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THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
EMSC-VESID Committee |
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FROM: |
Rebecca H. Cort |
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SUBJECT: |
Appointments to the New York State Rehabilitation Council |
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DATE: |
December 16, 2005 |
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STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goal 4 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY
Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)
Vacancies have occurred on the New York State Rehabilitation Council (SRC). Should the Board appoint new members to the SRC?
Reason(s) 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 on January 9, 2006, on its consent agenda, 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.
Recommendation
VOTED: that the following
individuals as seen in Attachment 1 be appointed to fill vacancies on the New
York State Rehabilitation Council:
Tina Conneely, John James DeCamilla, Kathleen Dolllinger-Meyer, Susan
Dooha, Connie Glover, Ernestine Daniels McElvene, Patricia Kelly McKay, Kimberly
Walters, Jeanne Ricigliano, Sidette Warren and Christine Zachmeyer be appointed
for a three-year term ending December 31, 2008. Jason McDonald to be reappointed
to serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2008. Attachment 2 reflects a
listing of the entire New York State Rehabilitation
Council.
Timetable for
Implementation
Upon approval by the Regents of the recommended candidates, appointments will be made in January 2006 for a three-year term.
Attachment 1
New York State Rehabilitation Council
(New Appointments)
2008 Expiration Date - Representative of the Statewide Independent
Living Council
Christine
Zachmeyer
PO Box 1274
Oneonta, NY 13820
·
Executive
Director of Catskill Center for Independence, November 2000
Present
·
New York State
Independent Living Council, January 2005 - Present
·
New York State
Association on Independent Living, July 2002 Present
·
City of
Oneonta ADA Committee, 1996 Present
·
New York State
Independent Living Council Election Reform Committee Chair, 2000 Present
2008 Expiration Date - Representative of Community Rehabilitation
Program Service Providers
Tina Conneely
Epilepsy Foundation of Southern New York
One Blue Hill Plaza
Pearl River, NY 10965
- SUNY New Paltz, Bachelor of Arts,
Psychology and Sociology, 1987
- Epilepsy Foundation of Southern New York,
1994 Present
- Director of Vocational Services, 2002
Present
- Director of Placement and Development 1998
2002
- Employment Specialist, 1994 1998
2008 Expiration Date - Representative of Community Rehabilitation
Program Service Providers
Connie Glover
South Pine Street
Gloversville, NY
12078
- Currently attending University of Arkansas
at Little Rock Master of Arts, Counseling/Rehabilitation Counseling
- Empire State College, Bachelor of Arts,
Human Development/Psychology, 2001
- Disability Program Navigator at
Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie Workforce Development Board, Inc.,
November 2003 Present
- Acts as liaison between One-Stop Centers,
community service providers, and businesses
- Member of Resource Center for Independent
Living Advisory Board
2008 Expiration Date -
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
Patricia Kelly McKay
22 Victor Street
Albany, NY 12206
·
State
University of New York at Albany, Master of Science, Rehabilitation Counseling
·
Siena College,
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
·
Assistant
Executive Director, Clinical and Vocational Services at Schenectady County
Chapter New York State Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc., 1999 Present
·
Over 20 years
experience in the disabilities field, as a practitioner and administrator
2008 Expiration Date - Representative of Community Rehabilitation Program
Service Providers
Ernestine Daniels
McElvene
76 Blue Spruce Lane
Ballston Spa, NY 12019
- The College of St. Rose, Secondary
Education, 33 graduate credit hours
- Wilberforce University, Bachelor of
Science, Biology
- Office Manager/Rehabilitation Service
Coordinator/Account Representative at Northeast Career Planning, 2003
Present
- Designed, implemented and conducted a Job
Club to improve placement services to consumers engendering support and
recognition from superiors
- Job Club Coordinator at Northeast Career
Planning, 2001 2003
2008 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
Kathleen
Dollinger-Meyer
21 Hearthstone Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
- Northern Illinois University, Master of
Science, Rehabilitation Counseling for the Deaf
- Nazareth College, Bachelor of Arts,
Psychology
- Senior Employment Advisor at the National
Technical Institute for the Deaf Center on Employment, Rochester Institute of
Technology, 1998 Present
- Member of New York State Association of
Educators of the Deaf, 2000 Present
- Member of American Deafness and
Rehabilitation for the Deaf, 2001 Present
2008 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
Susan Dooha, J.D.
145
Hicks St, A46,
- Executive
Director, Center for Independence of the Disabled (2002-Present)
- Director of
Health Policy, Gay Mens Health Crisis
(1994-2002)
- Health Policy
Consultant, National Council on Disability (1993)
- Belkin
Scholar, Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law (1988-1990)
2008 Expiration Date - Representatives of business, industry, and
labor
John James
DeCamilla, Jr.
1349 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
- University of Rochester, Bachelor of
Science, General Studies/Biology
- President and Executive Director at The
Academy for Career Development, Inc., 1994 Present
- President and Executive Director at
Technology Learning Center, Inc., 1992 1997
- Charter School Development and Design
Consultant, Charter Schools; Rochester, NY, 1999-2000, 2003
- Awarded the AmeriCorps State Grant,
$154,000 in 2004-05 for the Office of Children and Family
Services
2008 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
Kimberly Walters
39 Big Oak Drive
Painted Post, NY 14870
- State University of New York at Geneseo,
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and Psychology
- State University of New York at Geneseo,
Associate of Arts Degree, Accounting
- Advocate/Executive Assistant, Access to
Independence and Mobility, Independent Living Center, 2002 Present
- Member of Community Advocacy Network
Developed for Individuals with Disabilities,
- Member of New York State Office of
Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board
- Gold Metal in Racing 1997 Paralyzed
Veterans Wheelchair Olympic Games
2008 Expiration Date
- Representatives of
business, industry, and labor
Sidette Warren
235 East 95th
Street
New York, NY 10128
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Program on
Employment and Disability, School of Industrial Labor Relations, Certificate in
Human Resource Studies
- New York
University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Certificate in
Multimedia Technology
- Fashion
Institute of Technology, New York, NY, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Degree
- Human
Resources Officer, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, 2003
Present
2008 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
Jeanne Ricigliano
135 Avondale Road
Rochester, NY 14622
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Program on
Employment and Disability, School of Industrial Labor Relations, Certificate,
Person-Centered Planning and Train-the- Trainer, 1998
- Empire State College, Rochester, NY, Human
Services, 2001 Present
- Parent Partner/Parent Representative,
Midwestern Transition Coordination Site, Monroe #1 BOCES, 1996 Present
- Job Coach and Para-Professional, Monroe #1
BOCES, 1991 1996
- Monroe County Inter-Agency Council Parent
Representative, 1995 Present
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
2005 Michael Peluso, Coordinator, NYS Client Assistance Program, 401 State Street, Schenectady, New York 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, New York 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
2008 Ernestine Daniels McElvene, Rehabilitation Service Coordinator, Northeast Career Planning, Malta, NY
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, New York 14214
2006 Margaret Raustiala, Consultant, 428 River Road, Nissequogue, NY 11780
2006 Patricia Dowse, Director of Field Services, New York State Rehabilitation Association, Inc., 155 Washington Avenue, Suite 410, Albany, New York 12210
2006 Warren Scott, 40 Stiles Drive, Melville,
NY 11747
2006 Margaret Wong, Executive Director, Contemporary Guidance Services, Inc., 156 William Street, New York, New York 10038
Representatives of business, industry, and
labor
2008 Sidette Warren, Human Resource Officer for New York Foundations for the Arts, New York, NY
2008
John DeCamilla, Jr., President of The Academy for Career Development, Inc.,
Rochester, NY
2007 Edwin Aspinall, New York State AFL-CIO, 100 South Swan Street, Albany, New York 12210
2007 Howard F. Gross, Founder and President E-BizDocs, Inc, Albany, NY 12077
2007 Gina Regensburger, Director of Human Resources, Genesee Community College, 1 College Rd., 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
2008 Susan Dooha J.D., Executive
Director, Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, 841 Broadway, NY,
NY 10003
2008 Kimberly Walters, Advocate for Access to Independence and Mobility, Independent Living Center, Corning, NY
2008 Kathleen Dollinger-Meyer, Senior Employment Advisor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf Center on Employment at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2008 Jeanne Ricigliano, Parent Representative, Midwestern Transition Coordination Site, Monroe BOCES, Rochester, NY
2006 Marcia Scherer, The Institute for Matching Person and Technology, Inc., 486 Lake Road, Webster, New York 14580
2007 Lisa Koop-Yilmaz, 221 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, New York 11021
2006 Thomas Golden, Program on Employment and Disability, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850
Current or former applicants for, or
recipients of, vocational rehabilitation services
2006 Frank Graziano, 225 W. First Street, Apt. 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, New York 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, New York 12234
Representative of the State Workforce Investment Board
Not
filled