MINUTES OF MEETING STATE OF CONNECTICUT MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD FRIDAY,AUGUST 9, 2019

MINUTES OF MEETING
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
FRIDAY,AUGUST 23, 2019

A Meeting of the Medical Examining Board was held on Friday, August 23, 2019, at the Office of the State Comptroller, 55 Elm Street, Room 208, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106.

PRESENT:

Nikolai Lieders, M. D., CHAIRPERSON
Richard Blum, M.D.
J. Robert Galvin, M.D.

ABSENT:
Rita Ohene-Adjei, M.D.
Amarjeet Dargan, M.D.
Debra Pollack, M.D.
Lynn Rudich, M.D.
Manny Katsetos, M.D.

OTHERS PRESENT:
Annette Sadlowski, Supervisor Disability Retirement
Colin Newman, Assistant Director Retirement Division
Faith Murray, Investigations & Recovery Unit
Cindy Ceislak, General Counsel to the Commission Rose Kallor, LLP

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 9:08 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. Blum at 9:09 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 10:52 am until 11:05 am.

1. Scott Aldridge appeared before the Board at 11:05 am. He made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 11:14 am.

2. Joel Brooks appeared before the Board at 11:25 am. He made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 11:34 pm.

3. Gina DesBiens appeared before the Board at 11:40 am. She made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 11:44 am.

4. Melvenie Duarte (Ellington), Peter Duarte, Attorney Russell Zimberlin appeared before the Board at 11:45 am. She and Atty. Zimberlin made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 11:52 am.

5. Daria Durinick and Michael Durinick appeared before the Board at 11:54 am. Ms. Durinick made a statement and then they were excused by the Board at 11:57 am.

6. Carol Griffin appeared before the Board at 11:58 am. Ms. Griffin made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 11:59 am.

7. Edith Hart and Diane Monsam appeared before the Board at 12:02 pm. Ms. Hart made a statement and then they were excused by the Board at 12:08 am.

8. Roseann Kellaher and Attorney Ken Friedman appeared before the Board at 12:10 pm. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 12:12 pm.

9. Gina Lapke and Hector Rivera appeared before the Board at 12:13 pm. Ms. Lapke made a statement and then they were excused by the Board at 12:19 pm.

10. Diane Pierce and Terrance Pierce appeared before the Board at 12:25 pm. They made statements and then they were excuse by the Board at 12:29 pm.

11. Attorney Misty Percifield, on behalf of Rochelle Torres-Wyler, appeared before the Board at 12:30 pm. She made a statement and was excused by the Board at 12:33 pm.

Dr. Lieders motioned to come out of Executive Session, seconded by Dr. Galvin at 12:34 pm.

SCOTT ALDRIDGE D- 10594 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to table Scott Aldridge�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

GEORGE AVERY, III D- 12240 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to table George Avery, III�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

JOEL BROOKS D- 11548 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Joel Brooks� entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

LESLIE CAVANAGH D- 12312 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Leslie Cavanagh�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

GINA DESBIENS D- 12247 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Gina DesBiens� entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

PETER DEVAUX D- 12112 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Peter Devaux�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

MELVENIE DUARTE (ELLINGTON) D- 12067 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT(reconsideration)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Melvenie Duarte�s (Ellington) entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

DARIA DURINICK D- 12290 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Daria Durinick�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

CAROL GRIFFIN D- 12149 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to table Carol Griffin�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

DARLA GYBA D- 12287 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Darla Gyba�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

EDITH HART D- 11469 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT(reconsideration)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Edith Hart�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

ROBERT HERRICK D- 12303 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Robert Herrick�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

LISA HERSKOWITZ D- 12293 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Lisa Herskowitz�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

ROSEANN KELLAHER D- 12074 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Roseann Kellaher�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

JOHN KELLY D- 12103 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve John Kelly�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

GINA LAPKE D- 12255 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to table Gina Lapke�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

DORA MCNEIL D- 12307 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Dora McNeil�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

WALTER OLIVEIRA D- 11546 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT(reconsideration)

Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to stand by the Board�s previous decision to deny Walter Oliveira�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

ROSEMARY O�LONE D- 12127 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Rosemary O'Lone�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

DIANE PIERCE D- 12079 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT (cont�d)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Diane Pierce�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

ADELAIDA PLAZA D- 12302 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Adelaida Plaza�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

JONATHAN POPE D- 12241 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Jonathan Pope�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

NATALIE SAPP D- 12262 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Natalie Sapp�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

LAURIE SWEENEY D- 12281 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Laurie Sweeney�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

MARTHA TOLAN-WILBUR D- 11492 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Martha Tolan-Wilbur�s entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

ROCHELLE TORRES-WYLER D- 12253 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Rochelle Torres-Wyler�s entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT:

Dr. Rudich moved, seconded by Dr. Blum to adjourn the meeting at 1:55 pm.

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