THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
FROM: |
Rebecca H. Cort |
COMMITTEE: |
EMSC-VESID |
TITLE OF
ITEM: |
Appointments to the State Rehabilitation Council |
DATE OF
SUBMISSION: |
December 20, 2004 |
PROPOSED
HANDLING: |
Approval – Consent Agenda |
RATIONALE FOR
ITEM: |
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 requires the Board of Regents to appoint members to the State Rehabilitation Council |
STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goal 5 |
AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY:
Vacancies have occurred on the State Rehabilitation Council. I recommend the Board of Regents take the following action:
VOTED: that the following individuals be appointed to fill vacancies on the State Rehabilitation Council: Howard Gross, Dora Lee Stanley and Gina Regensburger be appointed to serve three-year terms ending December 31, 2007; that Susan Dooha be appointed to fill an unexpired term ending December 31, 2005; and that Lisa Koop-Yilmaz, Sharon McKee, and Janice Silber, Gina Tarantino be reappointed to serve three-year terms ending December 31, 2007.
Attachment 1
State Rehabilitation
Council
(With years when terms expire)
Representative of the statewide Independent Living Council - this representative may be the chairperson or other designee of the Council.
2005 Susan M. Dooha,
Executive Director Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, 841
Broadway, #301,NY, NY 10003
Representative of the client assistance program.
2005 Michael Peluso, Coordinator, NYS Client Assistance Program, 401 State Street, Schenectady, New York 12305
Representative of a parent training and information center established pursuant to section 631(c)(9) of the IDEA.
2007 Janice Silber, Intake Supervisor, Advocates for Children of New York, 151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10001
Vocational rehabilitation counselor, with knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation programs, who shall serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the Council if the counselor is an employee of the designated State agenda.
2005 Michael Connelly, Director of Professional Services, Northeast Career Planning, 28 Colvin Avenue, Albany, New York 12206
Representatives of community rehabilitation
program service providers.
2006 Sara Wall-Bollinger, Enable, 1603 Court Street, Syracuse, New York 13208
2005 JoAnn Clune, 211 Christopher Lane, Ithaca, New York 14850
2007 Sharon McKee, 472 Woodward Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14214
2006 Margaret Raustiala, consultant 428 River Road, Nissequogue, NY 11780
2006 Patricia Dowse, Director of Field Services, New York State Rehabilitation Association, Inc., 155 Washington Avenue, Suite 410, Albany, New York 12210
2006 Warren Scott, 40 Stiles Drive, Melville, NY 11747
2006 Margaret Wong, Executive Director, Contemporary Guidance Services, Inc., 156 William Street, New York, New York 10038
Representatives of business, industry, and
labor
2007 Edwin Aspinall, New York State AFL-CIO, 100 South Swan Street, Albany, New York 12210
2007 Howard F. Gross, President E-BizDocs, Inc, Albany, NY 12077
2005 Jeff Klare, Equality Staffing, 525 7th Avenue, New York, New York 10018
2007 Gina Regensburger, Vice President, Division Human Resource Manager, Charter One Bank, 833 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207-2415
Representatives of disability advocacy groups, representing a cross section of: individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, and mental disabilities; and parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities who have difficulty in representing themselves or are unable due to their disabilities to represent themselves.
2005 David DuBois, 24 Woodsmeadow Lane, Rochester, New York 14623
2006 Marcia Scherer, The Institute for Matching Person and Technology, Inc., 486 Lake Road, Webster, New York 14580 2007
2006 Lisa Koop-Yilmaz, 221 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, New York 110212
2006 Thomas Golden, Program on Employment and Disability, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850
2008 Gina Tarantino, 2304 Edgemere Drive, Rochester, NY 146122006
Current or former applicants for, or
recipients of, vocational rehabilitation services.
2006 Frank Graziano, 225 W. First Street, Apt. 306, Oswego, New York 13126
Representative of Native American Projects (Section 121)
2005 Jason McDonald, Project Director, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Box 412 State Route 37, Hogansburg, New York 13655
Representative of the State educational
agency responsible for the public education of students with disabilities who
are eligible to receive services.
2007 Dora Lee Stanley, New York State Education Department Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Room 1609, One Commerce Plaza, Albany, New York 12234
Representative of the State Workforce Investment Board
2005 Charles Callahan III, Vice President, Plaza Business Institute, 74-09 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, New York 11372