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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 2020
Chiropractic
JOHN M MAURELLO; OCEANSIDE, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004474; Cal. No. 30947
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Censure and Reprimand.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Bank Fraud, a felony.
THOMAS MARC MORGAN; GLOVERSVILLE, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 011051; Cal. No. 31983
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing insurance money from Active and Well Family Chiropractor.
JAMES J PASSERO; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 010366; Cal. No. 31733
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree.
Clinical Laboratory Technology
PAUL ROBERT CHICHESTER; TROY, NY
Profession: Clinical Laboratory Technologist; Lic. No. 006459; Cal. No. 31468
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
Dentistry
THERESA MCQUEEN; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 023259; Cal. No. 30324 30325
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 having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd Degree.
THERESA MCQUEEN; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Dental Hygiene Anesthesia; Lic. No. 003696; Cal. No. 30324 30325
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 having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd Degree.
Engineering
AKRAM ROPEEN AHMAD; BRIDGEPORT, CT
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 076474; Cal. No. 30399
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 4 months actual suspension, 20 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing.
Massage Therapy
STACY A ASPRION; WEST BABYLON, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 020882; Cal. No. 31665
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 Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% or More Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor and Driving While Intoxicated (2 convictions), class E felonies.
GINAMARIE IUDICA (A/K/A JONES MAIO); HIGHLAND, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 029462; Cal. No. 31229
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 Welfare Fraud in the 5th Degree.
JOHN ALBERT PERESTAM; ENDICOTT, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 021514; Cal. No. 31741
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 willfully failing to register.
Mental Health Practitioner
ELI ISKANDAR KASSIS; VESTAL, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 005760; Cal. No. 31716
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to create a short-term treatment plan for a patient failing to properly document session notes and failing to adequately seek assistance from another practitioner.
KIMBERLY A SWAN; NEWARK, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 000211; Cal. No. 31030
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 to, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated.
Nursing
JUANITA AIKENS (A/K/A SIMS JUANITA); GENEVA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 547867; Cal. No. 31714 31715
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 been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree.
JUANITA AIKENS; GENEVA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 237277; Cal. No. 31714 31715
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 been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree.
WANDA M ALEXANDER (A/K/A ALEXANDER WANDA); WEST HENRIETTA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 283892; Cal. No. 30398
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree.
GEORGINA BARATTA (A/K/A FISHER GEORGINA, FERRARA GEORGINA ANN, SCHNOBRICK GEORGINA ANN); NIAGARA FALLS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 215505; Cal. No. 31207 31208 31209
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 months actual suspension, 12 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempting to Cause a Financial Institution to Fail to File a Transaction Report.
GEORGINA BARATTA (A/K/A FISHER GEORGINA, FERRARA GEORGINA); NIAGARA FALLS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 541780; Cal. No. 31207 31208 31209
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 months actual suspension, 12 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempting to Cause a Financial Institution to Fail to File a Transaction Report.
GEORGINA BARATTA (A/K/A FISHER GEORGINA, FERRARA GEORGINA); NIAGARA FALLS, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 305089; Cal. No. 31207 31208 31209
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 months actual suspension, 12 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempting to Cause a Financial Institution to Fail to File a Transaction Report.
SHERRY LYNN BOLES; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 223601; Cal. No. 31592
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 medication administration errors.
DANE RAY BROWN (A/K/A BROWN DANE); SAINT CLOUD, MN
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 563393; Cal. No. 31982
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication errors and changing orders.
VALERIE MARIE BROWN (A/K/A BROWN VALLERIE MARIE); KIRKVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 571311; Cal. No. 30997
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 admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd Degree.
SUYUN CHO; CASTRO VALLEY, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 504283; Cal. No. 31940
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing as a registered professional nurse with gross negligence on a particular occasion in California.
ANTHONY COLETTI; BUFORD, GA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 320111; Cal. No. 31852
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a misdemeanor.
JESSICA B DE MARREE (A/K/A DEMAREE JESSICA); WILLIAMSON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 278026; Cal. No. 31669
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child Driving While Intoxicated (2 counts) and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree.
ELIZABETH DUQUETTE (A/K/A DUQUETTE ELIZABETH ISABELLE); LATHAM, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 511235; Cal. No. 31755 31756
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 yearss probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation errors and inaccurate assessment of patient's condition.
ELIZABETH DUQUETTE; LATHAM, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 342684; Cal. No. 31755 31756
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 yearss probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation errors and inaccurate assessment of patient's condition.
ALICIA MICHELLE DYSON (A/K/A GEIS ALICIA MICHELLE); TONAWANDA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540507; Cal. No. 31698
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.
THOMAS PAUL FRONTERA; CENTERVILLE, TN
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 405536; Cal. No. 30674
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 years suspension, execution of last year of suspension stayed, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of a Tennessee discipline.
DAWN GAYNOR (A/K/A MCCAFFERTY DAWN MICHEL, MICHEL DAWN DOROTHEA); PEORIA, AZ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 079589; Cal. No. 31819
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of making financial arrangements and occupying the home of a vulnerable adult patient in the State of Arizona.
AVION PHILLIP GORDON (A/K/A GORDON AVION); MEDFORD, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286841; Cal. No. 31927
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Promoting Prostitution in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony and, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, 2 counts, heroin and cocaine, a class B felony.