Agenda for Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions on 5/15/26

Board business

• Roll call vote for attendance
• New Board member Candice Colon-Kwedor
• Resignation of Board member Josephine Kim
• Public meeting minutes of April 17, 2026 – VOTE 
• Executive session minutes of April 17, 2026 – VOTE
• Ratification of decisions by board staff to approve applications – VOTE
• Application processing

Discussion

• New section 140 CMR 2.00 prohibiting reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies – VOTE 
• URAMP Quarterly Report

Hearings on denials of applications

• Ivana Knulst, applicant for LMHC – VOTE 
• Kalila Homann, applicant for LMHC – VOTE 
• Jacqueline Sweeney, applicant for LMHC – VOTE 

LMHC application reviews

• Marjorie Hunt – VOTE 
• Elisa Bano – VOTE 
• Aracelis Milagros Echevarria – VOTE 
• Carissa Sarkis – VOTE 
• Carolina Sanudo – VOTE 
• Danays Gonzalez – VOTE 
• David Zane – VOTE 
• Dusuba Koroma – VOTE 
• Heejin Yun – VOTE 
• Joscelyn Pacheco – VOTE 
• Julia Fernandez – VOTE 
• Kayson Jones – VOTE 
• Kimberly Silvestri – VOTE 
• Laura Espinosa – VOTE 
• Nicolas Smietniansky – VOTE 
• Brandon Benguaich – VOTE 
• Rebecca Jacobson-Fowler – VOTE 
• Sofia Hoyos – VOTE
• Yadira Almaguer – VOTE 

LMFT application review

• Sydney Tanigawa – VOTE 

LABA application review – discipline in another jurisdiction

• Jade Gayles – VOTE

NCMHCE ESL accommodation requests

• Miquelina Ramirez – VOTE 
• Nubia Goulart – VOTE 
• Carina Fortes – VOTE 
• Karol Hernandez – VOTE 
• Maria Dias – VOTE 
• Noemi Aceuedo – VOTE

Comments from professional associations

Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before meeting

Executive session CLOSED under G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(1) and under G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7) to comply with G.L. c. 4, § 7, ¶ 26(c) and G.L. c. 214, § 1B; specifically, the Board will discuss and evaluate the good moral character of an applicant as required for licensure and a petition for reinstatement and examination accommodation requests that involve medical records and information of patients.

Quasi-judicial session CLOSED under G.L. c. 30A, § 18

Investigative conference CLOSED under G.L. c. 112, § 65C

Adjournment

If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, contact the DPH ADA Coordinator Stacy Hart at stacy.hart@mass.gov in advance of the meeting.  While the Board will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may require distinctive requests or the hiring of outside contractors and may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.