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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 2024
Public Accountancy
ROBERT THOMAS KELLY (A/K/A KELLY ROBERT); CAHOES NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 116559; Cal. No. 34207
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Mischief: Intent to Damage Property, a class A misdemeanor; and Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree, a class D Felony.
SHANE THOMAS RAVENER (A/K/A RAVENER SHANE T); NEW YORK NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 114275; Cal. No. 34208
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.
ALAN KEITH THROWER; PONTE VEDRA FL
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 102527; Cal. No. 24192
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.
TERRY VALDIVIESO (A/K/A KULBABA TERRY); HUNTINGTON STATION NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 115421; Cal. No. 34029
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain an active registration with the New York State Education Department while practicing public accountancy.
Social Work
SHIRLEY G AZOULAI; CHAPPAQUA NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 087533; Cal. No. 34027
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 falsely advertising self as a licensed psychotherapist.
ALLISYN MARIE DI NITTO (A/K/A EVANS ALLISYN MARIE, DINITTO ALLISYN MARIE); UTICA NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 109069; Cal. No. 34147
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having documented that treatment sessions were in person, when in fact, they were not, and having documented a treatment session that did not occur.
BARBARA LANELLE EDWARDS; MOUNT VERNON NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 008406; Cal. No. 34038
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to properly terminate the patient-therapist relationship.
MICHELE LAUREN GLASER (A/K/A GLASER MICHELE); MANHASSET NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 096738; Cal. No. 33768
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of maintaining unprofessional and inappropriate communications with patients.
Veterinary Medicine
ANTHONY ZACCHEO; BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 013533; Cal. No. 34095
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, during cryptorchid neuter surgery on a 9-year-old male chihuahua, failing to locate one testicle and later failing to follow-up and locate the undescended testicle when problems still persisted with the patient.
June 2024
Dentistry
MAGDALENA GORALCZYK; POUGHKEEPSIE NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 055832; Cal. No. 34052
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to properly drill a tooth thereby weakening or destroying the mesial wall/marginal ridge.
JOHN TIMOTHY HANSFORD (A/K/A HANSFORD JOHN TIMOTHY JR); BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 056107; Cal. No. 34033
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain an accurate record of the administration of anesthesia to a pediatric patient.
YONSOOK KI ASHLEY; MORAVIA NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 048754; Cal. No. 34039
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 having placed a paperclip as a post.
PAMELA ANNE MASON (A/K/A GIBSON-MASON PAMELA ANNE, GIBSON PAMELA ANNE); WHITESBORO NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 021045; Cal. No. 34088
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 having failed to register license.
Massage Therapy
YASNARY ANYELINA CONTRERAS-MERCED; BRONX NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 028645; Cal. No. 32434
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until alcohol abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Nursing
CHERYL RENEE COLLINS; COLUMBUS GA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 444160; Cal. No. 34037
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of North Carolina discipline for engaging in sexually explicit telephone calls with a patient, which, if committed in New York State, would constitute professional misconduct under New York Education Law section 6509 (9) and section 29.2(a)(2) of the Rules of the Board of Regents (8 N.Y.C.R.R.).
JOLENE SHENNEN RUTH DAVIS; HUDSON FALLS NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 266688; Cal. No. 32943
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making personal purchases on a resident's debit card.
ARIEL DESIR (A/K/A DESIR ARIEL VANESSA); ROCKVILLE CENTRE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 787690; Cal. No. 33576
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documenting that patient home visits were completed when they were never conducted.
MARSALITA G ESTIME; MASTIC BEACH NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262215; Cal. No. 33589
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Overdriving, Torturing and Injuring Animals; and Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance, a class A misdemeanor.
LESLIE MICHELLE HAMILTON; PORTLAND OR
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 575877; Cal. No. 34068
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of diverting Dilaudid, fentanyl, ketamine, morphine and Versed, all controlled substances, from the facility's drug supply for licensee's own use, in the State of California.
ERIN ELIZABETH HILL; TROY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 531288; Cal. No. 34008
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: License did not contest the charge of failing to appropriately document the administration of medication.
SEAN P LAUDAN (A/K/A LAUDAN SEAN); NIAGARA FALLS NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 325200; Cal. No. 32705
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
JACQUELINE ANNE LEVAT (A/K/A IRIZARRY JACQUELINE ANNE, IRIZARRY JACQUELINE A); GRANITE SPRINGS NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 381964; Cal. No. 33994
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4th Degree, a class A misdemeanor; Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation, a class A misdemeanor; and Resisting Arrest, a class A misdemeanor.
TERESA MAK (A/K/A WONG TERESA); NEW YORK NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 113954; Cal. No. 34149
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Minnesota, failing to assess a patient before requesting blood products for administration; failing to recognize adverse reactions to blood products; misdirecting a nursing student in the use of a catheter on a patient; and incorrectly operating an IV.
TERESA MAK (A/K/A WONG TERESA); ST PAUL MN
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 294969; Cal. No. 34150
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Minnesota, failing to assess a patient before requesting blood products for administration; failing to recognize adverse reactions to blood products; misdirecting a nursing student in the use of a catheter on a patient; and incorrectly operating an IV.
NATOSHA N MILLER; ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 292913; Cal. No. 32650
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for charges of practicing the profession or nursing fraudulently; and unprofessional conduct in the practice of nursing.
NOLAN JOSEPH RABIDEAU; PLATTSBURGH NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 322256; Cal. No. 34023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of re-using a Foley catheter.
NOLAN JOSEPH RABIDEAU; MORRISONVILLE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 722139; Cal. No. 34009
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of re-using a Foley catheter.
RACHEL M STEARNS; FAIRPORT NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 564940; Cal. No. 33513
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of removing medication from licensee's employer without permission; failing to notify the Office of Professional Discipline of employment status; and failing to comply with the standards of professional conduct.
DONNA MARIE WORONIECKI (A/K/A SIMMONS DONNA MARIE); BUFFALO NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 451126; Cal. No. 31796
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of not checking on a sixteen-month-old resident while said resident was receiving a gastric tube-feed.
Pharmacy
AMIN PHARMACY, INC; LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 028775; Cal. No. 33827
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to properly conduct a pharmacy in that the pharmacy was open for a period of time without a licensed pharmacist on duty.