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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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April 2026
Nursing
MELISSA MARIE MASWICH; GANSEVOORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 330319; Cal. No. 35100
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 charges of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Impaired by Drugs, 1st Offense, an unclassified misdemeanor and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, 7th degree, a class A misdemeanor.
OLIVIA MONGILIA; MIDDLETOWN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 771975; Cal. No. 34603
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 discussing patients' information in a group chat.
SHERALDI M PIERRE; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 896598; Cal. No. 34634
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Overdriving, Torturing or Injuring Animals: Failure to Provide Sustenance, a class A misdemeanor.
VINCENT RAMIREZ; NANUET, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 294576; Cal. No. 34862
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 been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
DEANNA MARIE SANTORO; SARATOGS SPRINGS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 542584; Cal. No. 33887
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, and Driving While Intoxicated, unclassified misdemeanors, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor.
DEANNA MARIE SANTORO; SARATOGS SPRINGS, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 306323; Cal. No. 33888
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, and Driving While Intoxicated, unclassified misdemeanors, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor.
REYES RAUL RADEE SMALL (A/K/A REYES RAUL RADEE SMALL, SMALL-REYES RAUL); HOUSTON, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 926637; Cal. No. 35080
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 having failed to monitor a patient's blood pressure after administering blood pressure medication and having failed to properly administer potassium to a patient from an IV bag.
CORINNE DANIELLE STARK (A/K/A CORINNE DANIELLE STARK, HARVEY CORINNE DANIELLE); NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 629910; Cal. No. 34709
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 discussing patients' information in a group chat.
JAMIE MARIE THOMAS (A/K/A JAMIE MARIE THOMAS, THOMAS JAMIE M); KINDERHOOK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 706076; Cal. No. 35020
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to safeguard discontinued controlled substances on numerous occasions.
Pharmacy
GLENN RONALD ARPINO; PLEASANT VALLEY, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 036846; Cal. No. 35082
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to properly follow procedures for compounding drugs and having failed to have proper records.
GEORGE J CHEN (A/K/A GEORGE J CHEN, CHEN GEORGE); ELMHURST, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 054185; Cal. No. 35084
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of failing to provide adequate supervision of a registered establishment as a supervising pharmacist.
MOHAMAD-LOUAI KOURANI; PASSAIC, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 056567; Cal. No. 33222
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $7,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing as a supervising pharmacist to adequately supervise a pharmacy.
MLK RX GROUP LLC ; BRONX, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 032468; Cal. No. 33221
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $7,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant cannot successfully defend against the charge of, on one occasion, the retail pharmacy operated by respondent being open without the immediate supervision and management of a licensed pharmacist.
Public Accountancy
CHARLETTE DRNEK BIONDO; EAST NORTHPORT, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 070217; Cal. No. 35091
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 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 certified public accountant.
JOSEPH C CAPEZZA; WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 038536; Cal. No. 35087
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.
SHALINI B CHANDIRAMANI; WILLISTON PARK, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 067602; Cal. No. 35044
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 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 certified public accountant.
ROBERT H GARICK; BOYNTON BEACH, FL
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 046922; Cal. No. 35035
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with generally accepted auditing standards (“GAAS”) (gave concurring approval of the issuance of an audit report for Company “A” for the year ended December 31, 2021, but failed to identify significant engagement deficiencies in the area of revenue and/or failed to exercise due professional care in the performance of an engagement quality review (“EQR”).)
Michael T. Studer CPA PC; EAST FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 35069
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failure to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding reported revenue and goodwill valuation, failure to properly supervise the engagement team, and/or failure to adequately document procedures performed in connection with a 2018 audit of the financial statements of Company A.
KIMBERLY S O'HARA (A/K/A KIMBERLY S O'HARA, ELLIOTT KIMBERLY S, TERRIGINO KIMBERLY SUE); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 065785; Cal. No. 35155
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.
YUCHING PAI; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 086672; Cal. No. 33221
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 months actual suspension, 20 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of supervising, signing, and/or authorizing a person to sign an accountant's report on the financial statements of a client while employed by an unregistered firm, and/or by a firm that failed to undergo a peer review; signing and submitting a 6T registration form stating that James Pai CPA PLLC does not perform attest or compilation services, when, in fact, James Pai CPA PLLC had performed attest or compilation services; and failing to properly plan and perform risk assessments, failing to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence, failing to determine and/or communicate critical audit matters, failing to make and/or document audit committee communications, failing to comply with audit documentation requirements, and/or failing to obtain an engagement quality review.
ALAN CURTIS RODMAN; LEVITTOWN, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 070048; Cal. No. 35085
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 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 certified public accountant.
MICHAEL ALLEN RUSSAK; HALESITE, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 069552; Cal. No. 35015
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 failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as a certified public accountant.
JACK N SARDIS ; ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 50404; Cal. No. 35032
Action: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), a class D felony.
Summary: Application to surrender license granted.
MICHAEL T STUDER; FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 033662; Cal. No. 35068
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in the area of auditing for no less than 1 year and until completion of retraining in said area, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding reported revenue and goodwill valuation, failure to properly supervise the engagement team, and/or failure to adequately document procedures performed in connection with a 2018 audit of the financial statements of Company A.
March 2026
Dentistry
JASON ROBERT DIBLASI; MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 053299; Cal. No. 53023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of 11 counts of Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance by a Practitioner, class C felonies.
Mental Health Practitioner
ROBERT IAN BEVERLEY; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 001455; Cal. No. 34754
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of violating professional boundaries with a patient; failing to adequately record evidence of consent to treatment, a comprehensive assessment, plan for service, discharge summary, and any details of consultations with other professionals in the patient's record; violating professional boundaries with a patient, failing to maintain an adequate patient record of treatment of said patient, and continuing to treat said patient for several months after licensee's professional registration to practice in the State of New York had lapsed; and practicing from December 2023 through February 2024 while unregistered.
JONATHAN KERZ; NEW ROCHELLE, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 013156; Cal. No. 34970
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having an inappropriate relationship with a patient.
Nursing
LINDSAY TAYLOR ALMEIDA; NASSAU, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 308254; Cal. No. 32941
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct within her profession which evidenced moral unfitness to practice the profession, within the purview and meaning of New York State Education Law Section 6509(9), in specific violation of 8 N.Y.C.R.R. Section 29.1(b)(5).
HAROLD MARTIN COLE (A/K/A HAROLD MARTIN COLE, COLE HAROLD M); MANLIUS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 289357; Cal. No. 33504
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of two counts of Kidnapping in the 2nd Degree, Burglary in the 1st Degree, two counts of Conspiracy in the 2nd Degree, class B felonies; and two counts of Conspiracy in the 4th Degree, a class E felony.
TODD THOMAS FELONG (A/K/A TODD THOMAS FELONG, FELONG TODD T); ALDEN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 310062; Cal. No. 34729
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, prior offense within 10 years, a felony.