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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.


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July 2023

Nursing

BONNIE JOY ROSENGARTEN (A/K/A ROSENGARTEN BONNIE); ROBBINSVILLE NJ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 688105; Cal. No. 33383

Regents Action Date: July 17, 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 failing to document the assessments of a patient who was on restraint.

JULIE SNYDER (A/K/A VOLO JULIE G); HERKIMER NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 257151; Cal. No. 33651

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.

KAMANI SOOKPAUL; CLERMONT FL

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 789966; Cal. No. 33189

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully failing to disclose on her application for licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she was denied licensure by the Missouri State Nursing Board, enabling her to obtain licensure as a registered professional nurse without having to undergo a moral character investigation.

ASHLEY VERONA STONE (A/K/A STONE ASHLEY); OREM UT

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 659444; Cal. No. 33592

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to record the administration, wasting, or return of medication to several patients in the State of Washington.

MARK S TOURANGEAU; NEW YORK CITY NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262913; Cal. No. 33660

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering Lopressor to a patient without a physician's order.

MARK STEPHEN TOURANGEAU; STATEN ISLAND NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 520719; Cal. No. 33659

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering Lopressor to a patient without a physician's order.

SCOTT E TRAPPER; LOCKPORT NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262574; Cal. No. 32044

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until successful completion of coursework, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for charges of practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion; and the charge of failing to maintain an accurate record.

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH VOSS; SAINT JAMES NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 238289; Cal. No. 33168

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering droperidol IV push to a patient without placing the patient on continuous EKG monitoring; failing to perform and record a pain assessment; and failing to document administration of medication.

MATTHEW WALTER; WESTTOWN NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 630590; Cal. No. 33302

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Attempted Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child Less Than Sixteen, a class A misdemeanor.

JESSICA LYN WIECH (A/K/A MONTANTE JESSICA L, MONTANTE JESSICA); LANCASTER NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 289046; Cal. No. 33695

Regents Action Date: July 17, 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 diverting controlled substances.

JILLIAN RENE WINARSKE (A/K/A WINARSKI JILLIAN RENE); WEST SENECA NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 327688; Cal. No. 33207

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.

Pharmacy

MARK ANDREW MONGILLO; ORCHARD PARK NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 058233; Cal. No. 33527

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having been convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, all felonies.

Polysomnographic Technologist

NERANJAN SHANTHILAL DE SILVA; WHITESTONE NY

Profession: Polysomnographic Technologist; Lic. No. 000157; Cal. No. 33401

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender authorization granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of sending unsolicited sexually explicit text messages to a patient's mother.

Public Accountancy

RICHARD J BERTUGLIA; DIX HILLS NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 062299; Cal. No. 33459

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to complete testing of journal entries and internal controls.

JONATHAN IAN BROOKS; WEST ORANGE NJ

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 075675; Cal. No. 33645

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain an active registration with the Department while practicing public accountancy.

KEVIN MICHAEL SMITH; SEAFORD NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 087447; Cal. No. 33679

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willful failure to comply with mandatory continuing education requirements.

HONGLING ZHANG; FLUSHING NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 088065; Cal. No. 33465

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having voluntarily consented to a suspension from further association with any public accounting firm registered pursuant to 15 U.S.C. section 7215(c)(4)(B), after the commencement of a disciplinary action by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), where the conduct upon which the suspension was based constitutes professional misconduct under the laws of New York State, namely, failing to obtain sufficient information to warrant the expression of an opinion; and willful failure to comply with substantial provisions of federal rules and/or regulations in the practice of public accountancy, namely, in 2017, providing a PCAOB team inspecting audit records with documents that had been created during the 2017 inspection but backdated to 2015, without informing the inspection team of those facts.

ZHANG HONGLING CPA PC; FLUSHING, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 33466

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of having voluntarily consented to a revocation of its registration pursuant to 15 U.S.C. section 7215(c)(4)(A), after the commencement of a disciplinary action by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), where the conduct upon which the revocation was based constitutes professional misconduct under the laws of New York State, namely, failing to obtain sufficient information to warrant the expression of an opinion; and willful failure to comply with substantial provisions of federal rules and/or regulations in the practice of public accountancy, namely, in 2017, providing a PCAOB team inspecting audit records with documents that had been created during the 2017 inspection but backdated to 2015, without informing the inspection team of those facts

Respiratory Therapy

PHILIP HARRISON CLARKE; LEROY NY

Profession: Respiratory Therapy Technician; Lic. No. 004455; Cal. No. 33643

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to failing to pay a $500 fine, failing to complete continuing education consisting of coursework in ethics and documentation, and failing to answer and submit quarterly questionnaires as requested by the department, as required by the terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents in Order No. 31709.

Social Work

CHRISTOPHER SCOZZARO; ORCHARD PARK NY

Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 045024; Cal. No. 33616

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of texting an adult patient and inadequate recordkeeping.

Veterinary Medicine

DARLENE HERNANDEZ; BRONX NY

Profession: Veterinary Technician; Lic. No. 005802; Cal. No. 33578

Regents Action Date: July 17, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession of veterinary medicine as a veterinary technician while not registered.

June 2023

Dentistry

CHONGMIN PARK; WILLISTON PARK NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 050303; Cal. No. 33514

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in the area of orthodontics and orthopedics for no less than 6 months, upon return to full practice, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making an improper assessment and diagnosis in treating a patient orthodontically and orthopedically, and on more than one occasion having treated a patient orthodontically and orthopedically in reliance of an improper diagnosis and treatment plan.

JAMES MERLE ROGER; ROCHESTER NY

Profession: Dental General Anesthesia; Lic. No. 001227; Cal. No. 33444

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having failed to create a patient record and complete the patient registration process for a patient on whom he performed dental surgery, and wrote and submitted prescriptions for a patient under another patient's name; and having failed to create a patient file and keep accurate records for a patient on whom he performed dental surgery.

JAMES MERLE ROGER; DEPEW NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 056896; Cal. No. 33443

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having failed to create a patient record and complete the patient registration process for a patient on whom he performed dental surgery, and wrote and submitted prescriptions for a patient under another patient's name; and having failed to create a patient file and keep accurate records for a patient on whom he performed dental surgery.

LAURA SAMPSON (A/K/A IGNERI LAURA, MILICI LAURA); STATEN ISLAND NY

Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 019896; Cal. No. 33473

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully failing to register to practice as a dental hygienist in the State of New York.

Massage Therapy

DONNA MARIE MAENZA; RONKONKOMA NY

Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 030012; Cal. No. 33478

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony.

Mental Health Practitioner

LAURIE FAYE SCHWARTZ; NEW YORK NY

Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 003884; Cal. No. 33438

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: 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, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of utilizing Somatic Therapy while treating a patient, which involved physically touching said patient on multiple body parts while the patient was lying on a bed in a hotel room.

Midwifery

LYDIA HEE EUN DOUBLESTEIN; BOYNE FALLS MI

Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 001802; Cal. No. 33311

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to transfer patient to a hospital; failing to appropriately monitor fetal heart rate; and delaying contacting emergency services.

CAROLYN ELAYNE PROTTER (A/K/A KIRWAN CAROLYN ELAYNE); BUFFALO NY

Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 001934; Cal. No. 33312

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of delaying in administering GBS antibiotic prophylaxis; failing to timely transfer patient given vital signs; delegating duties to an unqualified person; and failing to provide appropriate prenatal care.

Nursing

CARRIE JEAN BRYNIEN; SYRACUSE NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 260812; Cal. No. 32583

Regents Action Date: June 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension 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 Menacing in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.