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 | |
| Alaska | Jacklyn Vanderpol | |
| California | S. Foudah | |
| Colorado | John Abrams | |
| Delaware | Wendi Lax | |
| Florida | Jacklyn Vanderpol | |
| Idaho | Carrie Callister | |
| Illinois | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Indiana | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Maine | Jodi Merry | |
| Maryland | Wendi Lax | |
| 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 | Tiffany Werner | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| South Dakota | Paul Homan | |
| Tennessee | Alice Sulkowski | |
| Texas | Jacklyn Vanderpol | |
| Utah | Carrie Callister | |
| Vermont | Elizabeth Ching | |
| Virginia | Sally Jackson Jennifer Higgins | |
| Washington | Jack Tinnea | |
| Wisconsin | Jim Hughes Marlene Nei | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Wyoming | Alan Quille |
Global Support Leaders
| Country | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Vicky Viel | https://www.dondequieroestar.org/ |
| Australia | Donncha Lynch Shari Reid | |
| 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 | Kathrin Schuster | 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 Shari Reid | |
| Norway | Cathrine Moen-Nilsen | 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 |