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Meeting of the Board of Regents | March 2009

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 11:15pm

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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, Board for Professional Medical Conduct, and Appointments and Reappointments of Extended Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

DATE:

February 27, 2009

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, Board for Professional Medical Conduct, and Appointments and Reappointments 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 March 2009 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its March 2009 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 and the Board for Professional Medical Conduct

 

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 Acupuncture

(Reappointment)

 

Irene Grant

Tarrytown, NY 10591

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

Integrative Medicine Group

200 South Broadway

Tarrytown, NY 10591

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

October 10, 2008

to

October 9, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Pre-Med, Columbia Univ.; B.A., Univ. of Pennsylvania; Residency (Internal Medicine), Montefiore Medical College; Fellow (Infectious Diseases), Memorial Sloan Kettering

Profession: (Medicine)

Licensed in 1986

License #161056

State Board for Massage Therapy

(Reappointment)

 

Paula J. Christ

Cazenovia, NY 13035

 

 

 

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

 

(Self-Employed)

120 East Washington Street

Suite #333

Syracuse, NY 13202

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

March 1, 2009

to

February 28, 2014

 

 

 

 

Degree: B.A. (Art History), SUNY College at Buffalo; Diploma, Finger Lakes School of Massage

Profession: Massage Therapy

Licensed in 1995

License #0078921

State Board for Nursing (Reappointment)

 

Prissana Alston

Dix Hills, NY 11746

 

 

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center

1650 Grand Concourse

Bronx, NY 10457

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

 

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Degree: Diploma (Registered Nursing), Flushing Hospital School of Nursing; M.A. (Nursing Administration/ Education), Teachers College, Columbia University; B.S. (Nursing), Long Island University

Profession: Nursing

Licensed in 1984

License #3677611

State Board for Public Accountancy (Appointment)

 

Suzette B. Baker

Rensselaer, NY 12144

 

 

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

Office of the State Comptroller

110 State St., 9th Fl.

Albany, NY 12236

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.S. (Accounting), SUNY at Albany; B.B.A. (Accounting), Siena College

Profession: Public Accountancy

Licensed in 2007

License #086777

State Board for Respiratory Therapy

(Reappointment)

 

Hector Sepulveda

St. James, NY 11780

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

Suffolk Community College

Michael J. Grant Campus

1001 Crooked Hill Rd

Brentwood, NY 11717

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

October 10, 2008

to

October 9, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.P.H. (Public Health), SUNY Stony Brook, School of Medicine; M.D. (Management Medicine), Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions; M.A. (Human Resources), New School for Social Research; B.S. (Health Science), Fordham Univ. at Rose Hill Campus

Public Member

State Board for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (Reappointment)

 

Thomas D. Miller

Fairport, NY 14450

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

Nazareth College of Rochester

4245 East Avenue

Rochester, NY 14618

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

October 10, 2008

to

October 9, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: J.D. (Education Law, Labor), SUNY Buffalo, School of Law; Ph.D. (Speech Language Pathology and Audiology), SUNY Buffalo; M.S.Ed. (Communication Disorders), SU College at Buffalo; B.A. (American Studies and English), SUNY Buffalo

Profession: Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

Licensed in 1978

License #001655

State Board for Veterinary Medicine

(Reappointment)

 

James C. Franzek

Snyder, NY 14226

 

 

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

Lancaster Small Animal Hospital

5156 Genesee St.

Bowmansville, NY

14026

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

March 1, 2009

to

February 28, 2014

 

 

 

 

Degree: D.V.M. (Veterinary Medicine), B.S. (Animal Husbandry), Cornell University

Profession: Veterinary Medicine

Licensed in 1967

License #002757

Board for Professional Medical Conduct

(Reappointments)

 

Krishna R.S. Gujavarty

Port Jefferson, NY 11777

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

(Self-Employed)

49 Dolphin Lane East

Copiague, NY 11726

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

March 1, 2009

to

February 28, 2012

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), SUNY; M.B.B.S. (Medicine), Jawaharal Nehur Medical College; Residency (Psychiatry), SUNY Stony Brook

Profession: Medicine

Licensed in 1981

License #141407

Thomas W. King, Jr.

Albany, NY 12208

 

 

Judicial District III

(Retired)

8 South Pine Avenue

Albany, NY 12208

 

Judicial District III

March 1, 2009

to

February 28, 2012

Degree: M.P.A. (Public Administration), Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Univ.; B.C.E. (Civil Engineering), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; A.A. (Liberal Arts), Junior College of Albany

Public Member


Table 2 of 2


Proposed Appointments and Reappointments 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 of Acupuncture

(Reappointment of Extended Member)

 

Elizabeth Ann Call

Greenwich, NY 12834

 

 

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

 

(Self-Employed)

848 County Rt. 60

Greenwich, NY 12834

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2009

to

December 31, 2013

 


 

 

 

Degree: B.S., M.S. (Professional Studies), Tri-State College of Acupuncture; Diploma (Acupuncture), Tri-State Institute of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture

Profession: Acupuncture

Licensed in 1992

License #000246

State Board of Medicine

(Reappointments of Extended Members)

 

Charles C. Gibbs

Rainbow Lake, NY 12976

 

 

 

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

Adirondack Anesthesia Services

P.O. Box 890

Saranac Lake, NY 12983

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), SUNY Upstate Medical Ctr.; B.S. (Biology/Math), SUNY at Albany

Profession: Medicine

Licensed in 1978

License #136590

Ralph J. Lucariello

Bronxville, NY 10708

 

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

(Self-Employed)

Medical Village at Bronx River

4170 Bronx Blvd.

Bronx, NY 10466

 

Judicial District XII

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), Georgetown Univ., School of Medicine

Profession: Medicine

Licensed in 1952

License #072852

State Board of Optometry

(Reappointments of Extended Members)

 

Murray Fingeret

Hewlett, NY 11557

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

 

VA Medical Ctr.

800 Poly Place

Brooklyn, NY 11208

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: O.D. (Optometry), New England College of Optometry; M.A. (Optometry), Ohio State University

Profession: Optometry

Licensed in 1976

License #003496

William F. O’Connell

Scarsdale, NY 10583

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

SUNY College of Optometry

33 West 42nd Street

New York, NY 10036

 

Judicial District I

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

Degree: O.D. (Optometry), Pennsylvania College of Optometry; B.S. (Biology), Manhattan College of Optometry

Profession: Optometry

Licensed in 1979

License #003775

State Board of Podiatry

(Appointments of Extended Members)

 

Bob Biller

East Quogue, NY 11942

 

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

(Self-Employed)

756 East Park Ave.

Long Beach, NY 11561

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

 


 

 

Degree: D.P.M. (Podiatry), New York College of Podiatric Medicine; B.A. (Psychology), New York University

Profession: Podiatry

Licensed in 1978

License #002835

Richard Montag

Melville, NY 11747

 

 

 

Judicial District X

(Self-Employed)

528 Bellmore Ave.

East Meadow, NY 11554

 

Judicial District X

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2014

Degree: D.P.M. (Podiatry), New York College of Podiatric Medicine; B.A. (Biology), Rick College

Profession: Podiatry

Licensed in 1969

License #002288

State Board of Public Accountancy

(Appointment of Extended Member)

 

David J. Hasso

Wynantskilll, NY 12198

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

New York State Comptroller Office

Bur. of Financial Reporting and Oil Spill Remediation

110 State St., 9th Fl.

Albany, NY 12236

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2009

to

April 30, 2014

 


 

 

 

Degree: M.B.A. (Management), Imperial College, Univ. of London; B.B.A. (Accounting), Siena College

Profession: Public Accountancy

Licensed in 1986

License #053812

State Board for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (Appointment of Extended Member)

 

Jane E. Coyle

Staten Island, NY 10314

 

 

 

 

Judicial District II

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYC Board of Educ., Office of Special Educ. Services

110 Livingston Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11201

 

Judicial District II

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 13, 2008

to

January 12, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.S. (Speech Pathology and Audiology), SUNY at Geneseo; B.A. (Elementary Education), SUNY at Oneonta

Profession: Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

Licensed in 1977

License #000893

Committee for Athletic Trainers

(Reappointment of Extended Member)

 

Louann Kuntz

Albany, NY 12208

 

 

 

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

Albany Medical Ctr.

Outpatient Physical Therapy

618 Central Ave.

Albany, NY 12206

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2009

to

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: D.P.T. (Physical Therapy), The Sage Colleges; M.S.Ed. (Health Education), The College of New Jersey; B.S. (Physical Therapy), The Sage Colleges; B.S. (Physical Educ., Health & Recreation – Specialization in Athletic Training), Lock Haven Univ. Profession: Athletic Training

Licensed in 1997 (AT) and 1993 (PT)

License #0000011 (AT) and #0132161 (PT)