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Meeting of the Board of Regents | October 2008

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 9:10am

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


 

TO:

The Professional Practice Committee

 

FROM:

Frank Muñoz

                           

SUBJECT:

Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions and Appointment of an Extended Member to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

DATE:

October 1, 2008

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

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 Appointment of an Extended Member to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels?

 

Proposed Handling

 

The question will come before the Professional Practice Committee at its October 2008 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its October 2008 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 (re)appointees is noted on the attachment. 

 

Recommendation

 

              The Regents should approve the proposed (re)appointments.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

              If the Regents approve these (re)appointments, members’ terms will go into effect as noted on the 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 Certified Shorthand Reporting

(Reappointment)

 

Lori L. Strong

Orchard Park, NY 14127

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

NYS Supreme Court 110 Franklin St.

Buffalo, NY 14202

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2008

to

September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: Court  Reporting, Alfred State College; Diploma (Court Reporting), Stenographic Institute of Western New York

Profession: Certified Shorthand Reporting

Licensed in 2000

License #001068

State Board for Clinical Laboratory Technology

(Reappointments)

 

Martha Fairbairn

Ogdensburg, NY 13667

 

 

 

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center

214 King St.

Ogdensburg, NY 13617

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

November 15, 2008

to

November 14, 2013

 


 

 

Degree: B.S. (Management Science), Empire State College; A.A.S. (Medical Science), SUNY Canton

Profession: Clinical Laboratory Technology

Licensed in 2006

License #000005

Shepard Goldberg

Buffalo, NY 14222

 

 

Judicial District VIII

Brylin Hospital

1263 Delaware Ave.

Buffalo, NY 14209

 

Judicial District VIII

November 15, 2008

to

November 14, 2013

 

Degree: Ph.D. (Psychology), Univ. of Buffalo; M.A. (Psychology), Univ. of North Carolina; B.S. (Psychology), Queens College

Public Member

State Board for Mental Health Practitioners

(Appointments)

 

Robert P. Borsody

Larchmont, NY 10538

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

Robert P. Borsody, PC

666 5th Ave., 29th Fl.

New York, NY 10103

 

Judicial District I

 

 

 

 

November 1, 2008

to

October 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: L.L.B. (Law), B.E.E. (Electrical Engineering), University of Virginia

Public Member

Sandra L. Ramos

Yonkers, NY 10704

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

1276 Fulton St.

Bronx, NY 10457

 

Judicial District XII

November 1, 2008

to

October 31, 2013

Degree: M.A. (Music Therapy), New York Univ.; B.A. (World Arts & Cultures), UCLA

Profession: Creative Arts Therapy

Licensed in 2007

License #001135

State Board for Physical Therapy

(Reappointment)

 

Jill W. Bloss

Henrietta, NY 14467

 

 

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

Mount Sinai Sports Therapy Center

27 Windelin Drive

Henrietta, NY 14467

 

Judicial District VII

 

 

 

 

November 1, 2008

to

October 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: Ph.D. (Higher Education), Univ. of Rochester-Warner School; M.S. (Public Health), Univ. of Rochester -School of Medicine & Dentistry; B.S. (Physical Therapy), SUNY Buffalo

Profession: Physical Therapy

Licensed in 1979

License #006050

State Board for Social Work

(Reappointments)

 

Patricia W. Blau

9 Centre Ave.

Larchmont, NY 10538

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

Liberty Partnership Program

Bellevue Hospital 461 First Avenue

New York, NY 10016

 

Judicial District I

 

 

 

 

November 1, 2008

to

October 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Degree: Certificate (Bioethics), Montefiore; MSW (casework), Syracuse Univ. School of Social Work

Profession: Social Work

Licensed in 1970 (CSW); 2004 (LCSW)

License #011828

Christopher John Callahan

Rochester, NY 14609

 

 

Judicial District VII

(Retired)

691 Paul Street

Rochester, NY 14605

 

Judicial District VII

November 1, 2008

to

October 31, 2012

Degree:  M.S.W. (Social Work), Syracuse University; B.S. (Human Services), Empire State College

Profession:  Social Work

Licensed in 1993 (CSW); 2004 (LMSW)

License #046427

Virginia Lee Whitford

Frankfort, NY 13340

 

 

Judicial District V

Kids Oneida, Inc.

1500 Genesee St.

Utica, NY 135602

 

Judicial District V

November 1, 2008

to

October 31, 2012

Degree:  M.S. (Social Work), Syracuse University; B.A. (Sociology), Hamilton College

Profession:  Social Work

Licensed in 2005

License # 071827


Table 2 of 2


Proposed Appointment of Extended Member 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 Social Work

(Appointment of Extended Member)

 

Lyndall Elizabeth Boal

Mt. Kisco, NY 10549

 


Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

 

Chappaqua Schools

50 Center St.

Chappaqua, NY 10514

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

November 1, 2008

to

October 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.S. (Social Work), Simmons College School of Social Work

Profession: Social Work

Licensed in 2004

License #005459