Here are the listings to find a support group in your area. Please visit our International Resources to view more information about our partner patient advocacy organizations around the globe. If you would like to speak with a state or international representative, please contact us at liferaft@liferaftgroup.org.
U.S. Regional Leaders
| Representative | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kyle Brown Gina Smith | |
| Arizona | MaKayla Evans | |
| California | S. Foudeh | |
| Colorado | John Abrams | |
| Connecticut | Frances Wenderoth | |
| Delaware | Wendi Lax | |
| Idaho | MaKayla Evans | |
| Illinois | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Indiana | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Maine | Frances Wenderoth | |
| Maryland | Wendi Lax | |
| Massachusetts | Frances Wenderoth | |
| Michigan | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| New Hampshire | Frances Wenderoth | |
| New Jersey | Pat Bonda-Swenson | |
| Nevada | MaKayla Evans | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson Frances Wenderoth | |
| Oregon | Jack Tinnea | |
| Pennsylvania | Frances Wenderoth | |
| Rhode Island | Frances Wenderoth | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| South Dakota | Paul Homan | |
| Utah | MaKayla Evans | |
| Vermont | Elizabeth Ching | |
| Washington | Jack Tinnea | |
| Wisconsin | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Wyoming | MaKayla Evans |
Global Support Leaders
| Country | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Vicky Viel | https://www.dondequieroestar.org/ |
| Australia | Shari Reid Robert Cabion | |
| Belgium | Gerard van Oortmerssen | http://www.contactgroepgist.be/ |
| Bolivia | Vicky Ossio | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Brazil | Luciana Holtz | http://www.oncoguia.org.br/ |
| Bulgaria | Juliana Popova | http://www.gist-bg.com/ |
| Canada | David Josephy | http://www.liferaftgroup.ca/ |
| Chile | Piga Fernández | http://www.alianzagist.org/ http://www.gist.cl/ http://www.gistchile.cl/ |
| Colombia | Jairo Becerra María Helena Matamala | http://www.fundaciongistcolombia.org/ |
| Costa Rica | Michael Josephy | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Cyprus | George Constantinou | |
| Czech Republic | Jana Pelouchova | http://www.diagnoza-cml.cz/ |
| Dominican Republic | Alejandro Miranda | |
| Finland | Saila Mattila | http://www.syopapotilaat.fi/gist |
| France | Estelle LeCointe-Artzner | http://www.ensemblecontrelegist.com/ |
| Germany / Austria | Markus Wartenberg | http://www.daslebenshaus.org/ |
| Germany / Sarcoma | Kathrin Schuster | |
| Germany / Sarcoma | Michaela Geissler | |
| Greece | George Constantinou | |
| Guatemala | Silvia Castillo de Armas | http://www.asopaleu.blogspot.com/ |
| Hong Kong | Thomas Chow | |
| Hungary | Zoltan Kalo | |
| India | Viji Venkatesh Rashi Suri Kapoor | http://friendsofmax.info/ https://sachinsarcomasociety.org/ |
| Iran | Negar Amirfarhad | |
| Ireland | Rebecca Quil Foyle | |
| Israel | Avi Zigdon | http://www.gist.org.il/ |
| Italy | Barbara Tamagni Colombo | http://www.gistonline.it/ |
| Japan | Sumito Nishidate | http://www.gist.jp/ |
| Jordan | Sameer Yaser | |
| Kenya | Florence Thwagi | |
| Macedonia | Dejan Krstevski | |
| Mexico | Rodrigo Salas | http://www.fundaciongist.org/ |
| Nepal | Atul Upadhyay | |
| Netherlands | Gerard van Oortmerssen | http://www.contactgroepgist.nl/ |
| New Zealand | Donncha Lynch | |
| Norway | Frode Homb | http://sarkomer.no/ |
| Pakistan | Sobia Wali Muhammad | |
| Peru | Karla Ruiz de Castilla | http://www.esperantra.org/ |
| Philippines | Roy Mijares Rod Padua | http://www.touchedbymax.weebly.com/ |
| Poland | Piotr Fonrobert | http://www.gist.pl/ |
| Romania | Simona Ene | |
| Russia | Dmitry Bukhtenkov Yana Smirnova | |
| Samoa | Leasi John Galuvao | |
| Saudi Arabia | Mohamed-Elbagir Ahmed | |
| Scotland | Stacey McAully | |
| Singapore | Amelia Yeo | |
| South Korea | (YJ) Young Jae Kim | https://cafe.naver.com/koreagist |
| Spain | Luis Herrero de la Fuente | http://www.gistespaña.es/ and http://colectivogist.wordpress.com/ |
| Sudan | Mohamed-Elbagir Ahmed | |
| Switzerland | Helga Schnorf | http://www.gist.ch/ |
| Thailand | Kittikhun Pornpakakul | |
| Tunisia | Hanen Bouamoud | |
| Turkey | Haver Tanbay | |
| United Kingdom | Nic Puntis Jayne Bressington | http://www.gistsupportuk.com/ |
| Uruguay | Veronica Armand Ugon | |
| Venezuela | Angel Selena Rodriguez |