Laurel Spahn earns 6.3% more during 2020 working for the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

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By Prairie State Wire

Sep 12, 2021

Laurel Spahn earned $98,200 during 2020, a 6.3 percent increase over the previous year, working for the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission as a technical advisor, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Daniel Davlantis saw the largest increase in pay working as a technical advisor for the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission in 2020, earning $20,800 more than in 2019.

Top 100 highest paid public employees as technical advisors

Rank	Employee	Employer	2020 amount earned
1	Robert Funk	Illinois Commerce Commission	$129,000
2	Bruce Kugler	Illinois State Police	$127,800
3	Barbara Greenspan	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$123,500
4	Matthew Harvey	Illinois Commerce Commission	$122,900
5	Carmen Medina	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$116,700
6	Christine Ericson	Illinois Commerce Commission	$116,400
6	John Feeley	Illinois Commerce Commission	$116,400
6	Thomas Stanton	Illinois Commerce Commission	$116,400
9	Marko Djurisic	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$113,200
10	Carmen Love	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$112,400
11	Robb Layman	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$112,300
12	Judy Heineken	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$112,100
13	Kelly Bagley	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$112,000
14	Carol Melton	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$111,900
15	Cecille Balutan	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$111,700
16	Laurie Sikorski	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$111,400
17	Daniel Davlantis	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,700
17	Susan Wambach	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,700
19	Rhonda Hawkins	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,200
19	Michael Ruzicka	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,200
19	Brian Allen	Illinois Commerce Commission	$110,200
19	Armando Mojica Jr.	Illinois Department of Human Rights	$110,200
19	David Rothal	Illinois Department of Human Rights	$110,200
19	Valerie Puccini	Illinois Department of Revenue	$110,200
19	Sally Carter	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Annet Godiksen	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Mark Gurnik	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Melanie Jarvis	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	James Kropid	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Daniel Merriman	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	C. Myers-Wilkins	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Gina Roccaforte	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Michelle Ryan	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Maureen Wozniak	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,200
19	Thomas Andryk	Illinois State Fire Marshal	$110,200
36	Stephanie Flowers	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$110,100
37	Jami Webster Hall	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,000
38	Beth Bergmann	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$109,900
38	Cynthia Gonzalez	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$109,900
40	Michael Vernon	Illinois Department of Human Rights	$109,000
40	Laurence Mraz	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$109,000
40	Sara Terranova	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$109,000
43	Michael Winkler	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,900
44	Jenifer Merrinette	Illinois Department of Public Health	$108,000
45	Danielle Steimel	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,800
46	Charles Matoesian	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$103,500
47	Katarzyna Kowalska	Illinois Commerce Commission	$101,500
48	Richard Wachtel	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$100,700
49	Christine Zeivel	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$100,400
50	Patrick Reda	Illinois Department of Public Health	$98,500
51	David West	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$98,400
52	Laurel Spahn	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$98,200
53	Ann Krasuski	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$97,200
54	Jacob Smith	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$97,100
55	Maria Moreno	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,300
55	Carol Cera	Illinois Department of Human Rights	$96,300
57	Lorelei Abrams	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	$96,100
58	Tomas Ramirez	Illinois Department of Human Rights	$96,000
59	Gabriel Neibergall	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$95,800
60	Karen Kloppe	Illinois Department on Aging	$95,400
61	Meagan Morley	Illinois Commerce Commission	$94,600
62	Anupama Paruchuri	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$93,200
63	Michelle Andre	Illinois Department of Human Rights	$93,000
64	Carl Fritz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,600
65	Rebecca Segal	Illinois Commerce Commission	$92,200
65	Leticia Zavala	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,200
65	Kelly Choate	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$92,200
68	Constance Dahl	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	$92,000
68	Vanessa Bennett	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$92,000
68	Lorraine Chappell	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$92,000
68	Andreas Liewald	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$92,000
68	Madeleine Sharko	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$92,000
68	Amy Szczepaniak	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$92,000
74	Merle Shearer	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	$91,900
74	Emily Meehan	Illinois Department of Human Services	$91,900
76	Jessica Odigie	Illinois Department of Revenue	$91,800
77	Barbara Goeben	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$91,700
78	Cynthia Brisbon	Illinois Department of Public Health	$91,300
79	Elizabeth Crowder	Illinois Department of Human Services	$90,900
80	Peter Ryan	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$90,800
80	Maura Wallenius	Illinois Department of Human Rights	$90,800
80	Kelly Phelps	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$90,800
83	Clayton Ankney	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$90,000
84	Michael Walters	Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice	$88,800
85	Katherine Tower	Illinois Department of the Lottery	$88,600
86	Emma Dorantes	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$87,200
87	Bridget Sheehan	Illinois Commerce Commission	$86,700
87	Olawumi Ahmed	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$86,700
89	Bonita Canavan	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	$85,900
90	Meta Brown	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$84,700
91	Matthew Davison	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$83,800
92	Timothy Morris	Illinois Department of Transportation	$83,000
93	Sheila King	Illinois Department of Human Services	$82,500
94	Angie Chen	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	$82,200
95	Megan McNeill	Illinois Commerce Commission	$82,000
96	Monica Singh	Illinois Commerce Commission	$81,400
97	Tommy Payne	Illinois Department of Human Services	$81,300
98	Alexis Overstreet	Illinois Department of Revenue	$80,500
99	James Blunk	Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission	$79,800
100	Ellen Morris	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$79,600