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Board issues one license, preliminarily denies or conditions several others
Summary
The Board rescinded a preliminary denial and issued a license to Sean Duffy after executive session; it preliminarily denied or conditioned applications for Philip Bartley, Sean Hopwood, Erica Pulsoni‑Draper, Heidi Wheaton and tabled Katelyn Peschier pending documentation; Michelle McCauley’s reinstatement was approved.
The Board reviewed multiple initial and reinstatement licensing applications May 15. After an executive session for legal advice, the Board rescinded a preliminary denial for Sean Duffy and issued the license (motion Lisa Williams; second Laurence Gross). The vote to issue the license was 3 in favor, 1 opposed (Darlene Panzino).
The Board preliminarily denied Philip Bartley under conviction‑based authority (10 M.R.S. §8003(5‑A)(A)(3)), offering a consent agreement with 12 months probation that requires the licensee’s work supervisor to submit quarterly and final reports to the Board (motion Darlene Panzino; second Lisa Williams). For Sean Hopwood, the Board preliminarily denied the application for failing to meet educational requirements under 32 M.R.S. §6214‑C(2) and Board Rules, Chapter 4 §2 (motion Darlene Panzino; second Lisa Williams).
The Board tabled Katelyn Peschier’s application and requested a supervisor affidavit and documentation demonstrating comparability of an LADCA license to Maine licensure. Erica Pulsoni‑Draper’s application was preliminarily denied for not meeting the qualifications in 32 M.R.S. §6214‑C(2) and Board Rules, Chapter 4 §2; Pulsoni‑Draper later offered a public comment about courses and transcript credits. Heidi Wheaton was preliminarily denied with an offer of a consent agreement requiring 12 months of probation and Board‑approved monthly supervision focused on Dual Relationships and Boundaries. Finally, the Board approved the reinstatement application for Michelle McCauley, voting 3 in favor and 1 recused (Robert Rogers).
Attributions and next steps: Several denials were statutory (education or conviction) and others were resolved with consent agreements requiring probation and supervision conditions; the Board requested specific documentation where comparability or supervisory experience was unclear.
