GUILDERLAND — If you happened to catch last Sunday’s edition of Parade, you may have recognized one of the smiling faces — especially if you just paid your taxes.

Here’s a hint: She was next to one of the most famous students from the Hogwarts School of Wizardry.
Jean Cataldo, Guilderland’s tax collector, was featured on the cover this week of the magazine’s annual report on "What People Earn." Cataldo, who received the highest number of votes in the town’s last election, currently earns a salary of $47,400.

She beat out Madonna for the covergirl slot; the superstar was pictured inside , with her salary listed at $175 million.

Cataldo’s picture and salary were listed with dozens of celebrities, CEOs, athletes, scientists, and various other regular employees around the country. The feature article detailed wages of American workers and discussed how employees view the workplace and current economic trends.
"I saw this little item in the magazine that said, if you were interested, you could participate in a survey," Cataldo told The Enterprise. "Since my salary is public information, I thought, ‘What’s the big deal"’"
Cataldo said, after filling out a "little questionnaire" about her salary and how she felt about the economy, she received a telephone call.
"I got a call in January asking if a photographer could take a head shot"So I knew things were looking promising," Cataldo said.

Originally, the article was supposed to come out in March, Cataldo said about an e-mail confirmation she received, but then it was pushed back until this week.
"I was surprised myself," Cataldo said about seeing her picture on the cover.

Cataldo said that she was recognized by friends and old co-workers immediately following the issue’s release, which is inserted into hundreds of newspapers’ Sunday editions around the nation.
"People have been calling me about it from all over," she said. "That’s the fun part"I got a big kick out of it."

Speaking fondly about the years she spent working at the information desk as well as for some managers at Crossgates Mall, Cataldo said she just received an e-mail from the mall’s general manager, saying how happy he was for her.
"He said he was just so happy to see how well I was doing, working here in Guilderland," she said.

Cataldo and television chef Rachael Ray of New York City were the only two New York listings on the cover. Albert Einstein, who did have a New York summer home in the Adirondacks, was also on the cover, but only listed as deceased.

Parade is a magazine published on high finished newsprint and distributed as a Sunday supplement. It was founded in 1941 and is owned by Advance Publications.
"It was really neat," Cataldo concluded with a laugh. "I only wish I wasn’t right next to Harry Potter’s billion-dollar salary."