Proprietary School Advisory Council

Voting Members

Mr. Michael J. Hatten, Acting Chair
Global Business Institute
1931 Mott Avenue
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Phone: (718) 327-2220
Fax: (718) 327-2401

Cell: (516) 967-3470
E-mail: mjh@gbi.edu

Mr. Vincent Ferrara

American Training Center
108-22 Queens Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone: (718) 544-8100 x533
Fax: (718) 544-9831
E-mail: vinferr123@aol.com

Rabbi Yerachmiel Barash
Cope Institute
225 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 809-5935
Fax: (212) 514-6211

Cell: (718) 208-5998
E-mail: rybdir@copeins.org

Mr. James M. Devaney
President-American Higher Education
Development Corporation

Two Penn Plaza - 1500
New York, NY 10121

Phone: (212) 298-5658
Cell: (917) 723-4304
E-mail: jmdevaney@earthlink.net

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Members

Carole W. Yates, Director
Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision
Room 964 EBA
Albany, NY  12234
Phone: (518) 474-3969
           (212) 643-4760-NYC
Fax: (518) 473-3644
         (212) 643-4765-NYC
E-mail:cyates@mail.nysed.gov

Mr. Matthew J. Downey
Higher Education Services Corporation
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY  12255
Phone: (518) 474-2077

Office: (518) 474-3271
Fax: (518) 473-6012
E-mail: mdowney@hesc.com
Ms. Karen Bogucki
Office of State Comptroller
Division of State Services
110 State Street
Albany, NY  12236
Phone: (518) 474-3271
Fax: (518) 473-6012
E-mail: kbogucki@osc.state.ny.us

Ms. Lisa Harris, Esq. (Albany)
Consumer Protection Board
5 Empire State Plaza
Suite 2101
Albany, NY 12223-1556
Phone: (518) 474-3514
Fax: (518) 474-2474
E-mail: lisa.harris@consumer.state.ny.us

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Last updated October 20, 2006
URL:  http://www.highered.nysed.gov/bpss/CouncilMembers.htm