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Board approves three initial applications, tables one pending verifications
Summary
The Board voted to approve initial licenses for Renee Lewis, Shane Gray and Jodi Kern, and tabled Sean Duffy's application while staff seeks professional-license verifications and details about prior action.
During the Sept. 19 meeting the Board approved three initial license applications and temporarily tabled a fourth pending additional verification. A motion by Laurence Gross, seconded by Lisa Williams, approved Renee Lewis's application on the finding that she had "demonstrated she has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust." The minutes show a unanimous 3-0 vote for that approval.
Shane Gray's application was also approved on a motion by Robert Rogers and seconded by Lisa Williams; the same phrase about rehabilitation appears in the minutes. The Board approved Jodi Kern's initial application by motion of Laurence Gross, seconded by Lisa Williams, with a recorded 3-0 vote.
The Board moved to table the review of Sean Duffy's application on a motion by Robert Rogers, seconded by Lisa Williams. The motion directed Board staff to request verifications for professional licenses listed on Duffy's application and to obtain additional information about a prior action on a previously held professional license; the motion passed 3-0.
Why this matters: License approvals and any conditions placed on applicants affect who may lawfully practice and the public record of those practitioners. Tabled reviews signal staff follow-up that may change an applicant's outcome.
What’s next: Staff was directed to obtain verifications and additional information for Sean Duffy; the minutes do not include a timeline for completion.
