Here are the listings to find a support group in your area. Please visit our International Resources to view more information about our GIST representatives and 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. State Leaders
| Representative | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kyle Brown Gina Smith | |
| California | S. Foudeh | |
| Colorado | John Abrams | |
| Connecticut | Frances Wenderoth | |
| Delaware | Wendi Lax | |
| Idaho | Carrie Callister | |
| 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 | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson Frances Wenderoth | |
| North Carolina | Carolyn Dewalt | |
| Oregon | Jack Tinnea | |
| Pennsylvania | Frances Wenderoth | |
| Rhode Island | Frances Wenderoth | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| South Dakota | Paul Homan | |
| Utah | Carrie Callister | |
| Vermont | Elizabeth Ching | |
| Washington | Jack Tinnea | |
| Wisconsin | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
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 |
