EXEMPT SALARY CHANGES – Upper Level Positions – Part 1
This is a listing, in two parts, of exempt salary changes for personnel in upper level positions. The listing is by employee name, position title, current salary, proposed salary, and percent of change. Departments and divisions are listed alphabetically.
Employee name, Position Title — Current Salary — Proposed Salary, % Change
AGRICULTURE
Henry Schuster, Commissioner — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
Elvette L. Elliott, Asst. Commr.— $54,500 — $75,000, 37.61%
Lawrence Lewis, Deputy Commr. — $54,000 — $65,000, 20.37%
EDUCATION
Ruby Simmonds, Commissioner — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
Noreen Michael, Asst. Commr. — $64,700 — $84,000, 29.83%
Rosalia Payne, Insular Supt.— $64,500 — $83,000, 28.68%
Terrence T. Joseph, Insular Supt. — $64,500 — $83,000, 28.68%
Cecilia Knowles, Deputy Insular Supt. — $62,000 — $82,000, 32.26%
William Frett, Deputy Insular Supt. — $62,000 — $82,000, 32.26%
Leroy Trotman, Deputy Commr. — $62,000 — $75,000, 20.97%
Sonia Clendinen, Deputy Commr. — $62,000 — $75,000, 20.97%
Tregenza Roach, Legal Counsel, Asst. Ag – DOE/Labor — $59,000 — $75,000, 27.12%
Alscess Lewis-Brown, Director, Human Resources — $58,500 — $70,000, 19.66%
Joann Meyers-Rhymer, Budget Control Officer — $58,500 — $68,000, 16.24%
Anna Lewis, Director, Voc. Ed./ Adult Ed. – State — $60,500 — $67,000, 10.74%
Belinda West-O'Neal, Director, Special Ed. – State — $62,000 — $67,000, 8.06%
Clinton Stapleton, Director, State – Instructional Technology — $54,000 — $67,000, 24.07%
Elodia Weekly, Dir. State Spec. Nutrition — $55,000 — $67,000, 21.82%
Carrie Johns, Dir. District – Director, Special Ed. — $59,500 — $65,000, 9.24%
Lauren Larsen, Dir. District – C.A.T. — $56,148 — $65,000, 15.77%
Patricia Nathan, Dir. District – C.A.T. — $57,000 — $65,000, 14.04%
FINANCE
Bernice A. Turnbull, Commr. — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
Valencio Jackson, Asst. Commr. — $62,000 — $75,000, 20.97%
Austin L. Nibbs, Deputy Commr. — $60,000 — $72,000, 20.00%
Alvin Williams, Dir. Mgt. Info. Systems — $60,000 — $70,000, 16.67%
John M. Dobbins, Dir, of Treasury — $58,000 — $70,000, 20.69%
Vacant, Director of Accounting — $58,000 — $70,000, 20.69%
FIRE
Ian E. Williams Sr., Director — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
HEALTH
Mavis L. Matthew, Commr. — $79,500 — $85,000, 6.92%
Vacant, Asst. Commr., Dir. MCH&CC — $65,000 — $80,000, 23.08%
Ake Mattsson, Mental Health Evaluation — $75,000 — $78, 750, 5.00%
Seshagin Alla, Terr. Director of Risk Mgt. — $53,825 — $75,000, 39.34%
Lucien Moolenaar, Deputy Commr., Public Health — $62,000 — $75,000, 20.97%
Margaret Sprauve, Terr. Director of Women's Health — $70,000 — $75,000, 7.14%
Vacant-CTBF (appt. in process), Deputy Commr., Health Prom. & Dis. Prev./ Dir. of Mental Health
— $70,000 — $75,000, 7.14%
Phyllis Wallace, Deputy Commr.-Admin. Services & Mgmt. — $62,000 — $75,000, 20.97%
Clarice Comissiong, Terr. Dir. of Nursing — $58,000 — $70,000, 20.69%
Vashti Gumbs-Liburd, Deputy Commr. for Fiscal Affairs — $62,000 — $70,000, 12.90%
Mavis M. Richards, Client&Staff Advocate — $55,000 — $68,500, 24.55%
Oswaldene Walker, Director, Dental Health Services — $60,000 — $66,000, 10.00%
Herbert L. Saunders, Medical Dir. EMS — $59,000 — $64,000, 8.47%
Vivian Fludd-Ebbesen, Dir. Urgency Care Unit — $54,500 — $60,000, 10.09%
Lee Vanterpool, Public Information Officer, Exec. Asst. — $52,000 — $60,000, 15.38%
HOUSING, PARKS & RECREATION
Ira M. Hobson, Commissioner — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
Dodson James, Asst. Commr. — $52,500 — $75,000, 42.86%
Stanley Smith, Asst. Commr. — $52,500 — $75,000, 42.86%
Ophelia Williams, Deputy Commr. — $50,000 — $55,000,10.00%
Alvin O. McBean, Deputy Commr. — $48,000 — $55,000, 14.58%
HUMAN SERVICES
Sedonie Halbert, Commissioner — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
Ferryneiss Benjamin, Asst. Commr. STX — $62,000 — $80,000, 29.03%
Angela Krigger, Asst. Commr. STT — $59,000 — $75,000, 27.12%
Corene B. Thomas, Deputy Commr., Fiscal & Adm. Services — $56,000 — $70,000, 25.00%
Moleto Smith, Deputy Commissioner, $56,000 — $65,000, 16.07%
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steven van Beverhoudt, V.I. Inspector General — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
Delia Thomas, Deputy V.I. Inspector General (acting) — $60,000 — $84,000, 40.00%
INTERNAL REVENUE
Louis M. Willis, Director — $65,000 — $85,000, 20.77%
Ervin Dorsett, Deputy Director of Operations — $54,500 — $75,000, 37.61%
Gizette Canegata, Deputy Dir. STX — $54,500 — $75,000. 37.61%
JUSTICE
Iver A. Stridiron, Atty. General — $85,000 — $85,000, 0.00%
Alva A. Swan, Chief Deputy AG — $63,000 — $84,700, 34.44%
Cornelius Evans, Deputy AG — $62,500 — $84,500, 35.20%
LABOR
Cecil Benjamin, Commissioner — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
John L. Sheen, Exec. Asst. Commr. — $62,000 — $75,000, 20.97%
Eleuteria Roberts, Asst. Commr., Employment & Training — $54,500 — $70,000, 28.44%
Jeanette Encarnacion, Asst. Commr. — $58,000 — $65,000, 12.07%
LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING
Eddy L. Charles, Drug Policy Advisor to the Governor/ Director, LEPC — $65,000 — $80,000, 23.08%
Meredith Nielsen, Grant Administrator — $61,000 — $70,000, 14.75%
LICENSING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Andrew Rutnik, Commissioner — $65,000 — $85,000, 30.77%
Grace Fahie, Asst. Commr. — $63,000 — $70,000, 11.11%
LOTTERY
Austin Andrews, Executive Dir. — $58,000 — $75,000, 29.31%
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Trevor R. James, Chief of Staff — $65,000 — $75,000, 15.38%
Ray Martinez, Executive Asst. — $60,000 — $70,000, 16.67%
[Upper level listing by departments continued in Part 2]