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Displaying salaries for time period: 10/01/21 - 03/31/22

Full salary listings

Payee Name	Start date	End date	Salary Title	Amount	Notes	PDF
Payee Name Tyler Kensey	Start Date 02/07/22	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Staff Assistant	Amount $6,321.64	Notes
Payee Name James W. Fransen (Jim)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22 †	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $6,969.63	Notes † Employed to Feb 28 and from Mar 9
Payee Name Ashley D. Cullen	Start Date 12/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Staff Assistant	Amount $13,654.96	Notes
Payee Name Isabelle S. Staines	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 01/28/22	Salary Title Staff Assistant	Amount $14,204.47	Notes
Payee Name Roi A. Turalde	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Staff Assistant	Amount $21,468.62	Notes
Payee Name Heather Arpin Lowell	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $26,650.08	Notes
Payee Name Tatiana Lipsey	Start Date 11/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Attorney	Amount $36,990.83	Notes
Payee Name Diane E. Nesmeyer	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 02/05/22	Salary Title Office Manager	Amount $37,715.25	Notes
Payee Name Daniela Gonzales Navia	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Office Manager	Amount $42,111.11	Notes
Payee Name Patricia Harris Olsavsky	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Senior Staff Assistant	Amount $43,946.87	Notes
Payee Name Lindsay Hale Elliott-Smith	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Attorney	Amount $44,257.33	Notes
Payee Name Ciera Ashley Burke	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Attorney	Amount $44,257.33	Notes
Payee Name Kimberly D. Albrecht-Taylor (Kim)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 01/01/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $47,845.53	Notes
Payee Name Karson J. Katz	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Attorney	Amount $48,006.97	Notes
Payee Name John W. Wilcox	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Attorney	Amount $48,006.97	Notes
Payee Name Rebekah J. Musgrove (Becky)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Senior Staff Assistant	Amount $48,090.34	Notes
Payee Name Cassondra J. Murphy (C.J.)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Attorney	Amount $49,544.89	Notes
Payee Name Molly Dunlop Allman	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $52,107.52	Notes
Payee Name Christopher S. Patterson (Chris)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $56,353.17	Notes
Payee Name Katherine-Marie Pilar Canales (Katherine)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $56,353.17	Notes
Payee Name Kathryne Grendon Bonander (Katie)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $59,801.36	Notes
Payee Name Mark L. Mazzone	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $62,358.99	Notes
Payee Name Larissa Eltsefon	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $62,358.99	Notes
Payee Name Patrick N. Ryan	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $67,847.14	Notes
Payee Name Evan H. Frank	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $68,487.70	Notes
Payee Name Maureen Chantal Contreni	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $68,487.70	Notes
Payee Name Deanna E. Edwards	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $69,618.50	Notes
Payee Name Philip B. Lynch (Phil)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $72,074.50	Notes
Payee Name Christina Jacquet Kennelly	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $73,431.70	Notes
Payee Name Christine Miranda	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $73,431.70	Notes
Payee Name Thomas B. Heywood (Tom)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $73,431.70	Notes
Payee Name Robert F. Silver (Rob)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $74,788.45	Notes
Payee Name James L. Ollen-Smith	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $74,788.45	Notes
Payee Name Margaret A. Bomba	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $76,145.08	Notes
Payee Name Amy E. Gaynor	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $77,313.53	Notes
Payee Name Vincent J. Gaiani (Vince)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $79,943.06	Notes
Payee Name Kimberly Ann Whitaker Tamber (Kim)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $81,370.29	Notes
Payee Name Allison M. Otto	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $86,086.46	Notes
Payee Name Heather L. Burnham	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $86,680.38	Notes
Payee Name John A. Henderson	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Margaret A. Rose	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Ruth Ann Ernst	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Senior Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Kelly Malone Thornburg	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Kevin M. Davis	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name William R. Baird (Bill)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Legislative Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Mark M. McGunagle	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Senior Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Thomas E. Cole (Thom)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Information Systems Director	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Kristin K. Romero	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Matthew D. McGhie (Matt)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Senior Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name John W. Baggaley	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Assistant Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name John Allen Goetcheus	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Senior Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes
Payee Name Elizabeth Aldridge King (Liz)	Start Date 10/01/21	End Date 03/31/22	Salary Title Deputy Legislative Counsel	Amount $88,191.63	Notes

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