State of Nevada - State Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family ...

Colleen M. Peterson, Ph.D., President 

Joan Winkler, M.A., Vice President 

Nighat Abdulla, Secretary/Treasurer 

Donald Huggins, Ed.D., Member 

Richard Harrison, Member 

Louise Sutherland, M.Ed., Member 

Erik Schoen, Member 

Katherine Unthank, Ph.D., Member 

Cheryl Basso, Member 

State of Nevada 

The Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists 

and Clinical Professional Counselors 

P.O. Box 370130 

Las Vegas, NV 89137 

(702) 486-7388 Fax: (702) 486-7258 

STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR MARRIAGE & FAMILY 

THERAPISTS AND CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS 

NOTICE AND AGENDA OF BOARD MEETING 

THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY TELECONFERENCE. 

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND TELEPHONICALLY OR IN PERSON AT 

THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: 

DATE & TIME Friday - August 20, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. 

LOCATION FOR 

PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE 

CALL IN NUMBER FOR 

TELEPHONIC ATTENDANCE 

I. Call to Order/roll call to determine the presence of a quorum. (Action) 

II. Welcome Ms. Cheryl Basso, new General Public Board Member. (Discussion) 

III. Board Financial Report. (Discussion/Action) 

IV. The following applicants request approval for Marriage and Family Therapist or 

Clinical Professional Counselor (CPC) licensure. (Discussion/Action) 

Ms. Lisa Cohen (Michigan LPC 02/03/00) for CPC 

Mr. Christian Conte (Penn PC 11/10/04) for CPC 

Ms. Linda Keel (Illinois LCPC xx/xx/xx) for CPC 

Ms. Janice White (Utah PC 09/13/04) for CPC 

Ms. Lynda Ross (CA MFT 01/12/90, NVMFT-IP 5/14/10) for MFT 

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Board of Examiners for Marriage & Family 

Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors 

9436 W. Lake Mead Blvd. #11-K 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89137 

Toll Free Dial-In Number: (888) 363-4734 

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Nevada State Board of Examiners for 

Marriage and Family Therapists and 

Clinical Professional Counselors 

Meeting Agenda – 08/20/10 

V. The following applicants request approval for MFT Interim Permit (IP) or CPC-IP. 

(Discussion/Action) 

Ms. Monica Campbell (CA MFT 10/29/08) for MFT-IP Don Huggins* 

Ms. Karen Hudnall (Kansas LCP 02/06/03) for CPC-IP Thomas Embree* 

Ms. Shannon Ryan (CA MFT 12/29/06) 

* - Bd approved 

for MFT-IP Capa Casale* 

VI. Approve new interns and internships. (Discussion/Action) 

Reno 

Ms. Kristie Baker (MFT-Intern) Primary – Donald Huggins* 

Secondary – Denise Everett (MFT 13 yrs) 

Ms. Frank Bales (MFT-Intern) Minden Primary – Donald Huggins* 

Secondary – Arthur Brown* 

Ms. Jeanette Bussey (MFT – Intern) Primary – Arthur Brown* 


Ms. Ireon LeBeauf-Dupree (MFT-Intern) Primary – Allan Ritchie* 

Ms. Veronica MacCrindle (MFT-Intern) Primary – Cheri Jacobson Lloyd* 

Mr. Wayne McAuliffe (MFT-Intern) Primary – Cheri Jacobson Lloyd* 

Secondary – Donald Huggins* 

Secondary – Leslie Rumph* 

Ms. Laura McAuliffe (MFT-Intern) Primary – Cheri Jacobson Lloyd* 

Secondary – Donald Huggins* 

Secondary – Leslie Rumph* 

Ms. Wendy Nason (MFT-Intern) Primary – Cheri Jacobson Lloyd* 

Secondary – Arthur Brown* 

Ms. Rachel Offineer (MFT-Intern) Primary – Elizabeth Dear* 

Secondary – Chuck Holt* 

Secondary – Allan Ritchie* 

Ms. Dawnmarie Stupfel (MFT-Intern) Primary – Arthur Brown* 


Ms. Amber Taylor (MFT-Intern) Primary – Capa Casale* 

Las Vegas 

Ms. Constance Guzman (MFT-Intern) Primary – Constance Knight* 

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Ms. Mary Hartsell (MFT-Intern) Primary – Laura Sutton* 

Secondary – Tammi Johnson* 

Ms. Sheldon Jacobs (MFT-Intern) Primary – Nancy Ostrom* 

Ms. Kimberly Landero (MFT-Intern) Primary – Gary Alexander* 

Secondary – Sue Daniel (MFT 19yrs) 

Ms. Stephanie Liester (CPC-Intern) Primary – Yolanda Correa* 

Ms. Kristen Melton (MFT-Intern) Primary – Laura Sutton* 

Mr. Dominic Nardini (CPC-Intern) Primary – Tammi Johnson* 

Ms. Karinda Rousseau (MFT-Intern) Primary – Susan Beglinger * 

Secondary – Ronald Lawrence* 

Ms. Carolina Villar-Mendez (CPC-Intern) Primary – Lillian Norton* 

Ms. Lurline Wells (MFT-Intern) Primary – Yolanda Correa* 

VII. Approve receipt of minimum internship hours & approve for Marriage and Family 

Therapist licensure. (Discussion/Action) 

Ms. Cynthia Kozmary 3063.5 Total hours (Jacqueline Harris) 

Mr. Jon Ray 3283.0 Total hours (Cynthia Baldwin) 

Ms. Natalie Sanchez 3031.0 Total hours (Barbara Kess Evarts) 

VIII. Approval of proposed changes/additions to internships. (Discussion/Action) 

Ms. Lisa M. Brown (MFT-Intern) Primary – Don Huggins* (Ritchie) 

Mr. Daniel Berarducci (CPC-Intern) Primary – Gary Alexander* (Plan change) 

Secondary – Yolanda Trevino (MFT 7 yrs) 

Ms. Kimberly Gibson (CPC-Intern) Primary – Arthur Brown* (Blesch) 

Secondary – Jane Heenan (MFT 8yrs) 

Mr. Jose Marcos Perez (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Susan Beglinger* 

Ms. May Kay Sargent (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Ann Nichols (MFT 20yrs) 

IX. Ms. Marylyn Ecklekamp, NV MFT, petitions the Board to advise her how she can 

obtain 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and asks, if she acquires 6 CEUs by 

attending conference can she use 3 CEUs the following year. (Discussion/Action) 

X. Ms. Lynn Culberg petitions the Board to grant her a Board Interview and 

licensing before the next Board Meeting even though her Background check has 

not been completed. (Discussion/Action) 






XI. Ms. Lori Insera petitions the Board to grant her a Board Interview and licensing 

before the next Board Meeting even though her Background check has not been 

completed. (Discussion/Action) 

XII. Ms. Lynda Savage, NV-MFT, informs the Board that she is resigning as the Onsite 

Licensed Mental Health Professional for Ms. Valerie Wilcox, MFT-Intern. 


XIII. Ms. Tami Nurkin, NV-MFT, informs the Board that she is resigning as the 

Secondary Supervisor to Ms Mary Kay Sargent, MFT-Intern. (Discussion/Action) 

XIV. Ms. Susan Blesch, NV-MFT, informs the Board that she is resigning as the 

Primary Supervisor for Ms. Kimberly Gibson, CPC-Intern. (Discussion/Action) 

XV. Ms. Lillian Norton, NV-MFT, informs the Board that she is resigning as the 

Primary Supervisor for Ms. Pam Vennochi, CPC-Intern. (Discussion/Action) 

XVI. Discussion and possible action concerning the Board sponsoring Ethics and 

Supervision seminars. (Discussion/Action) 

XVII. Discussion about the process for approving NCMHCE Exam requests for CPC 

Intern candidates. (Discussion/Action) 

XVIII. Discussion concerning Practicum equivalence between colleges and universities. 


XIX. Public Comments. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item of 

the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as 

an item upon which action will be taken. (Discussion) 

XX. Items for future agendas. (Discussion) 

A. Set dates for next Board Meeting. (Action) 

B. Set dates for next intern interviews. (Action) 

XXI. Adjournment. (Action) 

NOTE: Items may be taken out of order. 

NOTE: Public comment may be limited to ten minutes per person at the discretion of 

the chairperson. 

NOTE: Members of the public who are disabled and require accommodations at the 

meeting are requested to notify the Board office in writing at 9436 W. Lake Mead Blvd, 

Suite 11-J, Las Vegas, NV 89134, or by calling the Board office at 702-486-7388, prior 

to the date of the meeting. 






This Agenda has been sent to all persons on the Board’s mailing list of interested 

parties in this regard, posted on the Board’s website at http://marriage.state.nv.us, and 

posted at the following locations on or before 9 a.m. on the third working day before 

the meeting at the following locations: 

University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) 

Getchell Library Lied Library 

1664 N. University 4505 Maryland Parkway 

Reno, Nevada 89557 Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 

Grant Sawyer Building Clark County District Library 

555 E. Washington Avenue 833 Las Vegas Boulevard North 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 

Office of the Attorney General Board of Examiners for Marriage and 

100 N. Carson Street Family Therapists and Clinical 

Carson City, Nevada 89701 Professional Counselors 

9436 W. Lake Mead Blvd. #11-J 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

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