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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 2019
Nursing
REBECCA ANN SEYMOUR; JOHNSON CITY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 277545; Cal. No. 31147 31148
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation , $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of Petit Larceny.
RITA SHAZO SHERIFI; BREWERTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 292756; Cal. No. 30580 30581
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 failure to maintain accurate records.
RITA SHAZO SHERIFI; BREWERTON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 640525; Cal. No. 30580 30581
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 failure to maintain accurate records.
SHANNON MARIE SMITH (A/K/A SMITH SHANNON); GARNER, NC
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 284966; Cal. No. 30928
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 1 year probation , $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of being employed in the position of a licensed nurse in the State of North Carolina without possessing a valid nursing license.
LISA SOLOMON; SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 216288; Cal. No. 30967
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 admitted to the charge of Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree.
MELISSA B STEVENS (A/K/A MURRAY MELISSA B); APALACHIN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 664695; Cal. No. 31114
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of controlled substances.
MERRITT LAUREN STUVER (A/K/A SNYDER MERRITT LAUREN); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 233308; Cal. No. 30696
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 admitted to the charge of removing blank prescriptions without permission.
VONETTA ANASTACIA TILLMAN (A/K/A MC GARRELL VONETTA ANASTACIA); YONKERS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 292624; Cal. No. 29491
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
NILO D VALES; PICO RIVERA, CA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 145825; Cal. No. 31264
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering a 25 mg dosage of the non-controlled substance metoprolol tartrate to a patient without a physician's order.
ALEXIA MARIE VAN TREESE; CORTLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 519281; Cal. No. 31146
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 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree and Petit Larceny.
SHARON ELIZABETH VERNON; SOMERSET, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 431475; Cal. No. 31397 31398
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in New Jersey where the conduct if committed in New York would constitute practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently.
SHARON ELIZABETH VERNON; SOMERSET, NJ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 200094; Cal. No. 31397 31398
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in New Jersey where the conduct if committed in New York would constitute practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently.
MICHELE LOUISE WELSH-MCCORMICK (A/K/A WELSH MICHELE L); ROME, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286034; Cal. No. 30980
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 medication errors.
CARRIE ANN WITHEY; TOBYHANNA, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 628771; Cal. No. 28414
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of removing a drug from a facility 's drug supply ostensibly for patient administration but actually for her own use answering falsely regarding the license discipline question on a nursing employment application and on two New York State nursing re-registration renewal forms.
Pharmacy
ABC DRUGS PP INC.; PURCHASE, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 035268; Cal. No. 31325
Action: Application to surrender registration granted.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to notify the New York State Board of Pharmacy that it had vacated its registered premises in December 2017 and thereafter failing to notify the New York State Board of Pharmacy of the disposition of prescription-required drugs which had been located in the registered premises.
DAVID MICHAEL BURKE; WHEATLAND, WY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035893; Cal. No. 31348
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy in the State of Wyoming.
KENMAN LEE WILLIAM (A/K/A LEE WILLIAM); FOREST HILLS, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 054025; Cal. No. 31092
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted the charge of dispensing a drug other than prescribed.
SANJAY R PATEL; EDISON, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047948; Cal. No. 29400
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony.
Podiatry
SIMEON ELI ISAACS; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002897; Cal. No. 31050
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Public Accountancy
LAWRENCE JAY RINGER; QUEENSBURY, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 061953; Cal. No. 30912
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 refusing to return client records upon request.
Social Work
JESSICA E TANNACORE (A/K/A TATOR JESSICA); LINDENHURST, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 094437; Cal. No. 29303
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the two specifications of having committed unprofessional conduct.
CLARICE JOY THOMPSON (A/K/A COOKE-THOMPSON CLARICE JOY, COOKE CLARICE JOY); AMITYVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 081070; Cal. No. 31366
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of conduct in the profession which evidences moral unfitness.
MARIANNA ZARA; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 049385; Cal. No. 28420
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony.
MARIANNA ZARA; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 049385; Cal. No. 28420
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony.
June 2019
Architecture
ABRAM M ADLY; MILLTOWN, NJ
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 035171; Cal. No. 31089
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 prepare and maintain written evaluations of the professional services represented by documents signed and sealed by him.
MARIO ORLANDO GENTILE; WALLINGFORD, PA
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 030492; Cal. No. 30853
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully filing a false report by falsely stating on a registration renewal application that the required continuing education was completed.
Chiropractic
CODY LEE CHILDRESS; JOINT BASE MDL, NJ
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 012698; Cal. No. 31162
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.
Dentistry
JESSICA M LEE; BRONX, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 053612; Cal. No. 29777
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $4,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain treatment records for two patients which accurately reflected her evaluation and treatment of those patients.
ANGELA MARIE VAN AERNAM (A/K/A CALABRESE ANGELA MARIE, CALABRESE ANGELA); BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 025896; Cal. No. 30939
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.
CARMEN M VIDAL; PENFIELD, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 054861; Cal. No. 30996
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 failure to take updated x-rays, failure to refer a patient to a specialist, and failure to conduct a comprehensive exam and/or treatment plan.