STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
MARLON I. BROWN, DPA  
ACTING DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE & SURGERY  
OCTOBER 25, 2023  
MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, the Michigan Board of Podiatric  
Medicine and Surgery met on October 25, 2023, at 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper-Level  
Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Jodie Sengstock, DPM, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:24 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Jodie Sengstock, DPM, Chairperson  
Erik Kissel, DPM, Vice Chairperson  
Andrea Ciaravino, PA-C  
Syed Ghani, DPM  
Andrew Mastay, DPM  
Tino Smith, Public Member  
Members Absent: Charlotte Bradley, Public Member  
Jeffrey Frederick, DPM  
Staff Present:  
Kimmy Catlin, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Dena Marks, JD, Departmental Specialist, Boards and Committees  
Section  
Sloane Ebersole, Senior Analyst, Compliance Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Smith, seconded by Kissel, to approve the agenda as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA P.O. BOX 30670 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
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Medicine & Surgery  
Meeting Minutes  
October 25, 2023  
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MOTION by Smith, seconded by Mastay, to approve the July 27, 2022, meeting minutes  
as written.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
Master Resolution  
Marks presented the Master Resolution.  
MOTION by Mastay, seconded by Kissel, to approve the Master Resolution as  
presented.  
A roll call vote was held:  
Yeas – Ciaravino, Ghani, Mastay, Smith, Kissel,  
Sengstock  
Nays – None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
HPRP Annual Report  
Marks explained what the HPRP program is and provided a brief overview of the HPRP  
program and presented the HPRP Executive Summary: October 1, 2021, through  
September 30, 2022.  
HPRC Candidate Request  
Marks informed the board that the profession is currently not represented on the HPRC.  
Rules Discussion  
Marks informed the board that the rules promulgated in March.  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by Mastay, seconded by Kissel, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote was held:  
Yeas – Ciaravino, Ghani, Mastay, Smith, Kissel,  
Sengstock  
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Medicine & Surgery  
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Nays – None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Elections  
Marks ran the election for chair.  
MOTION by Kissel, seconded by Mastay, to elect Sengstock as chair.  
A roll call vote was held:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas – Ciaravino, Ghani, Mastay, Smith, Kissel,  
Sengstock  
Nays – None  
Marks ran the election for vice-chair.  
MOTION by Smith, seconded by Ghani, to elect Kissel as vice-chair.  
A roll call vote was held:  
Yeas – Ciaravino, Ghani, Mastay, Smith, Kissel,  
Sengstock  
Nays – None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Committee Assignments  
Sengstock made the following committee assignments:  
DSC  
Bradley- Chair  
Smith  
Mastay  
Kissel  
Ghani  
Ciaravino– Alternate  
Vacant – Public Alternate  
Rules  
Mastay  
Smith  
Kissel  
Board Review Panel  
Sengstock  
Frederick  
Michigan Board of Podiatric  
Medicine & Surgery  
Meeting Minutes  
October 25, 2023  
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Ciaravino  
2024 Public Notice  
Discussion was held regarding the 2024 meeting dates.  
Chair Report  
None  
Department Update  
Marks stated that Orlene Hawks has retired, and Marlon I. Brown, DPA, is the Acting  
Director.  
Brown stated that the bureau will hold the next Board Member Training on February 21,  
2024, via Zoom. All board members are welcome to attend.  
Marks stated that a conferee quick reference guide has been added to egress.  
Marks stated that Bryan Modelski is the new Bureau Deputy Director.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held January 24, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the  
Ottawa Building, 611 W. Ottawa Street, Conference Room 4, Upper-Level Conference  
Center, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Mastay, seconded by Ghani, to adjourn the meeting at 10:03 a.m.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on: ____________________.  
Prepared by:  
Kimmy Catlin  
Board Support  
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Medicine & Surgery  
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October 25, 2023  
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Bureau of Professional Licensing  
October 26, 2023  
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