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OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION www.vtprofessionals.org The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of January 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos: The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Bradley Blair-Thibault, Enosburg Falls, VT Nursing Assistant January 9, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Michele Robertson, Lewes, DE Registered Nurse January 9, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Kevin Shiflett, Plattsburgh, NY Registered Nurse January 9, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Robert Balewicz/Evergreen Realty, Shrewsbury, VT Real Estate Broker, January 12, 2017; request to set aside default denied Brokerage Firm Mary Hackett, Rutland, VT Registered Nurse January 12, 2017; Vermont Supreme Court affirmed Office of Professional Regulation’s disciplinary decision of conditional licensure Ann Barton-Sullivan, Essex Jct., VT Registered Nurse January 13, 2017; request for modification of licensure conditions was denied Glenn Lavoie, Lyndonville, VT Engineer January 17, 2017; license was warned, conditioned, and a civil monetary penalty was imposed Elizabeth Halloran, Barre, VT Clinical Social Worker January 18, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions

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OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION www.vtprofessionals.org

The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of January 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Bradley Blair-Thibault, Enosburg Falls, VT Nursing Assistant January 9, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Michele Robertson, Lewes, DE Registered Nurse January 9, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Kevin Shiflett, Plattsburgh, NY Registered Nurse January 9, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Robert Balewicz/Evergreen Realty, Shrewsbury, VT Real Estate Broker, January 12, 2017; request to set aside default denied Brokerage Firm Mary Hackett, Rutland, VT Registered Nurse January 12, 2017; Vermont Supreme Court affirmed Office of Professional Regulation’s disciplinary decision of conditional licensure Ann Barton-Sullivan, Essex Jct., VT Registered Nurse January 13, 2017; request for modification of licensure conditions was denied Glenn Lavoie, Lyndonville, VT Engineer January 17, 2017; license was warned, conditioned, and a civil monetary penalty was imposed Elizabeth Halloran, Barre, VT Clinical Social Worker January 18, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions

Paul Gendron, Fort Myers, FL Funeral Director January 18, 2017; request for removal of licensure conditions denied Liam Farrell, Burlington, VT Psychotherapist January 19, 2017; license was conditioned for a minimum of one year Sarah Stanley, Fair Haven, VT Registered Nurse January 19, 2017; modification of licensure conditions was granted Steven C. Green, Morgantown, WV Pharmacist January 25, 2017; license was reprimanded George Mcgrath, Alburgh, VT Security Guard January 25, 2017; application for security Applicant guard license was denied Medisca, Inc.; Plattsburgh, NY; Las Vegas, NV; Irving, TX Wholesale Drug Outlet January 25, 2017; licenses were reinstated, fully and (3) locations without conditions Robert Balewicz, Shrewsbury, VT Real Estate Broker January 30, 2017; license was conditionally reinstated Evergreen Realty, Shrewsbury, VT Brokerage Firm January 30, 2017; license was conditionally reinstated Lindsey Costello, Colchester, VT Cosmetologist January 30, 2017; license was conditioned for a minimum of two years The Ngoc Ly, Pittsford, VT Nail Technician January 30, 2017; license was conditioned, reprimanded, and a monetary civil penalty was imposed Nails Time, Rutland, VT Cosmetology Shop January 30, 2017; license was conditioned, reprimanded, and a monetary civil penalty was imposed Melissa Norris, Bristol, VT Cosmetologist January 30, 2017; upon issuance of initial licensure, a a warning will be imposed

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of February 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Daniel P. Brouwer, Essex Jct., VT Pharmacist February 2, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Jeffrey L. Cohen, Warren, VT Pharmacist February 2, 2017; petition for modification of licensure conditions was denied Stephen Vock, South Burlington, VT Engineer February 2, 2017; license was warned, conditioned, and a monetary civil penalty was imposed Lura Pratson, Woodstock, VT Dental Assistant February 17, 2017; request for removal of conditions was denied Carrie Dopkins, Arlington, VT Registered Nurse February 27, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of March 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Rachel Carlton, Lebanon, TN Registered Nurse March 6, 2017; license was voluntarily surrendered Eliza Chadwick, Colchester, VT Nursing Assistant March 6, 2017; eligibility for licensure reinstatement was granted Christy Erickson, Marina Del Rey, CA Registered Nurse & March 6, 2017; eligibility for licensure Advanced Practice Nurse reinstatement was granted Sheri Gordon, Granville, NY Registered Nurse March 6, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions Peter Hiltl, Ludlow, VT Nursing Assistant March 6, 2017; license was voluntarily and indefinitely suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Patricia McCuen, Wolcott, VT Registered Nurse March 6, 2017; license was voluntarily surrendered Jason Ploof, Barre, VT Registered Nurse March 6, 2017; license was conditioned for a minimum of two (2) years Kathleen Spencer; Barre, VT Nursing Assistant March 6, 2017; eligibility for licensure reinstatement was granted

Michelle Angell, North Pownal, VT Registered Nurse March 7, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Lisa Veilleux, Claremont, NH Registered Nurse March 7, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Paul Heisner, Benson, VT Nursing Assistant March 9, 2017; petition for licensure reinstatement was denied John Johansson, Essex Jct., VT Osteopathic Physician March 9, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions Michelle Rae Skinner, Concord, VT Nursing Assistant March 9, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Michelle Vance, Danville, VT Registered Nurse March 9, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Alicia Whitcomb, Wells River, VT Nursing Assistant March 9, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Rebecca Parker, Springfield, VT Registered Nurse March 10, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Leslie Grossmann Brown, St. Paul, MN Clinical Social Worker March 13, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions Alison Grant, Rutland, VT Mental Health Counselor March 16, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Tri C. Nguyen, Milton, VT Nail Technician March 20, 2017; license was reprimanded conditions were imposed

Tee-Nail, Milton, VT Cosmetology Shop March 20, 2017; license was reprimanded conditions were imposed Brian Armstrong, Colchester, VT Real Estate Broker March 23, 2017; license was warned KW Vermont, Colchester, VT Brokerage Firm March 23, 2017; license was warned and an administrative penalty was imposed

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of April 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Gregory L. Danyow, Rutland, VT Pharmacist April 3, 2017; request for removal of licensure conditions was denied Bernadette Lourie, Richford, VT Pharmacy Technician April 3, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Julie A. Francis, Winooski, VT Pharmacy Technician April 6, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Ann Barton-Sullivan, Essex Jct., VT Registered Nurse April 11 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions Lesley Bessery, South Burlington, VT Nursing Assistant April 11 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Lisa Burns, Barre, VT Practical Nurse April 11 2017; license was conditioned and warned Natasha Cady, Barton, VT Nursing Assistant April 11, 2017; license was voluntarily and indefinitely suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Berenice Igwacho, Bowie, MD Registered Nurse April 11, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended

Melissa Kempton, Randolph, VT Registered Nurse April 11, 2017; license was conditioned warned Alice Olango, Burlington, VT Nursing Assistant April 11, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Brenda Brown, Bennington, VT Nursing Assistant April 17, 2017; license was reprimanded Taryn Kish, Fair Haven, VT Nursing Assistant April 17, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Ernest Luikart, Poultney, VT Registered Nurse April 17, 2017; request for removal of previously imposed Board conditions was denied Fania Oxy, Brooklyn, NY Practical Nurse April 17, 2017; request for reinstatement was denied Liam Farrell, Burlington, VT Psychotherapist April 26, 2017; request for modification of Board conditions was granted in part

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of May 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Stephen Vock, South Burlington, VT Engineer May 4, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions Audra Boudreau, Swanton, VT Registered Nurse May 8, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Andrea Tomassi, Miami, FL Unauthorized PI May 19, 2017; a monetary civil & Security Services was imposed Practice Rafael Torres, Miami FL Unauthorized PI May 19, 2017; a monetary civil & Security Services was imposed Practice Torres Protection Group, Miami FL Unauthorized PI May 19, 2017; a monetary civil & Security Services was imposed Practice Matthew Williams, Sheldon, VT Auctioneer May 26, 2017; licensure conditions were modified

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of June 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Lee Fitzgerald-Pierce, Derby, VT Real Estate Salesperson May, 31, 2017; denial of application for license was reversed and licensure was granted William Repichowskyj, Williston, VT Architect June 5, 2017; a monetary civil penalty was imposed William McDonald, Rutland, VT Dentist June 8, 2017; Vermont Supreme Court decision affirmed original disciplinary sanctions Lisa Burns, Barre, VT Practical Nurse June 12, 2017; license was reinstated, fully and without conditions Hayley Hamilton, Burlington, VT Registered Nurse June 12, 2017; license was reprimanded and conditioned Katharine Kuper, Louisa, VA Registered Nurse June 12, 2017; license was warned Elise Hamilton, Bennington, VT Practical Nurse June 19, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Katie Noel, Swanton, Vermont, VT Nursing Assistant June 19, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits

Tammy S. Plummer, Cavendish, VT Nursing Assistant June 19, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits David Vandevert, Brattleboro, VT Marriage & Family June 20, 2017; upon issuance, license will Therapist warned and conditioned Allyson Ward, Jericho, VT Respiratory Care June 20, 2017; license was indefinitely Practitioner suspended Carmen Alcala, Williston, VT Dentist June 21, 2017; educational condition from August 1, 2013 Board order was modified Edward Liamos, Colchester, VT Real Estate Broker June 22, 2017; a warning and a monetary civil penalty were imposed Rindi Citty, Lawton, OK Practical Nurse June 27, 2017; application for practical Applicant nurse licensure was denied Robert E. Burke, Orford, NH Forester Applicant June 28, 2017; denial of application for licensure as a Forester was reversed and licensure will be granted

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of July 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Brian J. Tirrell, Wilmington, VT Private Investigative/ July 5, 2017; decision to deny application Security Employee for licensure was finalized Applicant Matthew Williams, Enosburg Falls, VT Physical Therapist July 5, 2017; decision to deny application Applicant for licensure was finalized Noelle Douglas, Berlin, CT Registered Nurse July 12, 2017; license was revoked David Dumas, Fairfax, VT Registered Nurse July 12, 2017; previously imposed Board conditions were modified Jessica Hardy, Dana Point, CA Registered Nurse July 12, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Kaitlin MacArthur, Burlington, VT Nursing Assistant July 12, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Wendy Murray, East Burke, VT Practical Nurse July 12, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Michael Warren, Fairfax, VT Nursing Assistant July 12, 2017; a reprimand and conditions were imposed

Margaret Linnell, Berwick, ME Veterinarian Applicant July 17, 2017; decision to deny application was finalized NailSpa & Tanning, Burlington, VT Cosmetology Shop July 17, 2017; decision to deny application Applicant was finalized Tri Nguyen, Milton, VT Nail Technician July 17, 2017; previously imposed conditions were modified Tee-Nail, Milton, VT Cosmetology Shop July 17, 2017; previously imposed conditions were modified Martha Tawah, Hudson, NH Registered Nurse July 17, 2017; decision to deny application Applicant was finalized Thomas Fortier, Elmira, NY Pharmacist July 19, 2017; request for modification of previously imposed conditions was denied Alan Butler, Williamsville, VT Registered Private July 21, 2017; a warning will be imposed Investigative/Security upon issuance of license Employee Raymond Gillis, Suwanee, GA Licensed Qualifying July 21, 2017; a warning and a monetary Agent civil penalty will be imposed upon issuance of license Delta Associated Investigations, Inc., Suwanee, GA Private Investigative July 21, 2017; a warning and a monetary Agency civil penalty will be imposed upon issuance of license Candy R. Ballou, Keene, NH Practical Nurse July 26/2017; request for reinstatement is denied - preconditions must be met before requesting reinstatement

Sarah Dunbar, Barre, VT Pharmacy Technician July 26, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Bernadette Lourie, Richford, VT Pharmacy Technician July 26, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Shawn MacLean, Beverly, MA Real Estate Broker, July 27, 2017; a monetary civil Unauthorized Practice penalty was imposed BLC Real Estate, Beverly, MA Real Estate Brokerage, July 27, 2017; a monetary civil Unauthorized Practice penalty was imposed Erika Smith, Plainfield, NH Real Estate Salesperson July 27, 2017; a monetary civil penalty was imposed Bruce McLaughry, Hanover, NH Real Estate Broker July 27, 2017; a monetary civil penalty was imposed Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, W. Lebanon, NH Real Estate Brokerage July 27, 2017; a monetary civil penalty was imposed

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of August 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Richard Joyce, Wilmington, VT Land Surveyor August 2, 2017; conditions and a monetary civil penalty were imposed Jessica Pirani White, Bethel, VT Nursing Assistant August 14, 2017; eligibility to reinstate is granted; upon issuance, license will be conditioned for a minimum of three (3) years Christopher Barbee, Springfield, OR Registered Nurse August 15, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Taryn Kish, Fair Haven, VT Nursing Assistant August 15, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Heather McAlister, East Burke, VT Registered Nurse August 15, 2017; license was warned and conditioned for a minimum of one (1) year Michelle Vance, Danville, VT Registered Nurse August 15, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Jacqueline Whitehead, Lyndonville, VT Nursing Assistant August 15, 2017; license was warned and conditioned Julie Francis, Winooski, VT Pharmacy Technician August 23, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended

KeySource Acquisition, LLC, Cincinnati, OH Wholesale Drug Outlet August 23, 2017; license was warned and an administrative penalty was imposed Cynthia Mead, East Barre, VT Nursing Assistant August 23, 2017; license was summarily suspended Thomas French, Essex Jct., VT Pharmacist August 30, 2017; license was summarily suspended

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of September 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Kalynn Dolloph, Springfield, VT Nursing Assistant September 11, 2017; licensure status was changed to Inactive-Conditioned and a Reprimand was imposed Robert Kane, Lebanon, NH Registered Nurse September 11, 2017; licensure status was changed to Inactive-Conditioned Dianne Lacasse, St. Johnsbury, VT Practical Nurse September 11, 2017; license was revoked Paul Heisner, Benson, VT Nursing Assistant September 12, 2017; licensure status was changed to Inactive-Conditioned Laurel Sickler, South Burlington, VT Practical Nurse September 12, 2017; license was voluntarily and indefinitely suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits John Hirce, Jr., Stowe, VT Dentist September 13, 2017; license was restored, fully and without conditions Jacqueline Whitehead, Lyndonville, VT Nursing Assistant September 14, 2017; license was restored, fully and without conditions Elvin G. Paradee, Sudbury, VT Private Investigator/ September 15, 2017; license was indefinitely Qualifying Agent suspended and a monetary civil penalty was imposed

Paradee and Associates, Inc., Sudbury, VT Private Investigative September 15, 2017; license was indefinitely Agency suspended and a monetary civil penalty was imposed Michael David Privee, Hyde Park, VT Registered Nurse September 15, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Ernest Phillips, Essex Jct., VT Private Investigative/ September 18, 2017; decision to deny the Security Employee application was finalized Applicant Gregory Danyow, Rutland, VT Pharmacist September 27, 2017; license was restored, fully and without conditions John J. North, Colchester, VT Pharmacy Technician September 27, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of November 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Susan Kinnersley, Brattleboro, VT Social Worker November 3, 2017; license was restored, fully and without conditions Neal Pease, Colchester, VT Pharmacist November 9, 2017; license was summarily suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Penro Specialty Compounding, Colchester, VT In -State Compounding November 9, 2017; license was summarily Pharmacy suspended, pending further adjudication on the merits Sarah Benson, Putney, VT Registered Nurse November 14, 2017; license was voluntarily surrendered Holly Hilton, Lyndonville, VT Nursing Assistant November 14, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Susan Robbins, North Bennington, VT Registered Nurse November 14, 2017; license was warned and conditioned Tara Schildhauer, Plattsburgh, NY Practical Nurse November 14, 2017; license was conditioned for a minimum of two years Michelle Skinner, Concord, VT Nursing Assistant November 14, 2017; license was conditionally restored for a minimum of three years

Patrick G. Ely, St. Johnsbury, VT Certified Apprentice November 20, 2017; denial of initial Addiction Professional application was finalized Applicant Richard Joyce, Wilmington, VT Land Surveyor November 20, 2017; appeal of Board Decision was dismissed

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The Office of Professional Regulation took the following actions in the month of December 2017, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos:

The full text of the decision can be accessed for reading or printing from the OPR Website noted above; the direct link to the search page is: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/searchdiscipline.html . If you have any difficulty accessing the website, contact us at [email protected]. Elise Hamilton, Bennington, VT Practical Nurse December 11, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Tabitha Piette, Swanton, VT Nursing Assistant December 11, 2017; license was warned and conditioned for a minimum of one year Tammy Plummer, Cavendish, VT Nursing Assistant December 11, 2017; license was indefinitely suspended Susan Robbins, North Bennington, VT Registered Nurse December 12, 2017; license was restored, fully and without conditions Daniel Brouwer, Essex Jct., VT Pharmacist December 13, 2017; license was conditioned for a minimum of two years Thomas P. French, Essex Jct., VT Pharmacist December 13, 2017; license was conditioned for a minimum of three years Treya Palmer, Highgate Ctr., VT Unauthorized Practice- December 14, 2017; a monetary civil penalty Naturopathic Physician was imposed Patricia Davis, Ludlow, VT Real Estate Broker December 15, 2017; license was warned and conditioned

Mary W. Davis Realtor & Associates, Inc., Ludlow, VT Brokerage Firm December 15, 2017; license was warned and a civil monetary penalty was imposed Julie Lowe, Jamaica, VT Real Estate Broker December 15, 2017; license was reprimanded, conditioned, and a monetary civil penalty was imposed Lowe’s Real Estate and Property Management, LLC, Jamaica, VT Brokerage Firm December 15, 2017; license was reprimanded and a monetary civil penalty was imposed