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 | ||
| Arizona | Nikki Dillon | |
| California, Northern | Martha Zielinski | |
| California, Southern | Dina Wiley | |
| Delaware | Cindy Bones | |
| Florida | Marian Ritter | |
| Idaho | Janet Conley | |
| Illinois | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Illinois Caregiver Support Group | Marlene Nei | |
| Iowa | Barbara Kepple | |
| Kansas | Christine Engel | |
| Maine | Jodi Merry | |
| Michigan | Ellen Rosenthal | |
| Michigan, Western | Clifford Kopp | |
| Missouri | Katie Bloss | http://giststlouis.blogspot.com/ |
| Montana | Dirk Niebaum | |
| Nevada | Joan Smith | |
| New Jersey | Anita Getler | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson | |
| North Carolina | Jennifer Higgins | |
| Oklahoma | Jane Rowan | |
| Pennsylvania | Jeff Bernstein | |
| Pennsylvania | Tiffany Werner | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| Tennessee | Alice Sulkowski | |
| Texas | Dee Hawkins | |
| Utah | Mike Ginsberg | |
| Utah | Carrie Callister | |
| Virginia | Sally Jackson | |
| West Virginia | Susan Caperton | |
| Wisconsin | Rick Ware | |
| At Large | Charles Burke |
Country Support Group Liaisons
| Country | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Mariel Garibaldi | |
| Australia | Roy Neil | |
| Austria | Amy Bruno-Lindner | |
| Belgium | Gerard van Oortmerssen | http://www.contactgroepgist.be/ |
| Bolivia | Vicky Ossio | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Brazil | Luciana Holtz | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Bulgaria | Juliana Popova | http://www.gist-bg.com/ |
| Canada | David Josephy | http://www.liferaftgroup.ca/ |
| Chile | Piga Fernandez | http://www.alianzagist.org/ http://www.gist.cl/ http://www.gistchile.cl/ |
| China | Xian Liu | http://www.jgi-shanghai.org/ |
| Colombia | Maria 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 | Mirjami Tran Minh | http://www.syopapotilaat.fi/gist |
| France | Estelle LeCointe | http://www.ensemblecontrelegist.com/ |
| Germany / Austria | Markus Wartenberg | http://www.daslebenshaus.org/ |
| Greece | Lefteris Patapis | |
| Guatemala | Silvia Castillo de Armas | http://www.asopaleu.blogspot.com/ |
| Honduras | Andrea Torres | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Hungary | Zsuzsanna Kapitány András Szekfü | http://www.cmlgist.hu/ |
| India | Nikhil Guhagarkar | http://friendsofmax.info/ |
| Iran | Negar Amirfarhad | |
| Ireland | Carol Jones | |
| 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 | Elo Mapelu | |
| South Korea | HyunJung Yang | |
| Macedonia | Dejan Krstevski | |
| Malaysia | Choo Sian Yong | |
| Mexico | Rodrigo Salas | http://www.fundaciongist.org/ |
| Namibia | Lon Garber | |
| Netherlands | Gerard van Oortmerssen | http://www.contactgroepgist.nl/ |
| Nepal | Atul Upadhyay | |
| New Zealand | Joy Rycroft | |
| Nicaragua | Maria Teresa Ponce | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Norway | Frode Homb | http://sarkomer.no/ |
| Pakistan | Sobia Wali Muhammad | |
| Peru | Karla Ruiz de Castilla | http://www.esperantra.org/ |
| Philippines | Rod Padua | http://www.touchedbymax.weebly.com/ |
| Poland | Piotr Fonrobert | http://www.gist.pl/ |
| Puerto Rico | Eileen Rolon | |
| Romania | Simona Ene | |
| Russia | Dmitry Bukhtenkov | |
| Samoa | Leasi John Galuvao | |
| Saudi Arabia | Mohamed-Elbagir Ahmed | |
| Scotland | Stacey McAully | |
| Singapore | Yasuyo Arai | |
| South Africa | Annette Mentasti | |
| Spain | Luis Herrero | http://www.gistespaña.es/ and http://colectivogist.wordpress.com/ |
| Sudan | Mohamed-Elbagir Ahmed | |
| Sweden | Susanna Allgurin Neikter | |
| Switzerland | Helga Schnorf | http://www.gist.ch/ |
| Thailand | Kittikhun Pornpakakul | |
| Tunisia | Hanen Bouamoud | |
| Turkey | Haver Tanbay | |
| Ukraine | Larisya Kutovenko | |
| United Kingdom | Jayne Bressington | http://www.gistsupportuk.com/ |
| Uruguay | Fabrizio Martilotta | |
| Venezuela | Maria Isabel Gomez | http://www.asaphe.org.ve/ |
