Payroll Project: Butler County’s highest-paid educators

Local governments, including public schools, make payroll with your money. That’s why the Journal-News is using Ohio public records laws to assemble and analyze payroll data for governments across our region.

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According to those records, Butler County public school districts had 44 employees earn more than six figures in 2015.

The five highest-paid employees by school district in 2015 were:

BUTLER TECH

• CEO William E. Miller — $134,428

• COO David J. Helms — $120,303

• Executive Director of Secondary Education Michael J. Parry — $118,095

• Executive Director of Human Resources Cynthia C. Johnson — $109,986

• Principal Richard P. Pate — $105,229

EDGEWOOD

• Superintendent Simon R. Fussnecker — $114,444

• Director of Human Resources Douglas J. Lantz — $114,444

• Curriculum Director Alesia L. Beckett — $93,857

• Principal Adrienne L. Sanders — $90,000

• Director of Athletics John R. Thomas — $86,195

FAIRFIELD

• Superintendent Paul M. Otten — $143,111

• Treasurer Nancy L. Lane — $126,270

• Assistant Superintendent Roger A. Martin — $121,195

• Director of Business Thomas E. Weiser — $114,304

• Principal Billy J. Smith — $111,038

HAMILTON

• Treasurer Robert A. Hancock — $126,672

• Assistant Superintendent Chad E. Konkle — $114,235

• Principal John M. Wilhelm — $113,735

• Principal Sheryl M. Burk — $107,407

• Principal Jeffrey D. Miller — $104,677 / Principal Brandon W. Stanfill — $104,677

LAKOTA*

• Superintendent Karen Mantia — $165,000

• Treasurer Jenni Logan — $141,085

• Assistant Superintendent Robb Vogelmann — $124,899

• Education Administrative Specialist Diane Brunsman — $119,850

• Education Administrative Specialist Christopher Passarge — $119,850

MADISON

• Superintendent Charles Philpot —$105,022

• Treasurer Richard Natiello — $90,311

• Principal Justin Smith — $90,127

• Assistant Principal Darren M. Stevens — $78,074

• Principal Jason Jackson — $77,994

MIDDLETOWN

• Superintendent Samuel Ison —$133,310

• Treasurer Randall Bertram — $119,459

• Senior Director of Learning Elizabeth Lolli — $112,052

• Senior Director of Student Services Tanya Davis — $111,074

• Senior Director of Human Resources Eric Gearhart — $108,158

MONROE

• Superintendent Philip Cagwin — $110,240

• Principal Brian Powderly — $101,533

• Curriculum Director Jody Long — $91,493

• Treasurer Holly Cahall — $89,797

• Principal Nancy Stratton — $87,797

NEW MIAMI

• Principal Patricial Duebber — $91,860

• Teacher Rhonda Parker — $88,740

• After School Mary Pennekamp — $80,408

• Mentor Lucy Euvrard — $75,515

• Treasurer Robin Bonar — $72,812

ROSS

• Principal Brian Martin —$94,733

• Principal Frank Perry — $83,156

• Principal Jesse Kohls — $82,577

• Teacher/Advisor Richard Roemer — $80,215

• Curriculum Director Kathy Diblasi —$75,932

TALAWANDA

• Superintendent Kelly Spivey — $200,524

• Treasurer Michael Davis — $123,713

• Principal Harold York — $102,891

• Director of Curriculum Joan Stidham — $98,224

• Athletic Director Wesley Cole — $95,133

*provided base salaries

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