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March 6, 2023
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Disciplinary Actions of Board Of Regents

The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 1 license, surrender of 15 licenses, and 33 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case.

I. REVOCATION AND SURRENDERS

Dentistry

Edward Frederick Olli; Dentist; Bradenton, FL 34212; Lic. No. 040861; Cal. No. 29880; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty:听 Revocation, $10,000 fine.

Massage Therapy

Paul Anthony White; Massage Therapist; Hartford, NY 12838; Lic. No. 030259; Cal. No. 32562; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of inappropriate sexual contact; and having been convicted of Forcible Touching.

Nursing

Richard Hermano Japitana; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Bronx, NY 10461; Lic. Nos. 236231, 570845; Cal. Nos. 33161, 33162; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to properly de-escalate a situation with an agitated psychiatric 13-year-old patient and, without provocation, utilizing undue force to subdue and improperly restrain said patient.

Carol Lynn Cvijanovic; Registered Professional Nurse; Wickliffe, OH 44092; Lic. No. 487549; Cal. No. 33282; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in the State of Ohio, where the conduct if committed in 小猪视频 State would constitute practicing the profession of nursing with gross negligence on a particular occasion.

Joseph Parker Aycock; Registered Professional Nurse; Little Rock, AR 72211; Lic. No. 397452; Cal. No. 33376; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of being habitually drunk, or being dependent on, or a habitual user of alcohol and controlled substances.

Nattalee Woolley-Anderson; Licensed Practical Nurse; New Castle, DE 19720-8806; Lic. No. 300439; Cal. No. 33377; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Delaware, revealing personally identifiable information obtained in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the patient.

Lisa Faye Browning a/k/a Lisa Faye Barnes; Registered Professional Nurse; Caddo Mills, TX 75135-6480; Lic. No. 730282; Cal. No. 33384; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Ohio, diverting the controlled substances Percocet and Vicodin for her own personal use on approximately ten occasions and documenting that she administered said controlled substances to patients when she had administered acetaminophen instead.

Melinda Jo Dickinson; Registered Professional Nurse; Wilburton, OK 74578-6928; Lic. No. 548306; Cal. No. 33397; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Oklahoma, forging a patient鈥檚 signature on a home visit note to reflect that she performed said visit, when in fact she did not.

Yolanda Vitulli; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Mohnton, PA 19540-8827; Lic. Nos. 240636, 473829; Cal. Nos. 33404, 33405; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Theft from Program Receiving Federal Funds, a felony.

Katherine Barbara Lain; Registered Professional Nurse; Brighton, CO 80603-6969; Lic. No. 698597; Cal. No. 33412; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Colorado, while employed as the Director of Nursing at a facility, failing to properly secure and destroy medications.

Public Accountancy

Joseph Frank Stevens; Certified Public Accountant; Lockport, NY 14095; Lic. No. 078227; Cal. No. 33389; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Bank Fraud, a class B felony, and Tax Evasion, a class E felony.听

Pamela Jean Abbondandolo a/k/a Pamela Cirincione; Certified Public Accountant; Clifton Park, NY 12065; Lic. No. 063741; Cal. No. 33394; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to timely complete mandatory continuing education credits.

Social Work

Michael Edward McEvoy; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Wyomissing, PA 19610-1907; Lic. No. 047502; Cal. No. 31233; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Danielle Scopinich a/k/a Danielle Denovellis; Speech-Language Pathologist; Seaford, NY 11783; Lic. No. 018305; Cal. No. 33399; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Theft of Funds and Healthcare Fraud, both felonies.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Dentistry

Tatyana Berman; Dentist; Brooklyn, NY 11235; Lic. No. 047499; Cal. No. 32493; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.

Joann Frances Kania; Dental Hygienist; Copiague, NY 11726; Lic. No. 017343; Cal. No. 33422; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Nursing

Tara Anne McCabe; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Family Health); Staten Island, NY 10314; Lic. No. 667796, Cert. No. 340299; Cal. Nos. 32123, 32114; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.听

Shakia McGough; Licensed Practical Nurse; Schenectady, NY 12309; Lic. No. 327457; Cal. No. 32430; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

Andrea Sharon Gittens a/k/a Andrea Sharon Gittens-George; Registered Professional Nurse; Concord, NC 28027-2614; Lic. No. 508820; Cal. No. 32826; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in 小猪视频 State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Mary Iannotta; Licensed Practical Nurse; Patchogue, NY 11772; Lic. No. 337251; Cal. No. 32842; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Juda Isaac Zurndorfer; Registered Professional Nurse; East Brunswick, NJ 08816; Lic. No. 660557; Cal. No. 32870; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Amy J. Fairbanks; Licensed Practical Nurse; Alden, NY 14004; Lic. No. 266646; Cal. No. 33185; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Christina I. Sirera; Registered Professional Nurse; Rivervale, NJ 07675; Lic. No. 501850; Cal. No. 33210; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in 小猪视频 State, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Sheila Gaughan a/k/a Sheila Gaughan May; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; New City, NY 10956; Lic. Nos. 255914, 502532; Cal. Nos. 33213, 33214; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Susan Lee Cech; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health); New City, NY 10956; Lic. Nos. 207167, 429058, Cert. No. 301690; Cal. Nos. 33215, 33216, 33217; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.

Timothy Allen Aldrich; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care); Jersey City, NJ 07305; Lic. No. 536677, Cert. No. 431391; Cal. Nos. 33218, 33219; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.

Patricia Susan McArthur; Registered Professional Nurse; Niagara Falls, NY 14304; Lic. No. 704620; Cal. No. 33273; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Gabrielle Monique Green; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14619-2105; Lic. No. 314362; Cal. No. 33279; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Sonia E. Poveda Greenfield; Registered Professional Nurse; Hackensack, NJ 07601; Lic. No. 677645; Cal. No. 33280; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

George William Schwab; Registered Professional Nurse; East Aurora, NY 14052; Lic. No. 545725; Cal. No. 33319; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Mitchell Scott Reingold; Licensed Practical Nurse; Medford, NY 11763; Lic. No. 298569; Cal. No. 33331; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Melissa Ann Gannett; Licensed Practical Nurse; Endicott, NY 13760-2427; Lic. No. 322952; Cal. No. 33332; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Emily Eckler; Registered Professional Nurse; Farmington, NY 14425; Lic. No. 490347; Cal. No. 33344; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Haley Maureen Curran; Registered Professional Nurse; Plantation, FL 33322; Lic. No. 708390; Cal. No. 33353; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in 小猪视频 State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Kaitlin Ann Ward; Licensed Practical Nurse; Ogdensburg, NY 13669; Lic. No. 339510; Cal. No. 33374; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Amanda Lynn Matthews; Registered Professional Nurse; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; Lic. No. 575776; Cal. No. 33382; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Elena Kuzmishcheva; Registered Professional Nurse; Westbury, NY 11590; Lic. No. 649267; Cal. No. 33392; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Pharmacy

BB Myrtle Pharmacy Corp. d/b/a Vitacare; Pharmacy; Staten Island, NY 10302; Reg. No. 029308; Cal. No. 33354; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine.

Public Accountancy

Morey Nee Buck & Oswald, LLC; Public Accountancy Limited Liability Company; Bethlehem, PA 18020; Cal. No. 33187; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine.

John P. Morey; Certified Public Accountant; Bethlehem, PA 18020-8045; Lic. No. 104289; Cal. No. 33188; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.

Social Work

Chelsea Florence Moriarty; Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Rush, NY 14543; Lic. Nos. 084025, 087151; Cal. Nos. 31845, 31846; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.