/ 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, Board for Professional Medical Conduct, and Committee on Professional Assistance, and Reappointments of Extended Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels
DATE: / November 26, 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, Board for Professional Medical Conduct, and Committee on the Professions, and Reappointments of Extended Members 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 December 2008 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken. It will then come before the full Board at its December 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. The three appointments to the State Board for Social Work were submitted in October with an incorrect term of appointment and are being resubmitted in December with the revised term of appointment.

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 for Professional Medical Conduct, and Committee on Professional Assistance /
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 /
Board for Professional Medical Conduct
(Reappointments)
Walter M. Farkas
Melville, NY 11747
Judicial District X / (Self-Employed)
Ryan Medical Arts Bldg.
200 North Village Ave., Suite 207
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Judicial District X / July 1, 2008
to
June 30, 2011 /
Degree: M.D. (Medicine), Bologna University, Italy
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1968
License #07469
Steven V. Grabiec
Grand Island, NY 14072
Judicial District VIII / Asthma and Allergy Assoc. of Western New York
6930 Williams Road
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Judicial District VIII / February 1, 2008
to
January 31, 2011 / Degree: M.D. (Medicine), SUNY Buffalo-School of Medicine; A.B. (Pre-professional), University of Notre Dame
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1971
License #109038
Stephen W. Hornyak
Staten Island, NY 10304
Judicial District II / (Self-Employed)
1130 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10301
Judicial District II / March 1, 2008
to
February 28, 2011 / Degree: M.D. (Medicine), SUNY – Downstate; B.A. (Chemistry), Columbia University
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1980
License #126870
Lois A. Jordan
New York, NY
Judicial District I / (Retired)
222 East 93rd Street
New York, NY 10128 / February 1, 2008
to
January 31, 2011 / Degree: B.A. (Speech Pathology/Education), City College of New York; M.B.A. (Marketing/Management), New York University
Public Member
Eleanor C. Kane
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Judicial District IX / (Retired)
77 East Market St.
Rhinebeck, NY 12572 / March 1, 2008
to
February 28, 2011 / Degree: M.D. (Medicine), Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania; B.A. (Biology/ Psychology), Swarthmore College
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1959
License #082051
Florence Kavaler
New York, NY 10021
Judicial District I / (Retired)
150 East 61st Street
Apt. 10G
New York, NY 10065 / March 1, 2008
to
February 28, 2011 / Degree: M.D. (Medicine), SUNY-Downstate; M.S. (Biostatistics), Columbia University; B.A. (Math), Barnard
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1982
License #151363
Rafael Lopez
New York, NY 10033
Judicial District I / (Retired)
140 Cabrini Blvd.
Apt. 114
New York, NY 10033 / February 1, 2008
to
January 31, 2011 / Degree: M.D. (Medicine), University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine; B.S. (Chemistry), Seton Hall University
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1954
License # 082299
Ralph J. Lucariello
Bronxville, NY 10708
Judicial District IX / (Self-Employed)
4234 Bronx Blvd.
Bronx, NY 10466
Judicial District XII / March 1, 2008
to
February 28, 2011 / Degree: M.D. (Medicine), Georgetown University
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1952
License #072852
Committee for Professional Assistance
(Reappointments)
David W. Bowie
Albany, NY 12203
Judicial District III / (Retired)
22 Orchard Avenue
Albany, NY 12203 / January 1, 2009
to
December 31, 2013 / Degree: M.A. (Urban Studies), Occidental College; B.A. (Sociology), California State University at Los Angeles
Public Member
Suzanne A. Stanton
Syracuse, NY 13205
Judicial District V / (Retired)
172 Stonefield Road
Syracuse, NY 13205 / January 1, 2009
to
December 31, 2013 / Degree: B.S. (Community Health – emphasis on Alcoholism), Empire State College; RN (Nursing), Rochester Psychiatric Center School of Nursing
Public Member
State Board for Social Work
(Appointments)
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 / Revised to 5-year terms
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, 2013 / 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, 2013 / Degree: M.S. (Social Work), Syracuse University; B.A. (Sociology), Hamilton College
Profession: Social Work
Licensed in 2005 (LMSW)
License # 071827

Table 2 of 2

Proposed Reappointments of Extended 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 of Dentistry
(Reappointment of Extended Member)
Reneida E. Reyes
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Judicial District II / (Self-Employed)
One Hanson Place
Suite 2204
Brooklyn, NY 11243
Judicial District II / June 1, 2008
to
May 30, 2013 / Degree: M.P.H. (Public Health), Harvard School of Public Health; D.D.S. (Dental Medicine), SUNY Stony Brook
Profession: Dentistry
Licensed in 1980
License #035002
State Board of Midwifery
(Reappointments of Extended Members)
Patricia Burkhardt
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Judicial District II / NYU Midwifery Prog.
246 Greene Street
New York, NY 10003
Judicial District I / January 1, 2009
to
December 31, 2013
/ Degree: DPh, MPH (Public Health), Johns Hopkins University; B.S. (Nursing), St. Louis University; Diploma (CNM), Catholic Maternity Institute, Diploma (Nursing), Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Profession: Midwifery
Licensed in 1987
License #000005
Caroline Burtner
Rochester, NY 14622
Judicial District VII / Unity Hospital
1555 Long Pond Rd.
Rochester, NY 14626
Judicial District VII / January 1, 2009
to
December 31, 2013 / Degree: CNM (Midwifery), Univ. of Medicine & Dentistry; M.S. (Education), Lehigh Univ., B.S. (Nursing), Cedar Crest College; Diploma (Nursing), St. Lukes Hospital
Profession: Midwifery
Licensed in 1994
License #000003
Andrew Mezey
Ardsley, NY 10502
Judicial District IX / Maimonides Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn
4802 Tenth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Judicial District II / January 1, 2009
to
December 31, 2013 / Degree: M.D. (Medicine), New York University; M.S. (Health Management), New York University; B.S. (Zoology), University of Wisconsin; Pediatric Internship/Residency, Bronx Memorial Hospital
Profession: Medicine
Licensed in 1961
License #087128
Elaine Mielcarski
Jamesville, NY 13078
Judicial District V / (Private Practice)
770 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
Judicial District V / January 1, 2009
to
December 31, 2013 / Degree: M.S. (Midwifery), SUNY Stony Brook; Certificate (CNM), Medical University of South Carolina; B.S. (Health Services), SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse; Certificate (CNP), Community General Hospital; Diploma (Nursing), St. Mary’s Hospital
Profession: Midwifery
Licensed in 1994
License #000002