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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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June 2021

Nursing

AMANDA J WIEDRICK (A/K/A KENDT AMANDA JEAN); NEWARK, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 656505; Cal. No. 32220 32219

Regents Action Date: June 07, 2021
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 Criminal Facilitation in the 4th Degree.

Pharmacy

MAGDA GEORGE IBRAHIM; HOLMDEL, NJ

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 039866; Cal. No. 32251

Regents Action Date: June 07, 2021
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 dispensing a drug other than what was prescribed.

Public Accountancy

PETER G NEUBERG; CHESTER, NJ

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 104287; Cal. No. 30289

Regents Action Date: June 07, 2021
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 90 days suspension.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice certified public accounting in New York State.

Respiratory Therapy

NADINE MARIE NESTOR; HEMPSTEAD, NY

Profession: Respiratory Therapy Technician; Lic. No. 003984; Cal. No. 32451

Regents Action Date: June 07, 2021
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 Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

Veterinary Medicine

DIANA MAY HAIGHT (A/K/A CANNAN DIANA MAY); POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007263; Cal. No. 32394

Regents Action Date: June 07, 2021
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 include an adequate explanation of the evaluation, prognoses, and plan for a canine patient.

CURTIS PETER HALSTED; ATHENS, NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007371; Cal. No. 31672

Regents Action Date: June 07, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to adequately document physical examinations.

TIMOTHY MANN; MEDIA, PA

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 010198; Cal. No. 30875

Regents Action Date: June 07, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to record diagnoses for two dogs and that surgery was performed for a third dog.

May 2021

Dentistry

WILLIAM GEORGE ELIADES; ROSLYN, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037540; Cal. No. 32135

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to timely provide patient records to the State Education Department.

CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY EVOLA; DURHAM, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 041580; Cal. No. 32356

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Insurance Fraud in the 4th Degree.

Engineering

IRVING B PRUS; FOREST HILLS, NY

Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 060428; Cal. No. 32447

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting one professionally certified application with the New York City Department of Buildings, that failed an audit, resulting in revocation of permit.

Landscape Architecture

RICHARD F WEBB; JAFFREY, NH

Profession: Landscape Architect; Lic. No. 000860; Cal. No. 32492

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as a landscape architect.

Massage Therapy

CHRISTA MARIE DIMARCO; WAVERLY, NY

Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 020224; Cal. No. 31954

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 Burglary in the 3rd Degree.

Nursing

ELIZABETH ELLEN AMERMAN; SAUGERTIES, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 234729; Cal. No. 32055

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of medication administration errors with controlled substances and having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records, a misdemeanor.

RACHEL ANN BECK (A/K/A CUSH RACHEL A); WESTMINSTER, CO

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 592934; Cal. No. 32113

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of falsely stating on an Action Application for licensure as a registered professional nurse that she had never been terminated from any hospital or licensed facility.

KEVIN R BLACK; SELDEN, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 165148; Cal. No. 32160 32078

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 timely waste a controlled substance and failing to document a patient's medication refusal.

KEVIN R BLACK; SELDEN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 384749; Cal. No. 32160 32078

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 timely waste a controlled substance and failing to document a patient's medication refusal.

EDMUND ALBERT BOULEY; AGAWAM, MA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 388501; Cal. No. 32279

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in Texas, where the conduct, if committed in New York State, would constitute professional misconduct for practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently.

SHARON LIA CONKLIN (A/K/A CONKLIN-DALY SHARON LIA); NICHOLSON, PA

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 261430; Cal. No. 30892

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a misdemeanor.

LINDA LEE DERKS (A/K/A YOUNG LINDA LEE, DERKS LINDA L, DERKS LINDA); WATERLOO, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 279003; Cal. No. 31335 31336

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 4 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of engaging in a personal relationship with an incarcerated patient.

LINDA LEE DERKS (A/K/A YOUNG LINDA LEE, YOUNG LINDA L); WATERLOO, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 620834; Cal. No. 31335 31336

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 4 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of engaging in a personal relationship with an incarcerated patient.

ERIN REBECCA DIVEN; FAIRPORT, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 316951; Cal. No. 32215

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until substance and 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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony two counts of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor.

SANDRA MARIE DRAKE; RUTHERFORDTON, NC

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 442636; Cal. No. 32473

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Receiving Stolen Goods or Property, a class H felony, in the State of North Carolina.

JEANNE KATHRYN GAUTHIER (A/K/A GAUTHIER JEANNE K); PLEASANT VALLEY, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 592382; Cal. No. 32186

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing controlled substances in the State of North Carolina.

CHASTITY LESLIE JOSEPH; MEDFORD, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 712287; Cal. No. 32318 32319

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 administering two bolus feedings to a patient, when only one such feeding should have been administered.

CHASTITY LESLIE JOSEPH; MEDFORD, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 291991; Cal. No. 32318 32319

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 administering two bolus feedings to a patient, when only one such feeding should have been administered.

KAYSHA KINER (A/K/A KINER KAYSHA L); CHEEKTOWAGA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 757218; Cal. No. 32148

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 Attempted Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.

TRACY ANN KOBLINSKI; VENETA, OR

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 700352; Cal. No. 31905

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of providing false information to the Oregon State Board of Nursing in the State of Oregon.

MELANIE FAITH LAJUETT (A/K/A LAJUETT MELANIE F); ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 586636; Cal. No. 32189 32190

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree, a class E felony.

MELANIE FAITH LAJUETT; ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 273811; Cal. No. 32189 32190

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
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 admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree, a class E felony.

JEANETTE LYNN LOPEZ; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 627121; Cal. No. 32197

Regents Action Date: May 10, 2021
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document, in a patient record, whether she completed a final skin assessment of a wound upon discharge.