Public Meeting Notice  Board of Registration of Social Workers on 8/26/25

Board business

• Roll call vote for attendance
• Public meeting minutes of July 22, 2025 – VOTE
• Executive session minutes of July 22, 2025 – VOTE 

Application review interview – denial of prior application

• Sosa Samura, applicant for LCSW – VOTE
  • Interview of Sosa Samura

Petition to terminate suspension

• Cara Segal, 2019-001028-IT-ENF, petition to terminate suspension and approval of proposed supervisor – VOTE
  • Interview of Cara Segal and proposed supervisor Virginia DeLuca

Application review – reference

• Janelle Clyde, applicant for LICSW – VOTE

Application review – experience

• Sivan Madar, applicant for LICSW – VOTE

Application review – prior discipline and prior denial of application

• Rita Towers, applicant for LICSW – VOTE

Application review – prior discipline

• Michelle Bicking, applicant for LICSW – VOTE

Application reviews – discipline in another jurisdiction

• Colin Vesterfelt, applicant for LICSW – VOTE
• Rebeka Plaskon, applicant for LSWA – VOTE

Continuing education extension request

• Joan Whitney – VOTE

Petition for reinstatement

• John Leavitt, applicant for LICSW – VOTE 

Monitoring

• Melina Freeman, Conditional Licensure Agreement, approval of proposed supervisor – VOTE
• Courtney Chapman, Conditional Licensure Agreement, 5th quarterly monitoring report – VOTE
• Margie Smith, 2022-000290-IT-ENF, approval of proposed supervisor – VOTE
• Melissa Hales Keefe, Conditional Licensure Agreement, 3rd quarterly monitoring report – VOTE
• Jessica Serrano, 2019-001387-IT-ENF, approval of proposed supervisor – VOTE
• Meredith Bolden, Conditional Licensure Agreement, 2nd quarterly monitoring report – VOTE 

Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours in advance of meeting

Comments from professional associations

Executive session CLOSED 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 a continuing education extension request that involves medical records and information of patients.

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.