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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 2018

Engineering

ROBERT LEON FLANSBURG; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 072040; Cal. No. 30182

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $3,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of fee splitting.

Mental Health Practitioner

BRETT KLERSFELD; CANAAN, NY

Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 003523; Cal. No. 30526

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of willful physical abuse and moral unfitness in the practice of mental health counseling.

Nursing

SELFI JAMES ALAPAT (A/K/A KURIAN SELFI); NEW CITY, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 557931; Cal. No. 30201

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective as of September 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to check the accuracy of two (2) certificates regarding professional education, before submitting them to the facility at which he was employed as a nurse.

KELLY PHELPS AVALLONE (A/K/A PHELPS KELLY J); HARRISVILLE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 321254; Cal. No. 30065

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $1,000 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having inspected a 19 year old student's vulva and anal areas during a drug search.

LINA BASILE; YONKERS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 150888; Cal. No. 30098 30099

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective October 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of two certicates regarding professional education, before submitting them to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.

LINA BASILE; YONKERS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 346647; Cal. No. 30098 30099

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective October 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of two certicates regarding professional education, before submitting them to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.

VALERIE ANN BAUGHMAN-AKE; SPRING HILL, FL

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 499671; Cal. No. 30603

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of stealing controlled drugs from a medical facility in the State of Florida.

CHARLENE BERGER; SNELLVILLE, GA

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262166; Cal. No. 30550

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing as a licensed practical nurse while having an expired license in the State of Georgia.

DONNA ELLEN BERNSTEIN; NORWICH, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 466929; Cal. No. 30295

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
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.

ANGELIA DENISE BOGGS (A/K/A STABLEWSKI ANGELIA DENISE, MAKI ANGELIA DENISE, MAKI ANGELIA); DEPEW, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 559687; Cal. No. 30310

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
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 Driving While Intoxicated.

ULUMMA NGOZI BUTLER; RICHMOND, TX

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540272; Cal. No. 30548

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $500 fine payable within 30 days.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to document in a patient's medical record, until after discharge, the discharge instructions for said patient, including home health care contact information and that the patient required a wheelchair in the State of Texas.

NICOLLE DAUPHINEE; KENNEBUNKPORT, ME

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 656715; Cal. No. 30498

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs, a class D crime in the State of Maine which in New York, would constitute Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

JENNIFER DEE (A/K/A CHUDZINSKI JENNIFER); BROCTON, NY, BEDFORD HILLS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 633163; Cal. No. 30455

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Driving While Intoxicated, Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree, Burglary in the 3rd Degree and filing a false report.

CATHERINE FRANCES DENECKO (A/K/A GUARNERI CATHERINE F); BRONX, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 375631; Cal. No. 30105

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective as of October 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of a certificate regarding professional education, before submitting it to the facility in which she was employed as a nurse.

TINA M DESNOYERS (A/K/A RUSSO TINA M); COHOES, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 304755; Cal. No. 29615

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty $500 fine, suspension until alcohol abuse-free and until fit to practice, probation 2 years to commence subsequent to termination of suspension and if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.

BRUNETTE DOOKHIE (A/K/A MERCADANTE BRUNETTE); BRONX, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 171260; Cal. No. 30103 30104

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective as of October 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of a certificate regarding professional education, before submitting it to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.

BRUNETTE DOOKHIE; BRONX, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 407439; Cal. No. 30103 30104

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective as of October 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of a certificate regarding professional education, before submitting it to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.

ANN MARIE EBLING (A/K/A SIKORSKI ANN MARIE); WEBSTER, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 456575; Cal. No. 30556 30555

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 3rd Degree forging the signatures of another practitioner for personal gain moral unfitness in the practice and failure to maintain accurate records.

ANN MARIE EBLING; WEBSTER, NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 302182; Cal. No. 30556 30555

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 3rd Degree forging the signatures of another practitioner for personal gain moral unfitness in the practice and failure to maintain accurate records.

CONCEPCION P ECHEVERRIA (A/K/A PIZARRAS CONCEPCION DUMAGAN); NEW ROCHELLE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 371614; Cal. No. 30106

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective as of September 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of a certificate regarding professional education, before submitting it to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.

AMANDA N ELY (A/K/A PETRIE AMANDA NICOLE); FRIENDSHIP, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 644263; Cal. No. 30411

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree.

JACOB S GAIK; BUFFALO, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 585404; Cal. No. 30244

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until successful participation in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine payable within 3 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of unprofessional conduct by the State of Georgia Board of Nursing, based on drug diversion, where the conduct if committed in New York, would constitute practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently.

DEBORAH D GONZALEZ (A/K/A DEMOSS DEBORAH A); GLENDALE, AZ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 543527; Cal. No. 30523

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing as a registered nurse in the State of Arizona while impaired by mental disability and receiving psychiatric treatment for mental health disorders.

MARIAN SOARES HAMPTON; TULARE, CA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 519738; Cal. No. 30630

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of driving while having a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or more with two minors as passengers in the vehicle in the State of California, a misdemeanor which in New York, would constitute Driving While Intoxicated with a child who is fifteen years of age or less, a class E Felony.

CRAIG LEBERN JACKSON; PINOLE, CA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 496220; Cal. No. 30606 30605

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, in the State of California, obtaining a patient's telephone number and birthdate and telephoning and texting her approximately four to six times after she was discharged.

CRAIG LEBERN JACKSON; PINOLE, CA

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 251072; Cal. No. 30606 30605

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, in the State of California, obtaining a patient's telephone number and birthdate and telephoning and texting her approximately four to six times after she was discharged.

JENNIFER JORGENSEN; POPLAR GROVE, IL

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 677314; Cal. No. 30602

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diverting controlled substances with false prescription orders in the State of Illinois.

ANDREA MACKIEWICZ; BRONX, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 304636; Cal. No. 30203

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective September 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of a certificate regarding professional education before submitting it to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.

MALOIDA NATIVIDAD MANALO (A/K/A NATIVIDAD MANNO MA LOIDA, MANALO MA LOIDA NATIVIDAD, NATIVIDAD MA LOIDA L); YONKERS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 376404; Cal. No. 30107

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective as of October 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of a certificate regarding professional education, before submitting it to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.

MARY CYRIAC MATHEW; NANUET, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 192328; Cal. No. 30101 30102

Regents Action Date: July 16, 2018
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension effective as of October 1, 2018, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check the accuracy of a certificate regarding professional education, before submitting it to the facility at which she was employed as a nurse.