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 Morales | |
| California, Northern | Martha Zielinski | |
| California, Southern | Dina Wiley | |
| Colorado | John Abrams Donald Hurd | |
| Delaware | Cindy Bones | |
| Florida | Marian Ritter | |
| Georgia | Ronald Agypt | |
| Hawaii | Erin Rakes | |
| 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 | |
| Maryland | Wendi Lax | |
| Massachusetts | Ed Kreutz | |
| Michigan | Ellen Rosenthal | |
| Michigan, Western | Clifford Kopp | |
| Minnesota | Tom Dupont | |
| Missouri | Katie Bloss | http://giststlouis.blogspot.com/ |
| Montana | Dirk Niebaum | |
| New Hampshire | Jenna Colby | |
| Nevada | Joan Smith | |
| New Jersey | Anita Getler | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson | |
| North Carolina | Carolyn Dewalt Jennifer Higgins | |
| Oklahoma | Jane Rowan | |
| Pennsylvania | Jeff Bernstein Tiffany Werner | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | |
| Tennessee | Alice Sulkowski | |
| Texas | Dee Hawkins | |
| Utah | Mike Ginsberg Carrie Callister | |
| Vermont | Elizabeth Ching | |
| Virginia | Sally Jackson | |
| Washington | Alicia McRae Jack Tinnea | |
| West Virginia | Susan Caperton | |
| Wisconsin | Rick Ware | |
| 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.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/ |
| Hong Kong | Thomas Chow | |
| 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 | Florence Thwagi | |
| South Korea | HyunJung Yang | |
| Macedonia | Dejan Krstevski | |
| Malaysia | Choo Sian Yong | |
| 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 | 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 | Lee Tiang Lek | |
| 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 | Veronica Armand Ugon | |
