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: Frank Muñoz SUBJECT: Appointments and Reappointment 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: July 9, 2008 STRATEGIC GOAL: Goal AUTHORIZATION(S): SUMMARY Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda) Should the Regents approve the proposed Appointments and Reappointment 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 full Board at its July 2008 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken 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 appointments Timetable for Implementation If the Regents approve these appointments, members’ terms will go into effect as noted on the attachment Table of 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 July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013 Degree: M.A (Marriage & Family Therapy), Syracuse Univ.; M.A (Human Relations), Oklahoma Univ.; B.A (Philosophy), Univ of Kentucky Profession: Marriage & Family Therapy Licensed in 2006 License #000039 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 Degree: Pharm.D (Pharmacy), St John’s Univ.; B.S (Pharmacy), Albany College of Pharmacy Profession: Pharmacy Licensed in 1987 License #038015 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 Degree: M.S.W (Social Work), Fordham Univ.; B.S (Law, Criminal Justice), John Jay College of Criminal Justice Profession: Social Work Licensed in 2005 License #072275 State Board for Mental Health Practitioners (Appointment) Anthony Rabasca Rome, NY 13440 (Self-Employed) 2014 Tamarack St Rome, NY 13440 Judicial District V Judicial District V State Board of Pharmacy (Appointment) Leigh Briscoe-Dwyer Laurens, NY 13796 North Shore – LIJ Health System 300 Community Dr Manhassett, NY 11030 Judicial District VI State Board for Social Work (Appointments) Judicial District X Wendy Renee Benson Jamaica, NY 110028 NYC Human Resources Admin 309 East 94th Street New York, NY 10028 Judicial District XI Judicial District I 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 Marlienne Carrie Christian Brooklyn, NY 11213 Kings Cty Hosp Ctr Behavior Health 451 Clarkson Ave N Bldg., Rm 102 Brooklyn, NY 11203 Judicial District II Judicial District II Kathleen Ferdinand Valley Stream, NY 11580 Brooklyn Dev Ctr 888 Fountain Ave Brooklyn, NY 11208 Judicial District X Judicial District II (Reappointment) Henry Jacob Epstein Suffern, NY 10901 Rockland Psychiatric Center 140 Old Orangeburg Rd Orangeburg, NY 10962 Judicial District IX Judicial District IX Proposed Term August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 Highest and/or Professional Degree(s) Earned, Member Type, and Licensure Specifics Degree: Post Masters Cert (Palliative and End-of-Life Care), New York Univ.; M.S (Social Work), Adelphi Univ.; M.S (Public Health), Univ of Minnesota Profession: Social Work Licensed in 1994 License #050023 Degree: M.S.W (Casework), Hunter College; B.A (Music), Long Island Univ Profession: Social Work Licensed in 1974 License #015216 Degree: M.S.S.S (Social Work), Boston Univ.; B.A (Psychology), Boston Univ Profession: Social Work Licensed in 2005 License #072770 Table of Proposed Appointments 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 Catherine V Collins New York, NY 10013 (Self-Employed) 150 Franklin St 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013 Degree: B.F.A (Acting), Emerson College Public Member Judicial District I Anne Gosling Syracuse, NY 13244 Judicial District I Syracuse University 426 Ostrom Ave Syracuse, NY 13244 July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013 Judicial District V Judicial District V Lee Jenkins New York, NY 10025 Blanton-Peale Inst West 29th St New York, NY 10001 Judicial District I Judicial District I Signe M Kastberg Rochester, NY 14620 St John Fisher College 3690 East Ave Rochester, NY 14618 Judicial District V Judicial District V Degree: Ph.D (Marriage & Family Studies), Virginia Tech.; M.A (Theology Pastoral Counseling), Episcopal Divinity School Profession: Marriage & Family Therapy Licensed in 2006 License #000109 Degree: Ph.D (English and Comparative Literature), Columbia University Profession: Psychoanalysis Licensed in 2005 License #000007 Degree: Ph.D (Human Dev in Educ Contexts), Univ of Rochester; Ed.M (Education), Harvard Univ.; B.A (English Literature), Skidmore College; A.A.S (Applied Science), SUNY Cobleskill) Profession: Licensed Mental Health Counselor Licensed in 2006 License #001918 State Board for Mental Health Practitioners (Appointments of Extended Members) July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013 July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013 Proposed Appointments 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 Joan Wittig Brooklyn, NY 11231 Pratt Institute 200 Willoughby Brooklyn, NY 11205 Judicial District II Judicial District II Proposed Term Highest and/or Professional Degree(s) Earned, Member Type, and Licensure Specifics July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013 Degree: M.S (Dance Therapy), Hunter College, CUNY; B.S (Dance Therapy), Univ of Wisconsin at Madison Profession: Creative Arts Therapy Licensed in 2005 License #000032 State Board for Respiratory Therapy (Appointments of Extended Members) Hugh W Bonner Jamesville, NY 13078 SUNY Upstate Medical University Dept of Cardiorespiratory Sciences 750 East Adams St Syracuse, NY 13210 Judicial District V Judicial District V Estela SanchezDomenech Brooklyn, NY 11228 Brooklyn Hosp Ctr 121 DeKalb Ave Brooklyn, NY 11201 Woodhull Med & Mental Health Ctr 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11207 Judicial District II Judicial District II October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2013 Degree: Ph.D (Exercise Physiology Curr & Instruction Exercise Science), Univ of California at Berkeley; M.S (English & Secondary Educ.), California State Univ.; B.S (English & Secondary Educ.), Univ of Minnesota Public Member October 1, 2008 Degree: B.S (Biology), Pace to Univ.; Two-year Therapist September 30, Program (Respiratory 2013 Therapy), New York Univ Med Ctr., Bellevue Hosp Profession: Respiratory Therapy Licensed in 1995 License #004117 Proposed Appointments 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 Sylvia “Penny” Clark Cambria Heights, NY 11411 NYC Dept of Educ 143-10 Springfield Blvd Springfield Gardens, NY 11413 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 Judicial District XI Mary Pender Greene Brooklyn, NY 11210 Judicial District XI Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services 120 W 57th Street New York, NY 10019 Judicial District II Stuart Kaufer Bronx, NY 10463 Judicial District I CIDNY 841 Broadway #307 New York, NY 10003 Judicial District XII Judicial District I Highest and/or Professional Degree(s) Earned, Member Type, and Licensure Specifics State Board for Social Work (Appointments of Extended Members) August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 Degree: L.C.S.W., M.S.W (Social Work), Hunter College, School of Social Work Profession: Social Work Licensed in 2004 License #382551 Degree: M.S.W (Social Work), New York Univ., School of Social Work Profession: Social Work Licensed in 2004 License #015335 Degree: M.S.W (Social Work), Hunter College, CUNY Profession: Social Work Licensed in 2004 License #042977 Proposed Appointments 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 Otterkill Animal Hospital 258 Maybrook Road Campbell Hall, NY 10916 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013 Highest and/or Professional Degree(s) Earned, Member Type, and Licensure Specifics State Board for Veterinary Medicine (Reappointment of Extended Member) Sandra Brown Wiltshire Walden, NY 12586 Sundown Vet Mgmt Consultants 20 Sundown Drive Walden, NY 12582 Judicial District IX Judicial District IX Degree: B.S (Animal Science), Cornell Univ.; A.A.S (Vet Tech – Lab Animals), SUNY Delhi Profession: Veterinary Tech Licensed in 1978 License #000139