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 | Marian Ritter | |
| 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 | |
| New Hampshire | Jenna Colby | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson Frances Wenderoth | |
| North Carolina | Carolyn Dewalt Jennifer Higgins | |
| Pennsylvania | Tiffany Werner | |
| Puerto Rico | Eileen Rolon | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| Tennessee | Alice Sulkowski | |
| Utah | Mike Ginsberg Carrie Callister | |
| Vermont | Elizabeth Ching | |
| Virginia | Sally Jackson | |
| Washington | Jack Tinnea | |
| West Virginia | Susan Caperton | |
| Wyoming | Alan Quille | |
| 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.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/ |
| China | Minying Zheng | |
| Colombia | Adriana Garzón Pinzón | 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 | Lefteris Patapis | |
| Guatemala | Silvia Castillo de Armas | http://www.asopaleu.blogspot.com/ |
| Hong Kong | Thomas Chow | |
| Hungary | Zoltan Kalo | |
| India | Nikhil Guhagarkar | 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/ |
| Namibia | Lon Garber | |
| Nepal | Atul Upadhyay | |
| Netherlands | Gerard van Oortmerssen | http://www.contactgroepgist.nl/ |
| New Zealand | Joy Rycroft | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Ukraine | Larisya Kutovenko | |
| United Kingdom | Jayne Bressington | http://www.gistsupportuk.com/ |
| Uruguay | Veronica Armand Ugon |