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Meeting of the Board of Regents | May 2008

Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 11:00pm

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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234


 

TO:

The Professional Practice Committee

 

FROM:

Frank Muñoz

                           

SUBJECT:

Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions; and an Appointment and Reappointment of Extended Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

DATE:

May 1, 2008

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Should the Regents approve the proposed Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions; and an Appointment and Reappointment of Extended Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels?

 

Proposed Handling

 

The question will come before the Professional Practice Committee at its May 2008 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its May 20, 2008 meeting for final action.

 

Procedural History

 

Approval of board members by the Board of Regents is required by Section 6508(4) of the Education Law.

 

Background Information

 

              Information on the proposed (re)appointees is noted on the attachment.


Recommendation

 

              The Regents should approve the proposed (re)appointments.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

              If the Regents approve these (re)appointments, members’ terms will go into effect as noted on the attachment.

 


Table 1 of 2

Proposed Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions

 

Board Name, Type of Proposed Action, Candidate's Name, Residential Address,

and Judicial District

 



Candidate's Current Employer, Address and Judicial District



Proposed

Term

 

Highest and/or Professional

Degree(s) Earned,

Member Type, and

Licensure Specifics

State Board for Certified Shorthand Reporting

(Appointment)

 

Ramona A. Walch

Hamlin, NY 14464

 

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

NYS Office of Court Administration

99 Exchange Blvd.

Room 161

Rochester, NY 14614

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

June 1, 2008

to

May 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: Certificate (Machine Shorthand), Rochester School Machine Shorthand

Profession: Certified Shorthand Reporting

Licensed in 1982

License #000870-1

State Board for Dentistry

(Reappointment)

 

James R. Orcutt

130 Brook Way

Ithaca, NY 14850

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

(Self-Employed)

324 Dryden Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

March 1, 2008

to

February 28, 2013

 

 

 

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), University of Detroit, School of Dentistry; B.S. (Biology), Bucknell University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1970

License #028543

State Board for Professional Engineering

(Reappointment)

 

Daniel Lopez-Rendon

Bronx, NY 10463

 

 

 

 

Judicial District XII

 

 

 

 

 

Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

104 Corporate Park Drive

White Plains, NY 10602

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

 

June 17, 2008

to

June 16, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.S. (Environmental Engineering), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.S. (Civil Engineering), Tecnologico de Monterrey, NL, Mexico

Profession: Professional Engineering

Licensed in 1999

License #076435

State Board for Veterinary Medicine

 (Appointment)

 

Thomas F. Nytch

Owego, NY 13827

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

 

Animal Health Diagnostic Lab

College of Vet Med

Cornell Univ.

P.O. Box 5786

Ithaca, NY 14852

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013


 

 

 

 

Degree: DVM (Veterinary Medicine), Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine

Profession: Veterinary Medicine

Licensed in 1958

License #002211

(Reappointment)

 

Helen Tuzio

Rego Park, NY 11385

 

 

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

Forest Hills Cat Hospital

70-25 83rd Street

Glendale, NY 11385

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013


 

 

Degree: DVM (Veterinary Medicine), Ross University, School of Veterinary Medicine; M.S. (Biozoology), C.W. Post of Long Island University; B.S. (Biology and Psychology), SUNY at Stony Brook

Profession: Veterinary Medicine

Licensed in 1988

License #005862

Committee for Professional Assistance

(Appointments)

 

Bartley J. Costello, III

Albany, NY 12203

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

Hinman Straub, P.C.

121 State Street

Albany, NY 12207

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2008

to

April 30, 2013


 

 

 

 

Degree: J.D. (Law), Albany Law School; A.B. (History), College of Holy Cross

Public Member

Robert J. Herzog

Williamsville, NY 14221

 

 

Judicial District VIII

(Self-Employed)

2727 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 14212

 

Judicial District VIII

May 1, 2008

to

April 30, 2013

 

Degree:  D.D.S. (Dentistry), SUNY at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine; B.S. (Biology), LeMoyne College

Public Member

Marilyn A. Wurzburger

Syracuse, NY 13219

 

Judicial District V

(Retired)

 

May 1, 2008

to

April 30, 2013

 

Degree:  M.S. (Nursing Administration), Syracuse University; B.S. (Nursing), Nazareth College-Rochester

Public Member

(Reappointment)

 

Edward R. Hammock

St. Albans, NY 11433

 

 

 

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

(Self-Employed)

Sullivan & Hammock

130-30 31st Avenue

Suite 700

Flushing, NY 11354

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

May 1, 2008

to

April 30, 2013

 

 

 

Degree:  LL.B., J.D. (Law), St. John’s University, School of Law; B.A. (History), CUNY, Brooklyn College


Table 2 of 2


Proposed Appointment and Reappointment of Extended Members to the

State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or

Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

Board Name, Type of Proposed Action, Candidate's Name, Residential Address,

and Judicial District

 

 

Candidate's Current Employer, Address and Judicial District

 

Proposed

Term

 

Highest and/or Professional

Degree(s) Earned,

Member Type, and

Licensure Specifics

State Board for Dentistry

(Appointment of Extended Member)

 

Rekha C. Gehani

Manhasset, NY 11030

 

 

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

(Self-Employed)

35-40 82nd Street

Apt. 1F

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

 

 

June 1, 2008

to

May 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: B.D.S. (Dentistry), University of Bombay, India; Certificate (Orthodontics), Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1979

License #034549

State Board for Veterinary Medicine

(Reappointment of Extended Member)

 

Francis A. Kallfelz

Ithaca, NY 14850

 

 

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

 

 

College of Veterinary Medicine

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2008

to

April 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: D.V.M. (Veterinary Medicine), Cornell University; Ph.D. (Physical Biology), Cornell University

Profession: Veterinary Medicine

Licensed in 1962

License #002420