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, Southern | Dina Wiley | |
| Colorado | John Abrams | |
| Florida | Jacklyn (Jackie) VanderPol | |
| Hawaii | Erin Rakes | |
| Illinois | Jim Hughes | http://www.gistchicago.org/ |
| Illinois Caregiver Support Group | Marlene Nei | |
| Kansas | Christine Engel | |
| Maine | Jodi Merry | |
| Maryland | Wendi Lax | |
| Michigan | Ellen Rosenthal | |
| Minnesota | Ananth Pai | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson Frances Wenderoth | |
| North Carolina | Carolyn Dewalt Jennifer Higgins | |
| South Dakota | Paul Homan | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| Pennsylvania | Tiffany Werner | |
| Puerto Rico | Eileen Rolon | |
| Tennessee | Alice Sulkowski | |
| Utah | Mike Ginsberg Carrie Callister | |
| Vermont | Elizabeth Ching | |
| Virginia | Sally Jackson | |
| Washington | Jack Tinnea | |
| Wyoming | Alan Quille |
Country Support Group Liaisons
| Country | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Shari Reid Robert Cabion Sarah McGoram | |
| 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 Fernandez | 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 Andras Szekfu | |
| India | Nandini Dabbir 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/ |
| 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 | |
| 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 |