THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

 

 

TO:                                  Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee

 

FROM:                             Johanna Duncan-Poitier

 

 

 

SUBJECT:                        Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions and Reappointments of Extended and Auxiliary Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

DATE:                              February 27, 2006

 

STRATEGIC GOAL:         Goal 3

 

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

Executive Summary

 

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Should the Regents approve the proposed Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions and the proposed Reappointments of Extended and Auxiliary Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels as listed on the attached?

 

Proposed Handling

 

          The question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its March 2006 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its March 2006 meeting for final action.

 

Procedural History

 

          Approval of board members by the Board of Regents is required by Section 6508(4) of the Education Law.

 

 

Background Information

 

          Information on the proposed appointees is noted on the attachment.

 

Recommendation

 

          The Regents should approve the proposed appointments.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

          If the Regents approve these appointments, members’ terms will go into effect as noted on the attachment.

 

 

Attachment

Table 1 of 2

 

Proposed Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions

 

Board Name, Type of Proposed Action, Candidate's Name, Residential Address,
and Judicial District

 


Candidate's Current Employer, Address and Judicial District



Proposed
Term

 

Highest and/or Professional
Degree(s) Earned,
Member Type, and
Licensure Specifics

 

State Board for Chiropractic (appointment)

 

Ellen M. Coyne

Brightwaters, NY 11718

 

 

Judicial District X

 

 

 

 

 

(Private Practice)

164 W. 79th Street

New York, NY 10024

 

Judicial District I

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2006

To

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: D.C., (Chiropractic), New York Chiropractic College; B.S. (Health Sciences), Brooklyn College

Profession:  Chiropractic

Licensed in 1984

License #004012

 

 

State Board for Optometry (Reappointments)

 

Janet Sand

Cobleskill, NY 12043

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 1, 2006

To

February 28, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M.S. (Developmental Reading), SUNY Albany; B.A. (Elementary Education), SUNY Oneonta

Public Member

 

Marcie D. Welsh

New Rochelle, NY 10801

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

(Private Practice)

700 Webster Avenue

New Rochelle, NY 10801

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

March 1, 2006

To

February 28, 2011

 

Degree:  O.D. (Optometry), Penn. College of Optometry

Profession: Optometry

Licensed in 1972

License #003152

 

 

 

State Board for Social Work (Appointments)

 

Whitney S. Crossman

Syracuse, NY 13210

 

 

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

Syracuse Housing Authority

516 Burt Street

Syracuse, NY 13202

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2006

To

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

Degree:  M.S.W. (Social Work), Syracuse University School of Social Work; B.A. (Psychology), Houghton College

Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker

Licensed in 2001

License #064494

 

 

Donald F. Arnold, Sr.

Albany, NY 12205

 

 

 

 

Judicial District IV

 

School of Management

Graduate College of Union University

807 Union Street

Schenectady, NY 12308

 

Judicial District III

 

April 1, 2006

To

March 31, 2011

 

Degree:  Ph.D. (Accounting), SUNY Buffalo; M.B.A. (Business), SUNY Buffalo; B.S. (Accounting), SUNY Albany

Public Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2 of 2

 

 

Proposed Reappointments of Extended and Auxiliary Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

Board Name, Type of Proposed Action, Candidate's Name, Residential Address,
and Judicial District

 

Candidate's Current Employer, Address and Judicial District



Proposed
Term

Highest and/or Professional
Degree(s) Earned,
Member Type, and
Licensure Specifics

 

STATE BOARD FOR MEDICINE (REAPPOINTMENT OF EXTENDED MEMBER)

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Diamond

Massapequa Park, NY 11762

 

 

Judicial District X

 

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Old Westbury, NY 11568

 

Judicial District X

 

July 1, 2006

To

June 30, 2011

 

Degree:  D.O. (Medicine), College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery; B.A. (History), Queens College

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1962

License #089462

 

 

STATE BOARD FOR MEDICINE (REAPPOINTMENT OF AUXILIARY MEMBERS)

 

Brad M. Dworkin

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Medical College

Division of Gastroenterology

Munger Pavilion

Suite 206

Valhalla, NY 10595

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2006

To

April 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), Jefferson Medical College; B.S. (Biology), Pennsylvania State University

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1977

License #131555

 

 

 

 

Monica Dweck

Brooklyn, NY 11231

 

 

 

 

Judicial District II

 

SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn

Dept. of Ophthalmology

450 Clarkson Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11203

 

Judicial District II

 

May 1, 2006

To

April 30, 2011

 

Degree:  M.D. (Medicine), SUNY Downstate Medical Center; B.A. (Psychology), Princeton University

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1987

License #173216

 

 

STATE BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING (REAPPOINTMENT OF EXTENDED MEMBER)

 

William J. Davis

Clifton Park, NY 12065

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 1, 2006

To

January 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  B.S. (Business Management), College of Saint Rose

Public Member

 

 

STATE BOARD FOR OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING (APPOINTMENT)

 

Joseph Fratello

Pulaski, NY 13142

 

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Eyewear Center

209 W. Seventh Street

Oswego, NY 13126

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2006

To

April 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Degree:  A.A.S. (Ophthalmic Dispensing), Erie Community College

Profession:  Ophthalmic Dispensing

Licensed in 1972

License #003532