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The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the summary suspension of 2 licenses, revocation of 3 licenses, surrender of 12 licenses, and 26 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct outlined in that particular case. In addition, the Board acted upon 1 restoration petition.

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I. SUMMARY SUSPENSIONS

MASSAGE THERAPY

Isaac Keon Brown; Massage Therapist; North Baldwin, NY 11510-1012; Lic. No. 030814; Cal. No. 34621; Application for summary suspension granted.

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Michael L. Wright; Massage Therapist; East Aurora, NY 14052; Lic. No. 025677; Cal. No. 34622; Application for summary suspension granted.

II. REVOCATIONS & SURRENDERS

Massage Therapy

Arthur Ludwig; Massage Therapist; New York, NY 10003; Lic. No. 009783; Cal. No. 34378; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having inappropriately touched a patient without consent.

John Olander; Massage Therapist; Albany, NY 12203; Lic. No. 031065; Cal. No. 34410; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault, 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

Mental Health Practitioners

Siavonh B. Lenaburg; Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Brooklyn, NY 11222; Lic. No. 010385; Cal. No. 34344; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having a sexual relationship with a patient.

Nursing

Michelle Esther Mollen; Registered Professional Nurse; Monterey Park, CA 91754; Lic. No. 449022; Cal. No. 34128; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the state of California, having been convicted of Petit Larceny, Criminal Trespass and Criminal Possession of Methamphetamines.

Mellisa Ann Walker; Registered Professional Nurse; Schodack, NY 12156; Lic. No. 501255; Cal. No. 34452; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.

Yelva Jean-Jacques Cadet a/k/a Yelva Saint Preux; Licensed Practical Nurse; Deer Park, NY 11729; Lic. No. 185614; Cal. No. 34514; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a felony.

Alicia S. Hein; Licensed Practical Nurse; Brant, NY 14081; Lic. No. 330742; Cal. No. 34544; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charge ofÌý having been convicted of Attempted Burglary in the 3rdÌý Degree, a class E felony, and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.

Pharmacy

Marjorie Doreen Robinson; Pharmacist; Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952; Lic. No. 040760; Cal. No. 34528; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, an unclassified felony.

Psychology

Richard L. Wolfe; Psychologist; Pittsford, NY 14534; Lic. No. 006133; Cal. No. 34331; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of driving a patient to licensee’s office, providing lunch to a patient at licensee’s office, and discussing personal facts about self with a patient, and failing to document an assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan in a patient’s record.

Public Accountancy

Mark Rivera; Certified Public Accountant; Westbury, NY 11590-6649; Lic. No. 081358; Cal. No. 34502; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.

Sarita Medina a/k/a Sarita Pimentel; Certified Public Accountant; Yonkers, NY 10710; Lic. No. 074513; Cal. No. 34571; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.

Albert J. Palermo; Certified Public Accountant; Binghamton, NY 13901; Lic. No. 058304; Cal. No. 34572; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.

Social Worker

Ward Halverson; Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Doldgeville, NY 13329; Lic. Nos. 062108, 071284; Cal. Nos. 31221, 31222; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation, $50,000 fine.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

William Piccione; Speech-Language Pathologist; Jamaica, NY 11434-4237, Brooklyn, NY 11212; Lic. No. 002354; Cal. No. 33310; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

III. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Dentistry

Miriam R. Lampert a/k/a Miriam Ruth Rubano; Dentist; Chestertown, NY 12817; Lic. No. 053784; Cal. No. 34109; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.

Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology

John Jorgen Tacetta; Professional Engineer; Stony Brook, NY 11790; Lic. No. 077550; Cal. No. 34269; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $4,000 fine.

Massage Therapy

Danion Patrick Willette; Massage Therapist; Elmira, NY 14903; Lic. No. 019961; Cal. No. 33882; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Nursing

Dawn Marie Leach; Registered Professional Nurse; Dubuque, IA 52002-0469; Lic. No. 655164; Cal. No. 32387; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Paul Matthews; Registered Professional Nurse; Floral Park, NY 11002-0043; Lic. No. 569109; Cal. No. 32846; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

William Alton Edel, Licensed Practical Nurse and registered Professional Nurse, East Patchogue, NY 11772; license numbers 241005 and 498001; California license numbers 32978 and 32979; application for consent order granted; penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Tanisha Thigpen-Wall; Licensed Practical Nurse; Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-4738; Lic. No. 282156; Cal. No. 33622; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Siobhan Michelle Bell; Registered Professional Nurse; New York, NY 10014; Lic. No. 744676; Cal. No. 33747; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

Darina Marie Shaw; Licensed Practical Nurse; Ransomville, NY 14131; Lic. No. 324738; Cal. No. 34172; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Kathleen M. Manning; Registered Professional Nurse; West Babylon, NY 11704-7109; Lic. No. 595129; Cal. No. 34230; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Marcus Tantillo; Registered Professional Nurse; Niagara Falls, NY 14304; Lic. No. 871606; Cal. No. 34329; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Lennox Clairmont Ramsahoye; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Schenectady, NY 12306; Lic. Nos. 344818, 878271; Cal. Nos. 34348, 34349; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Ìý2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Melissa Mary Feldman; Licensed Practical Nurse; Canandaigua, NY 14424-1418; Lic. No. 215457; Cal. No. 34448; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Nyah Simone Metcalf; Licensed Practical Nurse; Spencerport, NY 14559; Lic. No. 347246; Cal. No. 34462; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Ìý2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Robert Wiliam Lafaver; Registered Professional Nurse; Madrid, NY 13660; Lic. No. 691573; Cal. No. 34465; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Shaylaquanda Elaine Ann Scott; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14609; Lic. No. 346938; Cal. No. 34474; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Occupational Therapy

Rachael Lynn Suttell; Occupational Therapist; Oakfield, NY 14125-9754; Lic. No. 018132; Cal. No, 34334; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

Public Accountancy

Michael Anthony Steenberge; Certified Public Accountant; Buffalo, NY 14214; Lic. No. 110575; Cal. No. 34299; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Ìý2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Charles Sugrim; Certified Public Accountant; Queens Village, NY 11427-2332; Lic. No. 118603; Cal. No. 34302; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in the area of auditing until completion of retraining in auditing and attestation, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. (Public Accountancy); Professional Service Corporation; Cranberry Township, PA 16066; Cal. No. 34408; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: ÌýCensure and reprimand, $7,500 fine.

William Saxe Kelting; Certified Public Accountant; Saranac Lake, NY 12983; Lic. No. 068887; Cal. No. 34433; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

John J. Savignano; Certified Public Accountant; White Plains, NY 10605; Lic. No. 051545; Cal. No. 34480; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Ìý1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Social Work

Marco Malpica; Licensed Master Social Worker; Jersey City, NJ 07304; Lic. No. 099325; Cal. No. 34044; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Ìý2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Wendy Y. Close; Speech-Language Pathologist; Big Flats, NY 14814-1481; Lic. No. 009265; Cal. No. 34445; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Ìý2 years probation.

IV. RESTORATION

The Board of Regents on February 11, 2025 voted to grant the application for restoration of the dentist license of Ajaykumar I. Baman, Blauvelt, NY 10913. Dr. Baman’s license was revoked on September 15, 2009.