Meeting of the Board of Regents | December 2007

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

 

TO:	EMSC-VESID Committee
FROM:	Rebecca H. Cort
SUBJECT:	Appointments to the New York State Rehabilitation Council
DATE:	November 16, 2007
STRATEGIC GOAL:	Goal 4
AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Vacancies have occurred on the New York State Rehabilitation Council (SRC).  Should the Regents approve the proposed appointments and reappointments of members to the SRC?

 

Reason for Consideration

 

The 1992 Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act require the Board of Regents to appoint members to the New York State Rehabilitation Council (SRC).

 

Proposed Handling

 

              This question will come before the EMSC-VESID Committee at its December 2007 meeting where it will be voted on and final action taken.

 

Procedural History

 

Each year, as vacancies occur, the Board of Regents approves recommendations to fill such vacancies.

 

 

 

 

Background Information

 

              Information on the proposed appointees is noted on Attachment 1 and a list of the entire SRC is noted on Attachment 2.

  

Recommendation

 

VOTED: that Lisa Bayer, Joan McGovern, Susan Barlow, Timothy Maggio and Marianne Murphy, be appointed for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2010 and that Howard Gross and Dora Lee Stanley be reappointed for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2010.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

Upon approval by the Regents of the recommended candidates, appointments will go into effect January 1, 2008.

 

 

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

Attachment 1

 

 

 

New York
State
Rehabilitation Council

(New Appointments)

 

 

2010 Expiration Date

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Representative of Business, Industry and Labor

 

Joan McGovern

JP Morgan Chase

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza

20th floor

New York, NY  10005 

 

• JP Morgan Chase – Vice President
• Founder & Director – Access Ability Resource Center
• Operational Risk Management, Chase Automotive Finance -  Vice President
• Long Island University, C.W. Post Center - M.P.A.

 

2010 Expiration Date

-
Representative of Business, Industry and Labor

 

Marianne Murphy

71 Onondaga St.

Skaneateles, NY 13152

 

• Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute, Industrial and Labor Relations – Sr. Associate
• ARISE - Manager
• Syracuse University – M.S.W.
• Syracuse University – B.A. Social Work

 

 

2010 Expiration Date

-
Representative of Parent Training and Information Centers

 

Susan Barlow

 5 Frontenac Avenue

Buffalo NY, 14216  

 

• Parent Network of WNY - Director of Parent Training
• People Inc. - Project Administrator 
• State University of New York at Brockport - B.S. Psychology; B.S. Sociology    

 

 

2010 Expiration Date

– Representative of Community Rehabilitation Program Service Providers

 

Lisa Bayer

 49 Collingsworth Drive

Rochester, NY 14625

 

• LDA Life and Learning Services - Deputy Director of Community Services
• State University of New York at Buffalo - Adjunct Trainer and Consultant
• Nazareth College of Rochester, B.A. Psychology

 

2010 Expiration Date

– Representative of Disability Advocacy Groups, Representing a Cross Section of: Individuals with Physical, Cognitive, Sensory and Mental Disabilities

 

Timothy Maggio

43 Abbottsford Place

Buffalo, New York 14213-1222

 

• Action for Mental Health – Executive Director
• Community Integration – Counselor
• Rivershore – Behaviorist
• Canisus College – M.S. Counseling
• New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor
• Daemen College – B.A. Psychology

 

 

 

Attachment 2

 

 

State Rehabilitation Council

(Term Expirations)

 

Representative of the statewide Independent Living Council - this representative may be the chairperson or other designee of the Council

 

2008     Christine Zachmeyer, Executive Director, Catskill Center for Independence, PO Box 1274, Oneonta, NY 13820

 

Representative of the client assistance program

 

2009     Lisa Rosano, Coordinator, NYS Client Assistance Program, 401 State Street,  Schenectady, NY 12305

 

Representative of a parent training and information center established pursuant to Section 631(c)(9) of the IDEA

 

2010     Susan Barlow, Director of Parent Training, Parent Network of WNY,

 5 Frontenac Avenue,  Buffalo NY, 14216  

 

Vocational rehabilitation counselor, with knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation programs, who shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Council if the counselor is an employee of the designated State agency

 

2008     Patricia Kelly McKay, Assistant Executive Director, Schenectady County Chapter New York State Association of Retarded Citizens, 214 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12301

 

Representatives of community rehabilitation program service providers

 

2010     Lisa Bayer, Deputy Director of Community Services, LDA Life and Learning Services, 49 Collingsworth Drive, Rochester, NY 14625

 

2009     Scott Ebner, Director of Operations, Onondaga Case Management Services, Inc., Syracuse, NY  13202

 

2009     Francine Tishman, President and Chief Operating Officer, Abilities, Inc., 201 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY  11507

 

2008     Ernestine Daniels McElvene, Rehabilitation Service Coordinator, Northeast Career Planning, PO Box 2375, Malta, NY  12020

 

2008 Connie Glover, Disability Program Navigator, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie Workforce Development Board, Inc., 2620 Riverfront Center, Amsterdam, NY 12010

 

2008     Tina Conneely, Director of Vocational Services, Epilepsy Foundation of Southern New York, One Blue Hill Plaza, Suite 340, Box 1745, Pearl River, NY 10965

 

Representatives of business, industry, and labor

 

2010     Howard F. Gross, Founder and President E-BizDocs, Inc., 63 Karner Road,

Albany, NY 12077

 

2010     Joan McGovern, Vice President, JP Morgan Chase, 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza,

20th floor, New York, NY  10005 

 

2010     Marianne Murphy, Sr. Associate, Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute, Industrial and Labor Relations, 71 Onondaga St., Skaneateles, NY 13152

 

2008 John DeCamilla, Jr., President of The Academy for Career Development, Inc.,1349 South Avenue, Rochester, NY  14620

 

Representatives of disability advocacy groups, representing a cross section of: individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, and mental disabilities; and parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities who have difficulty in representing themselves or are unable due to their disabilities to represent themselves

 

2010     Timothy Maggio, Executive Director, Action for Mental Health, 43 Abbottsford Place, Buffalo, New York 14213-1222

 

2009     Kathy Hoffman, Coordinator of Special Services, Erie Community College, 4041 Southwestern Blvd, Orchard Park, NY  14127

 

2009     Thomas Golden, Program on Employment and Disability, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850

 

2008     Susan Dooha, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, 841 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 

 

2008     Kimberly Walters, Advocate for Access to Independence and Mobility, Independent Living Center, Corning, NY   14830

 

2008 Kathleen Dollinger-Meyer, Senior Employment Advisor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf Center on Employment at Rochester Institute of Technology, 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY  14623

 

2008     Jeanne Ricigliano, Parent Representative, Midwestern Transition Coordination Site, Monroe BOCES, Midwestern Transition Coordination Site, 41 O'Connor  Road, Fairport, NY 14450

 

Current or former applicants for, or recipients of, vocational rehabilitation services

 

2009     Frank Graziano, 225 W. First Street, Apartment 306, Oswego, New York 13126

 

Representative of Native American Projects (Section 121)

 

2008     Jason McDonald, Project Director, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Box 412, State Route 37, Hogansburg, NY 13655

 

Representative of the State educational agency responsible for the public education of students with disabilities who are eligible to receive services

 

2010     Dora Lee Stanley, New York State Education Department, Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Room 1609, One Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12234

 

Representative of the State Workforce Investment Board

 

Vacant