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Summary information of disciplinary actions taken against licensees, professional practice business entities, and pharmacy establishments by the Board of Regents in New York State since January 1, 1994, can be searched below by year, month, and profession. You may also search for an individual’s, entity’s or establishment’s status, and any applicable enforcement actions, with our Online Verification Search. Applicable disciplinary information will be listed under the Enforcement Actions tab within the search results.


In New York State, professional misconduct in all the professions (except that by physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants, which is investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) of the Department of Health) is investigated and prosecuted by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions. The Board of Regents, which also has responsibility for licensure in all the professions, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters except those handled by OPMC.


Information on pre-1994 Regents Actions is available by phone: 518-474-3817, ext. 330; fax: 518-473-0578; e-mail: dplsdsu@nysed.gov, or by writing to the Office of the Professions.


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May 2023

Athletic Training

AUSTIN H J PRATT (A/K/A PRATT AUSTIN JAMES HALLOCK); CONESUS NY

Profession: Athletic Trainer; Lic. No. 002584; Cal. No. 33342

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Rape in the 3rd Degree, a class E felony.

Dentistry

BRUCE J MILNER; WOOD STOCK NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028311; Cal. No. 33445

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of writing prescriptions to a patient with no treatment record.

RICHARD SCOTT SEAMAN; NEW YORK NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040246; Cal. No. 33646

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to record treatment options and reason for service provided.

RHONA STANLEY (A/K/A GISSEN STANLEY RHONA, GISSEN-STANLEY RHONA); PETALUMA CA

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035318; Cal. No. 33426

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest that charge of failing to completely document a treatment plan.

Nursing

BARBARA BENFANTE (A/K/A HYNES BARBARA ANN); STATEN ISLAND NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 489137; Cal. No. 33305

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.

NERRAW AKBAR BLACK JR (A/K/A BLACK NERRAW AKBAR); SCHENECTADY NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 327270; Cal. No. 33446

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle, an unclassified misdemeanor; and Criminal Contempt, 1st Degree, a class E felony.

VONDI LA'SHAE CAMPBELL; ROCHESTER NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 317700; Cal. No. 33434

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree.

MARIANNE CARGILL (A/K/A DIMAURO MARIANNE); CORTLAND NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 738956; Cal. No. 32021

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation errors.

WILLIAM MATHEW CASIERE (A/K/A CASIERE WILLLIAM MATHEW); SAUGERTIES NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 323050; Cal. No. 33090

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of diverting the controlled substance oxycodone for personal use.

BRITTNEY LEANN CHRISTENSEN (A/K/A MOORE BRITTNEY LEANN, MOORE BRITTNEY); DUNDEE NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 691920; Cal. No. 33140

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having failed to treat patients as ordered and having administered medication without an order; having mixed a combination of medications and administered to patient without an order issued by a duly authorized professional; having failed to treat patients as ordered but having knowingly documented that the treatments were completed; and probation term violations.

NORA K DOYLE (A/K/A DOYLE NORA); FAIRPORT NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 654284; Cal. No. 33127

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing on more than one occasion the medical record of a patient without a work-related reason.

ALISON MARION ELSHEIKH (A/K/A ELSHEIKH ALISON M); SCHENECTADY NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 272750; Cal. No. 33150

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Censure and reprimand.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Possession of Unstamped or Unlawfully Stamped Cigarettes for the Purpose of Sale, a class A misdemeanor.

ALISON MARION ELSHEIKH; SCHENECTADY NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 647580; Cal. No. 33151

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Censure and reprimand.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Possession of Unstamped or Unlawfully Stamped Cigarettes for the Purpose of Sale, a class A misdemeanor.

ALISON MARION ELSHEIKH; SCHENECTADY NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 344661; Cal. No. 33152

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Censure and reprimand.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Possession of Unstamped or Unlawfully Stamped Cigarettes for the Purpose of Sale, a class A misdemeanor.

HEATHER ELIZABETH GILBERT (A/K/A COONS HEATHER ELIZABETH); CLIFTON PARK NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262619; Cal. No. 33596

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation and medication errors in Vermont.

HEATHER ELIZABETH GILBERT (A/K/A COONS HEATHER ELIZABETH); HOOSICK FALLS NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 542241; Cal. No. 33595

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation and medication errors in Vermont.

KATHLEEN ANN HUSTON; GRAND JUNCTION CO

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 521924; Cal. No. 33575

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of finding of professional misconduct by the Colorado Board of Registered Nursing, which if committed in New York State, would constitute professional misconduct for practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion, in violation of section 6509(2) of the New York State Education Law.

FRANCINE A KENDZIA; NIAGARA FALLS NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 545979; Cal. No. 33225

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud.

FRANCINE ALEXANDRA KENDZIA; NIAGARA FALLS NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 304850; Cal. No. 33224

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud.

TAMMY YVONNE MCQUEEN (A/K/A MCQUEEN TAMMY); APEX NC

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 614363; Cal. No. 33538

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving with Unlawful Alcohol Concentration in South Carolina.

MEGAN LEIGH PATRICK (A/K/A PATRICK MEGAN); COLUMBIAVILLE NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286601; Cal. No. 33505

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in 2017, in the State of Georgia, misusing prescription drugs including Xanax, and abusing illegal drugs including heroin.

MEGAN LEIGH PATRICK (A/K/A PATRICK MEGAN); COLUMBIAVILLE NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 631054; Cal. No. 33506

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in 2017, in the State of Georgia, misusing prescription drugs including Xanax, and abusing illegal drugs including heroin.

MARIA LEI PERRY (A/K/A PERRY MARIA); FORT EDWARD NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 281895; Cal. No. 33486

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree, and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, all misdemeanors.

MARIA LEI PERRY; FORT EDWARD NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 800338; Cal. No. 33487

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree, and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, all misdemeanors.

DANIELLE M QUENELL (A/K/A CARUANA DANIELLE M, CARUANA DANIELLE); NEWARK NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 292639; Cal. No. 33419

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Welfare Fraud in the 4th Degree.

MICHAEL ARTHUR RYNIKER; LAURELL NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 337731; Cal. No. 33528

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

KRISTI LC SEARLES (A/K/A HECKER KRISTI LC, SEARLES KRISTI, PRICE KRISTI L C); SCHENECTADY NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 271944; Cal. No. 33585

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness.

KRISTI LC SEARLES (A/K/A HECKER KRISTI LC, HULSE KRISTI L C, SEARLES KRISTI L C); ALPLAUS NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 588726; Cal. No. 33587

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness.

KRISTI LC SEARLES (A/K/A HECKER KRISTI LC); ALPLAUS NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 344139; Cal. No. 33586

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness.

MARISSA URRARO; NORTHPORT NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 337289; Cal. No. 33615

Regents Action Date: May 16, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the allegations of having acted in concert with others and created a Covid-19 vaccination record for patients without administering the said Covid-19 vaccination to patients.