NW Valley Times

The Exposition and State Fair Board paid an average compensation of $24,491 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 143 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 Exposition and State Fair Board—Wanell Costello—earned $149,947 as the director.

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

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	Wanell Costello	Director	$149,947
2	Michael Searle	--	$133,322
3	Anthony Sanfelice	Coliseum worker	$118,050
4	Scott Howitt	Coliseum worker	$109,200
5	Jesse Graybill	Coliseum worker	$104,000
6	William Reutter	Coliseum worker	$98,280
7	Jennifer Yee	Assistant director	$97,335
8	Sarah Schmidt	Coliseum worker	$83,280
9	James Robinson	Accounting supervisor	$80,001
10	Pamela Stocksdale	Coliseum worker	$79,442
11	Tom Youngs	Physical plant supervisor	$76,998
12	Doris Fung	Accounting supervisor	$76,000
13	Joe Coplan	Coliseum worker	$73,080
14	Michael Norlin	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Manuel Lopez	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Jesus Jimenez	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Michael Romero	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Manny Gonzales	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Joshua Clark	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Richard Lopez	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Robert Kaschl	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Jimmy Washington	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Raymond Santoyas	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Wayne MacKlem	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	John Andres	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Elizabeth Thieman	Coliseum worker	$72,800
27	Chaundra Holdren	--	$66,500
28	Van John Sanford	Electrician	$66,296
29	Shawn Anderson	--	$61,525
30	Meg Anema	Administrative services officer	$55,733
31	Mark Radick	--	$55,391
32	Nathan Ryan	Coliseum worker	$54,600
33	Katherine Hock	Administrative assistant	$53,746
34	Oanh Hoang Nguyen	--	$52,000
34	Trinity Warner	Coliseum worker	$52,000
36	Troy Sumas	Physical plant supervisor	$51,220
37	Benson Morgan	--	$49,892
38	Louise Shaw	Coliseum worker	$48,630
39	Juliet Dougherty	--	$47,840
40	June Furubotten	Coliseum worker	$46,522
41	Jose Villa	Administrative services officer	$46,494
42	Valerie Skorpion	Graphic designer	$44,380
43	Carrie Wimer	Administrative services officer	$43,892
44	Andrew Sciano	--	$42,833
45	Shane Higbee	Coliseum worker	$42,800
46	Bruce Webster	--	$42,769
47	Ruben Miranda	--	$42,474
48	Esmeralda Rivas	--	$42,365
49	Charles Bentley	Coliseum worker	$41,600
49	Jerry Buchanan	Coliseum worker	$41,600
51	Debra Marion	Administrative assistant	$41,371
52	David Silva	Physical plant supervisor	$41,105
53	Calvin Lindley	--	$40,423
54	Krislyn Sebastian	Administrative assistant	$38,936
55	Andrew Viramontes	--	$38,676
56	Brianda Martinez	--	$38,480
56	Michele Clement	--	$38,480
58	Matthew Maier	Coliseum worker	$38,462
59	Ginger Swatty	Administrative assistant	$38,455
60	Michelle Edie	Coliseum worker	$38,081
61	Helen Lindsey	Coliseum worker	$37,997
62	Linda Cary	Administrative assistant	$37,800
63	Anthony Correnti	Custodial crew supervisor	$36,399
64	Leanders Conchola	--	$35,448
65	Daniel Brownell	Coliseum worker	$35,360
66	Andresa Higbee	Coliseum worker	$34,845
67	Kuzari Herron	--	$34,709
68	Donna Elliott	--	$34,476
69	David Nichols	--	$34,176
70	Charles Martin	--	$33,986
71	Saul Lopez	--	$32,927
72	Elizabeth Gallery	Coliseum worker	$32,918
73	William Harford	Coliseum worker	$32,501
74	David Case	Coliseum worker	$32,449
75	Edward Smith	Coliseum worker	$32,438
76	Debra Robinson	Coliseum worker	$32,307
77	Michael Watkins	--	$32,185
78	Portia Lomax	Coliseum worker	$32,123
79	Cathleen Smith	Custodial crew supervisor	$31,552
80	Johnny Correa	--	$31,457
81	Razak Rahim	Coliseum worker	$31,290
82	Robert Rodriguez	Coliseum worker	$31,249
83	Richard Harford	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Pauline Tullie	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Aaron Rideau	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Julie Rideau	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Sean Hill	Coliseum worker	$31,200
88	Daniel Randles	Coliseum worker	$31,046
89	Edward Nichols	--	$30,280
90	Nathanial Ehlig	Custodial crew supervisor	$30,160
91	Gary Brown	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Ronald Beck	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Kevin Jasper	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Robert Lewicki	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Laura Hanson	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Erik Kolb	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Sommer Ball	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Hector Heredia	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Jennifer Schrage	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Kevin Lidz	Coliseum worker	$29,120