SW Arizona News

The Veterans' Service Advisory Commission paid an average compensation of $43,875 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 35 percent more with a compensation of $59,597. Total compensation is made up of an employee's annual salary with the addition of any overtime pay earned throughout the year.

The highest-paid public employee working for the Veterans' Service Advisory Commission—Wanda Wright—earned $133,000 as the director.

When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full time were included.

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	Wanda Wright	Director	$133,000
2	Robert Barnes	--	$129,000
3	Veronica Keasbey	--	$124,345
4	Scott Kurish	--	$120,000
4	John Scott	--	$120,000
6	Lauren Quebbeman	--	$108,000
7	Robert Tunila	Assistant director	$105,000
8	Lillian Rastgoo	--	$95,000
8	Luis Marquez	Assistant director	$95,000
8	Robert Fincher	--	$95,000
11	Evangelina Talaro	--	$88,690
12	Markesha Horton	--	$87,941
13	Anthony Thone	--	$87,567
14	Runee Spahr	--	$86,729
15	Isaiah Omete	--	$86,554
16	Victoria Uzoanya	--	$86,528
16	Cortney Reilly	--	$86,528
16	Tezera Tadesse	--	$86,528
16	Nakia Cadogan	--	$86,528
16	Micaela Ochoa	--	$86,528
16	Nicole Hofer	--	$86,528
16	Colleen Green	--	$86,528
16	Kiara McKenzie	--	$86,528
16	Erica Bunn	--	$86,528
16	Ryan Diaz	--	$86,528
16	Reina Torres	--	$86,528
27	Naveen Konidala	--	$85,280
27	Wellesina Thomas	--	$85,280
27	Juanita Jones	--	$85,280
27	Frank Peinado	--	$85,280
31	Leticia Bucciferro	--	$84,788
32	Destini Perez	--	$82,949
33	David Holt	--	$82,292
34	Christina Rucker	--	$82,244
34	Veronica Suell	--	$82,244
34	William Mokaya	--	$82,244
34	Rosenda Torcende	--	$82,244
34	John Weflen	--	$82,244
34	Mohammad Wahid	--	$82,244
40	Victor Daniels	--	$80,000
40	Maria Adame	--	$80,000
40	Tonie Greve	--	$80,000
43	Jessica Fine	--	$78,614
44	Jean Baynes	--	$78,250
45	Judith Lavery	--	$77,126
46	Emmanuel Tangim	--	$74,363
47	Judy Chang	--	$74,020
48	Anamarie Rollan	--	$73,161
49	Marianne Blanchard	--	$72,342
50	Michelle Napoleon	--	$71,564
51	Jennifer Harris	--	$71,000
52	Gastelum Stephanie Meza	--	$70,954
53	Leanna Deking	--	$70,000
53	Marcus Depace	--	$70,000
55	Sheri Banner	Human resources manager	$69,998
56	Wyniska Chism	--	$69,458
57	Jeanne Kraus	--	$68,640
57	Jane Jones	--	$68,640
59	Doris Pless	--	$68,250
60	Lori Braddock	--	$68,229
61	Lance Sheldon	--	$67,492
62	Michael Hampton	--	$67,436
63	Hisako Imota	--	$67,028
64	Alice Kalu	--	$66,964
65	Nancy Turco	--	$66,560
65	Betty Parisek	--	$66,560
65	Tara Sowle	--	$66,560
65	Stacey Valadez	--	$66,560
69	Beatrice Muse	--	$66,241
70	Joan Larocca	--	$66,093
71	Kristin Boomgaarden	--	$65,499
72	Wealnelia Mendoza	--	$63,953
73	Emily Eyster	--	$63,941
74	Jerrianne Davis-Gray	--	$63,553
75	Michael Booker	Administrative services officer	$63,000
76	Tommi Patterson	--	$62,995
77	Zekarias Hochiso	--	$62,947
78	John Onaiyekan	--	$62,762
79	Brenda Morrison	--	$62,593
80	Denise Tate	--	$62,400
81	Elizabeth Rominger	--	$62,000
82	Maricela Curiel	--	$61,710
83	Naomy Cheseret	--	$61,625
84	David Guerin	--	$61,215
85	Fabiana Raniag	--	$60,841
86	Gloria Anyaeji	--	$60,564
86	Anne Cooper	--	$60,564
88	Lashauna Baker	--	$60,527
89	Tereasa Carmon	--	$60,385
90	Adewusi Keshinro	--	$60,354
91	Chrissy Weiers-Hawn	--	$60,000
91	Margie Silva	--	$60,000
91	Yvette Tallo	--	$60,000
94	Ellen Thornton	--	$59,706
95	Minerva Bobadilla	--	$59,518
96	Byron Jones	--	$59,496
97	Charlotte Dubinko	--	$59,488
97	Karen Havens	--	$59,488
97	Angela Latimer	--	$59,488
97	Claudia Cayetano	--	$59,488