Here are the listings to find a support group in your area. Please visit the Global GIST Network at www.globalgist.org to view more information about international GIST representatives and their organizations. If you would like to speak with a state or global leader please contact us at liferaft@liferaftgroup.org.
U.S. Regional Support Group Chapters
| Representative | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kyle Brown Gina Smith | |
| California | S. Foudah | |
| Colorado | John Abrams | |
| Florida | Information upon contact | |
| Illinois | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Maine | Jodi Merry | |
| Maryland | Wendi Lax | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson Frances Wenderoth | |
| North Carolina | Carolyn Dewalt | |
| Pennsylvania | Tiffany Werner | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| South Dakota | Paul Homan | |
| Tennessee | Alice Sulkowski | |
| Utah | Mike Ginsberg Carrie Callister | |
| Vermont | Elizabeth Ching | |
| Virginia | Sally Jackson Jennifer Higgins | |
| Washington | Jack Tinnea | |
| Wisconsin | Marlene Nei | |
| Wyoming | Alan Quille | |
| Puerto Rico | Eileen Rolon |
Country Support Group Liaisons
| Country | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Vicky Viel | https://www.dondequieroestar.org/ |
| Australia | Donncha Lynch | |
| Austria | Amy Bruno-Lindner | |
| 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 Becerrra 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/ |
| Greece | George Constantinou | |
| Guatemala | Silvia Castillo de Armas | http://www.asopaleu.blogspot.com/ |
| Hong Kong | Thomas Chow | |
| Hungary | Zoltan Kalo | |
| India | Friends of Max Rashi Kapoor Sachin Sarcoma Society | http://friendsofmax.info/ |
| Iran | Negar Amirfarhad | |
| 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 | Young Jae Kim | https://cafe.naver.com/koreagist |
| Spain | Luis Herrero | 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 | http://www.gistsupportuk.com/ |
| Uruguay | Veronica Armand Ugon | |
| Venezuela | Angel Selena Rodriguez |