MINUTES OF MEETING
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
FRIDAY, APRIL12, 2019
A Meeting to the Medical Examining Board was held on Friday, April 12, 2019, at the Office of the State Comptroller, 55 Elm Street, Room 208, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106.
PRESENT:
Nikolai Lieders, M.D., CHAIRPERSON
Manny Katsetos, M.D.
J. Robert Galvin, M.D
ABSENT:
Richard Blum, M.D.
Debra Pollack, M.D.
Lynn
Rudich, M.D.
Kamel Ghandour, M.D.
Amarjeet Dargan, M.D.
Rita
Ohene-Adjei, M.D.
OTHERS PRESENT:
Annette Sadlowski, Supervisor Disability
Retirement
Tanya Jasper, Retirement Division
Cindy Cieslak, General
Counsel to the Commission Ford Harrison
Please note that a portion of the meeting was conducted in executive session as the focus of the meeting was the medical condition(s) of each Disability Retirement applicant.
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairperson called meeting to order at 9:03 am.
Dr. Lieders motioned to go into the Executive Session to discuss medical condition(s) related to the applications for Disability Retirement, seconded by Dr. Galvin at 9:05 am. Members of the Retirement Services Division and the General Counsel to the Commission were invited to stay during Executive Session. There was a brief break at 11:09 am. until 11:17 am.
1. Brian Beaulieu and his sister Denise Beaulieu appeared before the Board at 11:21 am. Ms. Beaulieu made a statement and then, they were excused by the Board at 11:23 am.
2. Attorneys Misty Percifield and Kristin Shubert on behalf of Marcia Doolan appeared before the Board at 11:25 am. They were excused by the Board at 11:27 am.
3. Enatul Edouard appeared before the Board at 11:28 am. She made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 11:38 am.
4. Antonio Gil and his chief supervisor, Kirk Gordon appeared before the Board at 11:42 am. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 11:55 am.
5. John Masciotra appeared before the Board at 11:57 am. He made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 12:03 pm.
6. John Zacchio and Christine Golet, CEUI appeared before the Board at 12:04 pm. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 12:07 pm.
7. Jodie Zanio, her husband Anthony Zaino and Attorney Russell Zimberlin appeared before the Board at 12:08 pm. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 12:28 pm.
Dr. Lieders motioned to come out of Executive Session, seconded by Dr. Katsetos at 12:47 pm.
BRIAN BEAULIEU D- 12276
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Brian Beaulieu�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
SONYA BETSEY MD- 1527 SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Sonya Betsey�s
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
PATRICK BRICK
D- 12273
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Patrick Brick�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
FELICIA BROWN D- 12601
CHANGE TO NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Felicia Brown�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
GIOVANNI CARDONA D- 12221
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Giovanni Cardona�s
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
CONSTANCE CHAFFEE
D- 12245 CHANGE TO NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Constance
Chaffee�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion
approved unanimously.
CRUZ CRUZ-HEREMURU
D- 12268
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Cruz
Cruz-Heremuru�s entitlement to a Non-Service Connected Retirement.
Motion approved unanimously.
MARCIA DOOLAN D- 12310 SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to table Marcia Doolan�s
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
ENATUL EDOUARD D- 12520 SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Enatul Edouard�s
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
ANTHONY FAMA
D- 12607
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Anthony Fama�s
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement, however, would look favorably
upon non-service connected retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
ANTONIO GIL
D- 12673 NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Antonio Gil�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
LORI HAWKSLEY
D- 12565 NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Lori Hawksley�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
PAMELA HICKEY D- 12428 CHANGE TO NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Pamela Hickey�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
ESSIE JONES
MD- 1554 NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Essie Jones�
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
HARVEY KNOWLES D- 12323
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Harvey Knowles�
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement, however, would look favorably
upon Non-service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
MICHAEL LEWIN
D- 12417 NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to table Michael Lewin�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
JOHN MASCIOTRA
D- 12617
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to Approve the entitlement
of John Masciotra for a Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion
approved unanimously.
SHIRLEY MATWYKO
D- 11751
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Shirley Matwyko�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
SIXTO NIEVES
MD- 1519
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Sixto Nieves�
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
PETER PALMER D- 12711
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED (Posth.)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Peter Palmer�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
ANGELO PIERCE
MD- 1521
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Angelo Pierce�s
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
DAWN SZAST
D- 12628
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to deny Dawn Szast�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
MARGARET TEUBNER
D- 12299
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Margaret
Teubner�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion
approved unanimously.
LISET WARRICK
D- 12765
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Liset Warrick�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
DEBRA WILSON
D- 12574 CHANGE TO NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve Debra Wilson�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
JOHN ZACCHIO D- 12639
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos, to approve John Zacchio�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved
unanimously.
JODIE ZAINO
D- 10490
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED (reconsideration)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Jodie Zaino�s
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved by
majority decision. Dr. Katsetos dissents.
ADJOURNMENT:
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos to adjourn the meeting at 12:55 pm.
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