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Meeting of the Board of Regents | March 2008

Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 11:20pm

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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 of Members to the State Boards for the Professions; and Appointments 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:

February 27, 2008

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Should the Regents approve the proposed Appointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions; and Appointments 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 March meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its March 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 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.

 


 


Table 1 of 2

Proposed Appointments 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 Occupational Therapy

(Appointments)

 

George W. Delamar

Rensselaer, NY 12144

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

(Retired)

4 Parkview Drive

Rensselaer, NY 12144

 

 

 

 

April  1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: B.A. (Social Sciences), SUNY Binghamton

Public Member

Mary V. Donohue

Lynbrook, NY 11563

 

Judicial District X

(Retired)

38 Lakeview Avenue

Lynbrook, NY 11563

 

 

April  1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

Degree: Ph.D., M.A. (Occupational Therapy), New York University; B.S. (Education), Daemen College

Profession: Occupational Therapy

Licensed in 1976

License #000319-1

Alexander Lopez

Sayville, NY 11782

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District X

Stony Brook Univ.

Occupational Therapy Program

HSC-Level 2, rm 440

Stony Brook, NY 11794

 

Judicial District X

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

Degree: Juris Doctor (Healthcare), New England School of  Law; B.S. (Occupational Therapy), Kean University

Profession: Occupational Therapy

Licensed in 2004

License #013095

Carl A. Petitto

Gouverneur, NY 13642

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District IV

Adirondack Physical and Occupational Therapy

19 Hodskin St.,

Suite 1

Canton, NY 13617

 

Judicial District IV

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

Degree: B.S. (Health and Human Services), Utica College of Syracuse Univ.;

A.S. (Math/Science), Jefferson Community College; Graduate (Law Enforcement), Island County Sheriff Academy

Profession: Occupational Therapy

Licensed in 2000

License #010700-1

Eva L. Rodgriguez

Wantagh, NY 11793

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District X

Stony Brook Univ.

Occupational Therapy Program

Div. of Rehab. Sci.

HSC-level 2, rm 440

Stony Brook, NY 11794

 

Judicial District X

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

Degree: Ph.D. (in Progress), M.S. (Post Sec. & Adult Ed.), Capella Univ.; M.A. (Ped. Dysphagia), Leslie Univ.; B.S. (Occupational Therapy), CUNY @York College; A.A.S. (Humanities), Queensborough Community College

Profession: Occupational Therapy

Licensed in 1984

License #003368


Table 2 of 2


Proposed Appointments 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 Occupational Therapy

(Appointment of Extended Member)

 

Martha Frank

Delanson, NY 12053

 

 

 

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

The Sage Colleges

Dept. of Health Rehab. Sciences

45 Ferry Street

Troy, NY 12180

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.S. (Education), College of St. Rose; B.S. (Biology, Occupational Therapy), Syracuse University

Profession: Occupational Therapy

Licensed in 1979

Licence #000388

State Board for Social Work

(Reappointment of Extended Member)

 

Christine Huff Fewell

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

 

(Self-Employed)

1651 Third Avenue

Suite 201

New York, NY 10128

 

Judicial District I

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.S.W. (Social Work), Univ. of Chicago; B.A. (Foreign Languages), Antioch College

Profession: Social Work

Licensed in 1971

License #012623

State Board for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

(Appointment of Extended Member)

 

Stephen T. Hart

Rochester, NY 14617

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hart Hearing Centers

196 East Ridge Rd.

Rochester, NY 14621

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2008

to

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.S. (Audiology), SUNY Geneseo; B.S. (Speech Pathology), SUNY Geneseo; A.A.S. (Business Administration), SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology

Profession: Speech Language Pathology & Audiology

Licensed in 1983

License #000727