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:

Johanna Duncan-Poitier

COMMITTEE:

Full Board

TITLE OF ITEM:

Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions and Appointments to the State Committee for Professional Assistance

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

June 25, 2004

PROPOSED HANDLING:

Approval (Consent Agenda)

RATIONALE FOR ITEM:

Required by Section 6508(4) of the Education Law

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

          Attached for your consideration and approval are the proposed appointments and reappointments of members to the State Boards for the Professions and proposed appointments to the State Committee for Professional Assistance.

 

VOTED:  That the recommended appointments and reappointments of members to the State Boards for the Professions and proposed appointments to the State Committee for Professional Assistance are approved.

 

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 Dentistry (Appointment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronnie Myers
Briarcliff Manor, NY  10510

Judicial District IX

Private practice (dentist):
24 Emwilton Place
Ossining, NY  10562

Judicial District IX

 

School of Dental and Oral Surgery

Columbia University
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY  10032

Judicial District I

 

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2009

Degree:  D.D.S., dentistry, Columbia University;

Certificate, pediatric dentistry, Columbia University;

and B.S., biology, Syracuse University

Profession:  Dentistry

Licensed in 1979

License #034538

 

 

State Board for Social Work (Appointments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lyndall Boal
Mount Kisco, NY  10549

Judicial District IX

Chappaqua Schools
50 Center Street
Chappaqua, NY  10514

Judicial District IX

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2008

Degree:  M.Sc., social work, Simmons College (MA)

Profession:  Licensed Master Social Work

Licensed in 1968

License #205459

 

 

Michele Catone-Maitino
Wynantskill, NY  12198

Judicial District III

Hudson Valley Community College

80 Vandenburgh Avenue
Troy, NY  12180

Judicial District III

 

Private practice (psychotherapist):

231 Hidley Road
Wynantskill, NY  12198

Judicial District III

 

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2009

Degree:  M.S.W. and B.S.W., social work, S.U.N.Y. at Albany;

and A.A.S., human services, Hudson Valley Community College

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1991

License #044334

 

 

Deborah Y. Choi
New York, NY  10025

Judicial District I

School of Social Work
Columbia University
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY  10025

Judicial District I

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2009

Degree:  Ph.D., social work, S.U.N.Y. at Albany;

and M.S.W., social work, University of California

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1996

License #054838

 

 

Henry Epstein
Suffern, NY  10901

Judicial District IX

Rockland Psychiatric Center

140 Old Orangeburg Road

Orangeburg, NY  10962

Judicial District IX

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2008

Degree:  M.S.S.S., social work, Boston University (MA)

Profession:  Licensed Master Social Work

Licensed in 1979

License #020770

 

 

Mary Pender Greene
Brooklyn, NY  11210

Judicial District II

Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services

120 West 57th Street
New York, NY  10019

Judicial District I

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2008

Degree:  M.S.W., social work, New York University

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1974

License #015335

 

 

Kenneth E. Mroz
Smithtown, NY  11787

Judicial District IX

Private practice (certified social worker):

120 Suite 304
Bethpage Road
Hicksville, NY  11801

Judicial District IX

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2008

Degree:  Ph.D., philosophy, The Union Institute (OH);

and M.S.W., social work, Adelphi University

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1981 

License #026767

 

 

Pamela A. Viggiani
Rochester, NY  14610

Judicial District VII

Nazareth College of Rochester

4245 East Avenue
Rochester, NY  14618

Judicial District VII

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2009

Degree:  Ph.D. and M.S.W., social work, Rockefeller College of S.U.N.Y. at Albany

Profession:  Licensed Master Social Work

Licensed in 1996

License #054373

 

 

State Board for Social Work (Reappointments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Jonathan Ball
Cazenovia, NY  13035

Judicial District VI

Self-employed (psychotherapist and educational consultant):

1212 James Street
Syracuse, NY  13203

Judicial District V

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2006

Degree:  Ed.D., teacher education, University of Massachusetts;

and M.S.W., family mental health, Syracuse University

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1986

License #034319

 

 

Sylvia Clarke
Cambria Heights, NY  11411

Judicial District XI

LYFE Program for Pregnant and Parenting Services

New York City Board of Education

Campus Magnet High School

207-01 111th Avenue
Cambria Heights, NY  11411

Judicial District XI

 

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2008

Degree:  M.S.W., social work, Hunter College of C.U.N.Y.

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1988

License #038225

 

Beverly S. Cohen
New York, NY  10025

Judicial District I

Self-employed (attorney at law):

789 West End Avenue
New York, NY  10025

Judicial District I

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2009

Degree:  LL.B., law, New York University; and

B.A., philosophy, Cornell University

Public Member

 

 

Carol S. Cohen
Brooklyn, NY  11217

Judicial District II

Graduate School of Social Service

Fordham University
113 West 60th Street
New York, NY  10023

Judicial District I

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2006

Degree:  D.S.W., social work, Hunter College of C.U.N.Y.

Profession:  Licensed Master Social Work

Licensed in 1984

License #031520

 

 

Stuart Kaufer
Bronx, NY  10463

Judicial District XII

New York University Medical Center

560 First Avenue
New York, NY  10016

Judicial District I

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2008

Degree:  M.S.W., social work, Hunter College of C.U.N.Y.

Profession:  Licensed Master Social Work

Licensed in 1991

License #042977

 

 

Morris Schajer
New York, NY  10025

Judicial District I

Self-employed (psychotherapist):

7 East 68 Street
New York, NY  10021

Judicial District I

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2009

Degree:  Ph.D., clinical social work, New York University;

M.S.W., social work, Adelphi University;

and B.A., psychology, Long Island University

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1974

License #015842

 

 

Rita E. Shawn
Vestal, NY  13850

Judicial District VI

Binghamton Psychiatric Center

425 Robinson Street
Binghamton, NY  13901

Judicial District VI

August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2006

Degree:  M.S.W., casework, Columbia University

Profession:  Licensed Clinical Social Work

Licensed in 1968

License #006368

 

 

Table 2 of 2

 

Proposed Appointments to the State Committee for Professional Assistance

 

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 Committee for Professional Assistance

(Appointments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judith Johnson
Niverville, NY  12130

Judicial District III

Retired

July 22, 2004 to July 21, 2009

Degree:  M.S.W., social work, New York University;

and B.A., psychology, Rutgers University

Public Member

 

Licensed in 1974

License #015426 (Social Work)

 

 

Wayne Lee
Baldwin, NY  11510

Judicial District X

New York State Dept. of Public Service

1 Penn Plaza,  8th Floor
New York, NY  10019
Judicial District I

 

July 22, 2004 to July 21, 2009

Degree:  B.S., engineering, C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University

Public Member