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

 

 

TO:                                  The Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee

 

FROM:                             Johanna Duncan-Poitier

 

 

 

SUBJECT:                        Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions; Appointments and Reappointments of Extended and Auxiliary Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

DATE:                              May 31, 2005

 

STRATEGIC GOAL:         Goal 3

 

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

Executive Summary

 

 

Issue for Decision

 

          Should the Regents approve the proposed appointments and reappointments of members to the State Boards for the Professions as well as the appointments and reappointments of extended and auxiliary members to the State Boards for the Professions for service on licensure disciplinary and/or licensure restoration and moral character panels as listed on the attachment?

 

Proposed Handling

 

          This question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee on June 20, 2005, on its consent agenda.  It will then come before the Full Board for final action on June 21, 2005.

 

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 appointees is noted on the attachment.

 

Recommendation

 

          The Regents should approve the proposed appointments.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

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

 

 

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 Landscape Architecture (Reappointment)

 

Douglas R. Brackett

Cazenovia, NY 13035

 

 

 

Judicial District VI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Design & Research, P.C.

238 W. Division Street

Syracuse, NY 13204

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

to

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  B.L.A. (Landscape Architecture), SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry at Syracuse

Profession:  Landscape Architecture

Licensed in 1972

License #000546

 

 

 

Ronald C. Tetelman

South Salem, NY 10590

 

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

Eberlin and Eberlin, P.C.

247 Route 100, Suite 1003

Somers, NY 10589

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

Degree:  B.L.A. (Landscape Architecture), SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry at Syracuse

Profession:  Landscape Architecture

Licensed in 1983

License #000923

 

 

State Committee for Medical Physics

(Reappointment)

 

Caroline P. Schwartz

Slingerlands, NY 12159

 

 

 

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center

Dept. of Radiology

113 Holland Avenue

Albany, NY 12208

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M..D. (Medicine), Harvard Medical School; B.S. (Biology), Union College

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1995

License #199300

 

 

State Board for Podiatry

(Appointment)

 

Michael Giordano

Webster, NY 14580

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

Podiatry Association of Rochester

1255 Portland Avenue

Rochester, NY 14621

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2005

To

July 31, 2010

 

 

 

Degree:  D.P.M. (Podiatry), Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine; B.S. (Biology) St. John Fisher College

Profession:  Podiatry

Licensed in 1986

License #004094

 

 

State Board for Dentistry

(reappointment)

 

Nancy L. Robinson

Williamsville, NY 14221

 

 

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUNY Buffalo

Educational Opportunity Center

465 Washington Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14203

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M.S. in Ed. (Voc. Tech. Education), Buffalo State College; B.S. (Health Education), SUNY Buffalo; A.A..S. (Dental Hygiene), Erie Community College

Profession:  Dental Hygiene

Licensed in 1974

License #011776

Profession:  Dental Assisting

Licensed in 1998

License #000001

 


Table 2 of 2

 


 

Proposed Appointments and Reappointments of Extended and Auxiliary 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 Pharmacy (Appointment of extended Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

David J. Schaff

Rhinebeck, NY 12572

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

St. Francis Hospital

Pharmacy Department

241 North Road

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

 

Judicial District IX

 

August 1, 2005

to

July 31, 2010

 

Degree:  Pharm.D.and B.S.  (Pharmacy), St. John’s University College of Pharmacy

Profession:  Pharmacy

Licensed in 1982

License #034923

 

 

Joseph J. Bova

Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

Cary’s Pharmacy

105 Main Street

Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2005

to

July 31, 2010

 

 

Degree:  B.S. (Pharmacy), St. John’s University College of Pharmacy; A.S. (Science), Westchester Community College

Profession:  Pharmacy

Licensed in 1977

License #030711

 

State Board for Pharmacy (Reappointment of extended Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

 

 

 

 

Brendan Lawler

Katonah, NY 10536

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

Town Total Nutrition

45 East 30th Street

New York, NY 10015

 

Judicial District I

 

 

August 1, 2005

to

July 31, 2010

 

Degree:  B.S. (Pharmacy),

  Fordham University

Profession:  Pharmacy

Licensed in 1956

License #021456

 

 

 

State Board for Pharmacy (Reappointment of Auxiliary Member – Cont.)

 

Steven Strauss

Ardsley, NY 10502

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

 

Retired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  Ph.D. (Pharmacy), University of Pittsburgh; M.S.  and B.S. (Pharmacy), Brooklyn College of Pharmacy

Profession:  Pharmacy

Licensed in 1956

License #021163

 

 

 

John Gotowko

North Tonawanda, NY 14120

 

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

Pharmacy Department

Wende Correctional Facility

P.O. Box 1187

Alden, NY 14404

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

Degree:  M.B.A. (Business), SUNY at Buffalo; M.S. (Clinical Chemistry), SUNY at Buffalo; B.S. (Chemistry), Niagara University; B.S. (Pharmacy), SUNY at Buffalo

Profession:  Pharmacy

Licensed in 1981

License #034105

 

 

 

 

 

State Board for Interior Design (Reappointment of extended Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

Charles F. Lewis

Rochester, NY 14607

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macon, DeRienzo & Lewis Architects

1B Strathallan Park

Rochester, NY 14607

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  B.Arch. (Architecture), Pratt Institute, School of Architecture

Profession:  Architect

Licensed in 1968

License #010089

 

 

State Board for Interior Design (Reappointment of extended Member – Cont.)

 

Pamela Fitzpatrick-Tamaddon

Sea Cliff, NY 11579

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  B.F.A. (Interior Design &

  Planning), New York Institute of 

 Technology

Public Member

 

 

State Board for Medicine

(Reappointment of extended Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

Margaret T. Colgan

Rochester, NY 14618

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1, 2005

To

May 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M.D. (Medicine), University of Rochester; A.B. (Zoology), Swarthmore College

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1957

License #079664

 

 

Pascal J. Imperato

Manhasset, NY 11030

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District X

 

Preventive Medicine & Public Health Department

SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn

450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 43

Brooklyn, NY  11203

 

Judicial District II

 

 

June 1, 2005

To

May 31, 2010

 

Degree:  M.D. (Medicine), SUNY Downstate Medical Center; B.S. (Biology), St. John’s University

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1963

License #090659

 

 

State Board for Medicine

(appointment of extended Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

John W. V. Cordice, Jr.

Saint Albans, NY 11412

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M.D. (Medicine), New York University College of Medicine; B.A. (Biology), Washington Square College

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1947

License #045525

 

 

David Harris

Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

 

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

Retired

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

Degree:  M.D. (Medicine), New York University School of Medicine; M.P.H. (Public Health and Administrative Medicine), Columbia University School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1958

License #080968

 

 

 

Joseph A. Messina

Pittsford, NY 14534

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

(Private Practice)

1815 South Clinton Avenue

Suite 445

Rochester, NY 14618

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

Degree:  M.D. (Medicine), St. Louis University School of Medicine; B.S. (Pre-Med), St. Peters College

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1972

License #111777

 

 

State Board for Nursing (appointment of Auxiliary Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

 

Sharon Rose Bidwell-Cerone

Rochester, NY 14610

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nazareth College

Department of Nursing

4245 East Avenue

Rochester, NY 14618

 

Greece Central School District

750 Maiden Lane

Rochester, NY 14615

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  Ph.D. (Nursing Research),

  University of  Rochester; M.S. 

  (Pediatric Nursing), Yale

 University; B.S. (Nursing),

 University of Connecticut

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1974

License #268632

 

 

Bader Peters Reynolds

Utica, NY 13502

 

 

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

Homemakers Upstate Group, Inc.

1900 Genesee Street

Utica, NY 13502

 

Judicial  District V

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

Degree:  M.S. (Community Health

  and  Education), Syracuse

  University; B.S. (Nursing), SUNY

  Binghamton; A.A.S. (Nursing),

  Broome Community College

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1977

License #300054

 

Kimberly H. Valez

Brooklyn, NY 11236

 

 

Judicial District II

 

 

 

 

 

Coney Island Hospital

2601 Ocean Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11235

 

Judicial District II

 

Criticare

573 Valley Road, Suite 6

Wayne, NJ 07470

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  B.S. in Nursing (Nursing),

  SUNY Downstate; A.A.S. 

  (Nursing), College of Staten Island

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1995

License #477703

 

State Board for Nursing (Reappointment of Auxiliary Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

 

Joella C. Biddle

Plattsburgh, NY 12901

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  Certificate (Family Nurse

  Practitioner), University of

  Vermont; M.S. (Medical/Surgical

  Nursing), University of Illinois of

  the Medical Center; B.S. Nursing),

  Plattsburgh State University

  College

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1967

License #195879

 

 

Verlia M. Brown

Wantagh, NY 11793

 

 

Judicial District X

 

Kings County Hospital Center

451 Clarkson Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11203

 

Judicial District II

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

Degree:  M.A. (Community

  Health), Brooklyn College; B.S.

  (Health Science), Brooklyn

  College; Diploma (Nursing),

  Kings County Hospital Center School of Nursing

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1974

License #263072

 

Margaret A. Chase

Syracuse, NY 13206

 

 

Judicial District V

 

Community General Hospital

6900 Broad Road

Syracuse, NY 13215

 

Judicial District V

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  Ed.D. (Educational

  Administration), Syracuse

  University; M.S. (Nursing), 

  Syracuse University; B.S.

  (Nursing), SUNY at Oswego

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1965

License #181431

 

State Board for Nursing (Reappointment of Auxiliary Member – Cont.)

 

Rosemarie Colomaio

South Wales, NY 14139

 

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIDS Services

Erie County Medical Center

462 Grider Street

Buffalo, NY 14215

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M.S.  (Nursing), SUNY at

  Buffalo; B.S. (Nursing), SUNY at

  Buffalo

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1982

License #349199

 

Joan A. Cumberbatch

Brooklyn, NY 11236

 

 

Judicial District II

 

Kings County Hospital Center

451 Clarkson Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11203

 

Judicial District II

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  M.S. (Health

  Administration), Central Michigan

  University; B.S. (Nursing),

  Medgar Evers College; A.S.

  (Applied Science in Nursing),

  College of Staten Island

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1990

License #419985

 

 

Mary Rose Defino

Tuckahoe, NY  10707

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

Montefiore Medical Center

111 East 210th Street

Bronx, NY   10467

 

Judicial District VII

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  B.S. (Nursing), Mercy

  College; Diploma (Nursing)

  Joseph Lawrence School of

  Nursing: Lawrence Memorial

  Hospital

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1979

License #315010

 

Jo Ann DiBlasio

Delmar, NY 12054

 

Judicial District III

 

N/A

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  Certificate (Family Nurse

  Practitioner), Russell Sage

  College; M.S. (Nursing), Russell

  Sage College; A.A.S. (Nursing),

  Russell Sage College; Diploma

  (Practical Nursing), Albany

  School of Practical Nursing

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1966

License #184923

 

State Board for Nursing (Reappointment of Auxiliary Member – Cont.)

 

Robert Donaldson

Kingston, NY 12401

 

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

Benedictine Hospital

105 Mary’s Avenue

Kingston, NY 12401

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: Certificate (Family Nurse 

   Practitioner), National

  Certification by the American

  Nurses Credentialing Center; B.S.

  (Nursing), Pace University; A.S.

  (Nursing), Columbia Memorial

  Hospital

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1983

License #358784

 

Diane m. Dwire

Camillus, NY 13031

 

Judicial District IV

 

N/A

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  B.S. (Nursing), Niagara

  University

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1968

License #204898

 

Mary J. Finnin

Central Islip, NY 11722

 

 

 

Judicial District X

 

HIV/AIDS Primary Care

Suffolk County Dept. of Health

225 Rabro Drive East

Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

Judicial District X

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  M.S. (Nursing), Central

  Islip State Hospital School of

  Nursing; B.S. (Nursing), Adelphi

  University; Diploma (Nursing),

  Central Islip State Hospital School

  of Nursing

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1957

License #136403

 

Charlie Sue Graham

Albany, NY 12210

 

 

Judicial District III

 

 

Albany Memorial Hospital/ICU

Northern Boulevard

Albany, NY 12204

 

Judicial District III

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  B.S. (Nursing), Excelsior

  College; A.A.S. (Nursing),

  Hudson Valley Community

  College

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1975

License #275428

 

State Board for Nursing (Reappointment of Auxiliary Member – Cont.)

 

Irmatrude Grant

Brooklyn, NY 11203

 

 

 

Judicial District II

 

 

 

 

 

East New York Diagnostic and Treatment Center

2094 Pitkin Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11207

 

Judicial District II

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M.S. (Community Health),

   Brooklyn College; B.S. (Health

   Science), Brooklyn College; 

   A.A.S.  (Nursing),  Kingsborough

  Community College

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1976

License #281709

 

Anne Marie Haber

Troy, NY 12180

 

Judicial District III

 

N/A

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  B.S. (Nursing), Russell

  Sage College; A.A.S. (Nursing),

  Ulster County Community College

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1985

License #379966

 

Liesl S. Hall

St. Albans, NY 11434

 

 

 

Judicial District II

 

Mt. Sinai Medical Center

1 Gustave Levy Place

Box 1153

New York, NY 10029

 

Judicial District I

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  Advanced Certificate

  (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner),

  Hunter College; M.S. (Clinical

  Nurse Specialist), Adelphi

  University; B.S. (Nursing), City

  University of New York

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1989

License #416160

 

Janet halse

Campbell Hall, NY 10916

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

The Cornwall Hospital

33 Laurel Avenue

Cornwall, NY 12518

 

Judicial District IX

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  M.S. (Clinical Nurse

  Specialist), College of New

  Rochelle; B.S. (Nursing),

  Dominican College; Diploma

  (Nursing), Middletown Psychiatric

  Center

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1968

License #200496

 

State Board for Nursing (Reappointment of Auxiliary Member – Cont.)

 

Ronnie E. Liebowitz

Valley Cottage, NY 10989

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.A. (Medical/Surgical

  Nursing), Columbia University,

  Teachers College; B.S. (Nursing),

  Adelphi College, School of

  Nursing

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1961

License #156958

 

Anne K. Oboyski

Schenectady, NY 12306

 

 

Judicial District IV

 

Russell Sage College

45 Ferry Street

Troy, NY 12180

 

Judicial District III

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree: M.S. (Nursing), Syracuse

  University; B.S. (Nursing), 

  SUNY College at Utica/Rome;

  A.A.S. (Nursing), Mohawk Valley

  Community College

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1974

License #266244

 

Lorna I. Samuels

Brooklyn, NY 11207

 

 

Judicial District II

 

Metropolitan Hospital Center

1901 First Avenue

New York, NY 10029

 

Judicial District I

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree: M.S. (Adult & Gerontology

   Nurse Practitioner), Columbia

  University, School of Nursing;

  B.S. (Nursing), Medgar Evers

  College; Diploma (Nursing),

  University Hospital of the West

  Indies School of Nursing

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1984

License #373309

 

Carole E. Torok

Ava, NY 13303

 

 

Judicial District V

 

SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome

P.O. Box 3050

Utica, NY 13504

 

Judicial District V

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree: Ph.D. (Educ. Curriculum &

  Instruction), SUNY at Albany;

  M.S.  (Nursing), University of

  Pennsylvania; B.S. (Nursing),

  D’Youville College

Profession:  Nursing

Licensed in 1962

License #162721

 

State Board for Certified Public Accountancy (appointment of Extended Member to Serve on Licensure Disciplinary, Licensure Restoration, and Moral Character Panels)

 

P. Robert Fox

Brockport, NY 14420

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  B.S. (Business Administration), John Caroll University

Profession:  Certified Public Accountancy

Licensed in 1968

License #025446

 

Harvey D. Moskowitz

New York, NY 10022

 

 

Judicial  District I

 

(Self-Employed)

200 East 57th Street

New York, NY 10022

 

Judicial District I

 

July 1, 2005

To

June 30, 2010

 

Degree:  B.B.A. (Accounting), Baruch College of the City of New York; LL.B. (Law), Brooklyn Law School

Profession:  Certified Public Accountancy

Licensed in 1958

License #017886