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Summary information of disciplinary actions taken against licensees, professional practice business entities, and pharmacy establishments by the Board of Regents in New York State since January 1, 1994, can be searched below by year, month, and profession. You may also search for an individual’s, entity’s or establishment’s status, and any applicable enforcement actions, with our Online Verification Search. Applicable disciplinary information will be listed under the Enforcement Actions tab within the search results.


In New York State, professional misconduct in all the professions (except that by physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants, which is investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) of the Department of Health) is investigated and prosecuted by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions. The Board of Regents, which also has responsibility for licensure in all the professions, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters except those handled by OPMC.


Information on pre-1994 Regents Actions is available by phone: 518-474-3817, ext. 330; fax: 518-473-0578; e-mail: dplsdsu@nysed.gov, or by writing to the Office of the Professions.


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July 2023

Architecture

KURT JACOBS; RIVERHEAD NY

Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 017831; Cal. No. 33611

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of certifying and affixing his signature to documentation submitted to the building department, authenticating that a property complied with codes, without visually inspecting said property.

JON DAVID LIBASCI; NEW YORK NY

Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 023066; Cal. No. 33572

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $4,000 fine
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of submitting four professionally-certified applications for construction document approval, within a period of 16 months, to the New York City Department of Buildings, which contained errors that resulted in permit revocations.

ANTHONY CARMINE VILLANO (A/K/A VILLANO ANTHONY); STATEN ISLAND NY

Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 032342; Cal. No. 33619

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of filing four professionally certified applications with the New York City Department of Buildings that contained violations of the Rules of the City of New York.

Engineering

CESSOU JEFFERSON BERNARD; CORONA NY

Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 091878; Cal. No. 33351

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return practice in New York State, 5 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to furnish the department with written reports indicating whether or not he was mentally fit to practice his profession, and failing to answer and submit quarterly questionnaires as requested by the department, as required by the terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents in Order No. 31270.

Massage Therapy

JUSTINE MARIA KENNEDY (A/K/A BYRD JUSTINE MARIA); TROY NY

Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 028897; Cal. No. 30994

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4th Degree, a class D felony; and for having obtained a license fraudulently.

Nursing

LINDA E BETTERTON; FULTON NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 300821; Cal. No. 33531

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to report patient fall to nurse supervisor and moved patient without requesting proper patient assessment.

MICHELE PAULINE HANNA; ALBANY NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 662564; Cal. No. 33431

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.

LAURA ANNE HARGROVE-WISE (A/K/A HARGROVE LAURA ANNE); HILTON NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 490022; Cal. No. 33631

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failure to comply with privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and revealed treatment information about a patient without the patient's consent.

JOHN DAVID LEONARD; BEAUMONT, CANADA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 520514; Cal. No. 33672

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the Province of Alberta, Canada, inaccurately documenting the type of respiratory machine a patient was on; failing to document the dosage of wastage of medications; administering medication contrary to a physician's order; and providing care for a patient on a ventilator despite the rescission of his ventilator certification.

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH LULO (A/K/A LULO CHRISTINE); SAINT JAMES NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 567063; Cal. No. 33169

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering droperidol IV push to a patient without placing the patient on continuous EKG monitoring; failing to perform and record a pain assessment; and failing to document administration of medication.

MICHAEL DAVID MESKO (A/K/A MESKO MICHAEL); DEPEW NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 604368; Cal. No. 33523

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Enticement of a Minor, a felony.

JAMIE LYNN MILIN (A/K/A MILIN JAMIE); HUDSON FALLS NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 330622; Cal. No. 33368

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer and/or waste controlled substances.

KRISTIN LYNN O'DELL (A/K/A ODELL KRISTIN LYNN, ODELL KRISTIN); CHATHAM NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 275372; Cal. No. 33701

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of diversion of narcotics.

WENDY M RIVERA (A/K/A URSCHEL WENDY MARIE, HOLLER WENDY MARIE); ALBION NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 224902; Cal. No. 33533

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Stalking in the 4th Degree, a misdemeanor.

BONNIE JOY ROSENGARTEN (A/K/A ROSENGARTEN BONNIE); ROBBINSVILLE NJ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 688105; Cal. No. 33383

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document the assessments of a patient who was on restraint.

JULIE SNYDER (A/K/A VOLO JULIE G); HERKIMER NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 257151; Cal. No. 33651

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.

KAMANI SOOKPAUL; CLERMONT FL

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 789966; Cal. No. 33189

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully failing to disclose on her application for licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she was denied licensure by the Missouri State Nursing Board, enabling her to obtain licensure as a registered professional nurse without having to undergo a moral character investigation.

ASHLEY VERONA STONE (A/K/A STONE ASHLEY); OREM UT

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 659444; Cal. No. 33592

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to record the administration, wasting, or return of medication to several patients in the State of Washington.

MARK S TOURANGEAU; NEW YORK CITY NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262913; Cal. No. 33660

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering Lopressor to a patient without a physician's order.

MARK STEPHEN TOURANGEAU; STATEN ISLAND NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 520719; Cal. No. 33659

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering Lopressor to a patient without a physician's order.

SCOTT E TRAPPER; LOCKPORT NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262574; Cal. No. 32044

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until successful completion of coursework, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for charges of practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion; and the charge of failing to maintain an accurate record.

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH VOSS; SAINT JAMES NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 238289; Cal. No. 33168

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering droperidol IV push to a patient without placing the patient on continuous EKG monitoring; failing to perform and record a pain assessment; and failing to document administration of medication.

MATTHEW WALTER; WESTTOWN NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 630590; Cal. No. 33302

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Attempted Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child Less Than Sixteen, a class A misdemeanor.

JESSICA LYN WIECH (A/K/A MONTANTE JESSICA L, MONTANTE JESSICA); LANCASTER NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 289046; Cal. No. 33695

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diverting controlled substances.

JILLIAN RENE WINARSKE (A/K/A WINARSKI JILLIAN RENE); WEST SENECA NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 327688; Cal. No. 33207

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.

Pharmacy

MARK ANDREW MONGILLO; ORCHARD PARK NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 058233; Cal. No. 33527

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having been convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, all felonies.

Polysomnographic Technologist

NERANJAN SHANTHILAL DE SILVA; WHITESTONE NY

Profession: Polysomnographic Technologist; Lic. No. 000157; Cal. No. 33401

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender authorization granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of sending unsolicited sexually explicit text messages to a patient's mother.

Public Accountancy

RICHARD J BERTUGLIA; DIX HILLS NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 062299; Cal. No. 33459

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to complete testing of journal entries and internal controls.

JONATHAN IAN BROOKS; WEST ORANGE NJ

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 075675; Cal. No. 33645

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain an active registration with the Department while practicing public accountancy.

KEVIN MICHAEL SMITH; SEAFORD NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 087447; Cal. No. 33679

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willful failure to comply with mandatory continuing education requirements.