16.2%
73	Daniel Remenap	Allendale Public Schools	$109,564	$107,960	1.5%
74	Lisa Danicek	Grand Haven Public Schools	$109,558	$107,410	2%
75	John GilletteII	Hudsonville Public Schools	$109,464	$103,644	5.6%
76	Rolfe Timmerman	West Ottawa Public Schools	$109,422	$38,484	184.3%
77	Theresa Reagan	Hudsonville Public Schools	$109,264	$105,724	3.3%
77	Mark Heagle	Hudsonville Public Schools	$109,264	$104,451	4.6%
79	Michael Klavon	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$108,772	$106,119	2.5%
80	Ralph Neal	Zeeland Public Schools	$108,650	$91,671	18.5%
81	David Erdmans	Allendale Public Schools	$108,505	$88,872	22.1%
82	Michael Shelton	Grand Haven Public Schools	$107,912	$106,056	1.8%
82	Kate Augustyn	Grand Haven Public Schools	$107,912	$106,056	1.8%
84	Thomas Winegar	West Ottawa Public Schools	$107,738	$105,053	2.6%
85	Shelley Peets	Spring Lake Public Schools	$107,670	$104,558	3%
86	Kevin Westrate	West Ottawa Public Schools	$107,519	$103,694	3.7%
87	Michael Vanderbeek	Jenison Public Schools	$107,360	$98,499	9%
88	Sandra Smits	Spring Lake Public Schools	$107,302	$104,200	3%
89	Cavin Mohrhardt	Spring Lake Public Schools	$106,556	$106,807	-0.2%
90	Timothy Minnear	Zeeland Public Schools	$106,229	$102,337	3.8%
91	Rachael Postle	Jenison Public Schools	$106,211	$99,525	6.7%
92	MacKenzie Stefanich	Hudsonville Public Schools	$105,810	$66,569	58.9%
93	Ryan Pfahler	Coopersville Public Schools	$105,800	$105,800	0%
94	Gary Torno	Allendale Public Schools	$105,605	$104,059	1.5%
95	Jennifer Headley-Nordman	Holland Public Schools	$105,580	$100,562	5%
96	Thomas Degraaf	Zeeland Public Schools	$105,494	$100,924	4.5%
97	Kimberly St. Martin	Ottawa Area Intermediate School District	$105,478	$102,905	2.5%
98	Paul Bentley	Hudsonville Public Schools	$105,426	$103,768	1.6%
99	Brett Cataldo	Jenison Public Schools	$105,258	$102,192	3%
100	Eric McCourt	West Ottawa Public Schools	$105,218	$89,284	17.8%