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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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May 2023

Nursing

FRANCINE ALEXANDRA KENDZIA; NIAGARA FALLS NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 304850; Cal. No. 33224

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud.

TAMMY YVONNE MCQUEEN (A/K/A MCQUEEN TAMMY); APEX NC

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 614363; Cal. No. 33538

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving with Unlawful Alcohol Concentration in South Carolina.

MEGAN LEIGH PATRICK (A/K/A PATRICK MEGAN); COLUMBIAVILLE NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286601; Cal. No. 33505

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in 2017, in the State of Georgia, misusing prescription drugs including Xanax, and abusing illegal drugs including heroin.

MEGAN LEIGH PATRICK (A/K/A PATRICK MEGAN); COLUMBIAVILLE NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 631054; Cal. No. 33506

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in 2017, in the State of Georgia, misusing prescription drugs including Xanax, and abusing illegal drugs including heroin.

MARIA LEI PERRY (A/K/A PERRY MARIA); FORT EDWARD NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 281895; Cal. No. 33486

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree, and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, all misdemeanors.

MARIA LEI PERRY; FORT EDWARD NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 800338; Cal. No. 33487

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree, and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, all misdemeanors.

DANIELLE M QUENELL (A/K/A CARUANA DANIELLE M, CARUANA DANIELLE); NEWARK NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 292639; Cal. No. 33419

Regents Action Date: May 16, 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 Welfare Fraud in the 4th Degree.

MICHAEL ARTHUR RYNIKER; LAURELL NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 337731; Cal. No. 33528

Regents Action Date: May 16, 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, an unclassified misdemeanor.

KRISTI LC SEARLES (A/K/A HECKER KRISTI LC, SEARLES KRISTI, PRICE KRISTI L C); SCHENECTADY NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 271944; Cal. No. 33585

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness.

KRISTI LC SEARLES (A/K/A HECKER KRISTI LC, HULSE KRISTI L C, SEARLES KRISTI L C); ALPLAUS NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 588726; Cal. No. 33587

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness.

KRISTI LC SEARLES (A/K/A HECKER KRISTI LC); ALPLAUS NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 344139; Cal. No. 33586

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness.

MARISSA URRARO; NORTHPORT NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 337289; Cal. No. 33615

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the allegations of having acted in concert with others and created a Covid-19 vaccination record for patients without administering the said Covid-19 vaccination to patients.

BAUTISTA EUSTAQUIO URRIZA JR; CALEDONIA NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 570384; Cal. No. 33424

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to suction a patient's tracheostomy tube for five hours, resulting in the patient's death.

Pharmacy

ALLISON MARY ANDREW (A/K/A REYNGOUDT ALLISON MARY); SURPRISE NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 056895; Cal. No. 33144

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of pharmacy violations.

DANIEL BURGER (A/K/A BURGER DANIEL G); AMHERST NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 052547; Cal. No. 32684

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to ensure that a registered establishment was equipped with proper sanitary appliances and kept in a clean and orderly manner; and holding for sale expired and misbranded drugs.

LIN ORR HO-ORR (A/K/A HO LIN); MANHASSET HILLS NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035878; Cal. No. 33509

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of mistakenly administering a Procrit vaccine to a five-year-old child instead of a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

BRUCE C SNIPAS; WEST ISLIP NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 033864; Cal. No. 33327

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to maintain sanitary conditions, and compounding drugs in an unsanitary area; permitting a pharmacy technician to compound pain cream without direct supervision; and improper labeling of mail order drug products without the correct name of the registered pharmacy.

Public Accountancy

COLELLA ACCOUNTING FIRM CPA PC; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 33360

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failure to enroll in the mandatory peer review program from April 1, 2012 to July 1, 2022.

THOMAS WILLLIAM WHITTLE III; GLADSTONE NJ

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 079726; Cal. No. 33479

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, a class D felony, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a class C felony, and Wire Fraud, a class C felony.

YIJIAN XU GEORGE (A/K/A XU YI JIAN); GREAT NECK NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 081264; Cal. No. 33433

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to obtain appropriate audit evidence.

Social Work

KRISTA MARIE ROBERTSON; ENDICOTT NY

Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 108791; Cal. No. 33601

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of sexual texting and boundary violations with clients.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

TINA KUKELKA; EAST MEADOW NY

Profession: Speech - Language Pathologist; Lic. No. 002224; Cal. No. 33391

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of speech-language pathology as a speech-language pathologist while not registered.

Veterinary Medicine

KRISTIAN SEAN RHEIN; GARDEN CITY NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 009370; Cal. No. 33510

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Drug Adulteration and Misbranding, a felony.

BOAZ ROGAN; METUCHEN NJ

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 005281; Cal. No. 33435

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as a veterinarian.

April 2023

Architecture

SAL V TARTAGLIONE ARCHITECT PC; NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 33450

Regents Action Date: April 18, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of filing 254 TR-1 forms with the New York City Department of Buildings, which contained materially erroneous statements.

JERRI K SMITH; NEW YORK NY

Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 017172; Cal. No. 33515

Regents Action Date: April 18, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willful failure to comply with mandatory continuing education requirements.

SAL V TARTAGLIONE; BAYSIDE NY

Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 022382; Cal. No. 33449

Regents Action Date: April 18, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of filing 254 TR-1 forms with the New York City Department of Buildings, which contained materially erroneous statements.

Chiropractic

GEORGE JULIUS ETZL; ONEONTA NY

Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 010988; Cal. No. 32179

Regents Action Date: April 18, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to properly document treatments and having allowed an unlicensed individual to perform services.

Creative Arts Therapy

JOHN FRANCIS MAHONEY; LONG LAKE NY

Profession: Creative Arts Therapist; Lic. No. 000392; Cal. No. 33366

Regents Action Date: April 18, 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 having been convicted of Computer Tampering, in the 4th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

Dentistry

SOFIYA CHUDINOVA (A/K/A CHUDINDUA SOFIYA); BROOKLYN NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 047382; Cal. No. 32950

Regents Action Date: April 18, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to completely document in a patient's notes a detailed description of the treatment plan, discussion of alternate treatments, description of the materials used during the denture procedure and information regarding the adjustments performed during subsequent visits.