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 15, 2006

 

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 2006 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 Scott Ebner, Kathy Hoffman, Francine Tishman and Lisa Rosano, be appointed for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2009 and that Thomas Golden and Frank Graziano be reappointed for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2009.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

Upon approval by the Regents of the recommended candidates, appointments will go into effect January 1, 2007.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                          Attachment 1

 

 

 

New York State Rehabilitation Council

(New Appointments)

 

 

2009 Expiration Date - Representative of Community Rehabilitation Program Service Providers

 

Scott Ebner

Onondaga Case Management Services, Inc.

220 Herald Place

Syracuse, NY 13202

 

 

 

2009 Expiration Date - Representative of Community Rehabilitation Program Service Providers

 

Francine Tishman

201 I.U. Willets Road

Albertson, NY 11507-1599

 

 

 

2009 Expiration Date - 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

 

Kathy Hoffman

6130 Long Street

Clarence Center, NY 14032

 

 

 

Representative of the client assistance program

 

Lisa Rosano

NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

401 State Street

Schenectady, NY 12305

 

 

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

 

2007   Janice Silber, Intake Supervisor, Advocates for Children of New York, 151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY  10001

 

Vocational rehabilitation counselor, with knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation programs, who shall serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting 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

 

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

 

2007   Sharon McKee, 472 Woodward Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214 

 

 

Representatives of business, industry, and labor

 

2008   Sidette Warren, Human Resource Officer for New York Foundations for the Arts, 235 East 95th Street, New York, NY  10128

 

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

 

2007   Howard F. Gross, Founder and President E-BizDocs, Inc., 63 Karner Road,

Albany, NY 12077

 

2007   Gina Regensburger, Director of Human Resources, Genesee Community College, 1 College Road, Batavia, NY 14020

 

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

 

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

 

2007   Lisa Koop-Yilmaz, 221 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11021 

 

 

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

 

2007   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

 

Not filled