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.
U.S. Regional Support Group Chapters
| Representative | Name | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Ellen MacDonald | Emac1492@gmail.com | |
| California | |||
| - Southern CA | Dina Wiley | Dina.wiley@gmail.com | http://liferaftgroup.org/events/southern-california-gist-support-group/ |
| - Northern CA | Martha Zielinski | john.martha@sbcglobal.net | http://liferaftgroup.org/events/northern-california-support-group-meeting/ |
| Delaware | Cindy Bones | ccalypso3@comcast.net | |
| Florida | |||
| - General FL | Marian Ritter | mariandwilson@yahoo.com | |
| Georgia | Barbara Auw | auwsome2@msn.com | |
| Idaho | Janet Conley | jconley104@gmail.com | |
| Illinois | Jim Hughes | tjhughes43@comcast.net | |
| Illinois Caregiver Support Group | Marlene Nei | marlenenei25@gmail.com | http://liferaftgroup.org/events/illinois-caregiver-support-group-meetings-2014/ |
| Iowa | Barbara Kepple | kepbjk@aol.com | |
| Louisiana | Jackie Welsh | jackie.welsh@mms.gov | |
| Maine | Jodi Merry | merryhillacres@hotmail.com | |
| Massachusetts | Charles Burke | cfxburke@aol.com | |
| Michigan | Ellen Rosenthal | ebrosenthal@COMCAST.NET | |
| Michigan - Western | Clifford Kopp | cliffordkopp@gmail.com | |
| Missouri | Katie Bloss | campbellksoup@hotmail.com | http://giststlouis.blogspot.com/ |
| http://www.gistl.org/ | |||
| Montana | Dirk Niebaum | dirkniebaum@gmail.com | |
| Nevada | Joan Smith | benjoanfitz@yahoo.com | |
| New Hampshire | Julie Thorne | julierthorne@gmail.com | |
| New Jersey | Anita Getler | acgetler@gmail.com | |
| New York | Pat Bonda-Swenson | pbondaswenson@yahoo.com | |
| Oklahoma | Jane Rowan | jrowan30@aol.com | |
| Pennsylvania | Jeff Bernstein | barefoot1@zoominternet.net | |
| South Carolina | Paula Stover | pjstover.1121@gmail.com | |
| Tennessee | Alice Sulkowski | sulkowskiab@msha.com | |
| Texas | Dee Hawkins | dee@abetteranswer.com | |
| Texas - Western | Tatiana Avila-Isaias | tatianajudith@aol.com | |
| Utah | |||
| Mike Ginsberg | mlgslg@yahoo.com | ||
| Carrie Callister | callistercare@gmail.com | ||
| Virginia | Sally Jackson | spjackson@cox.net | |
| West Virginia | Susan Caperton | scaperton@Mac.com | |
| Wisconsin | Rick Ware | rkwelmwood@yahoo.com |
Country Support Group Liaisons
| Country | Name | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Mariel Garibaldi | marielgaribaldi@yahoo.com | |
| Australia | Roy Neil | royneil@outlook.com | |
| Austria | Amy Bruno-Lindner | amy.bruno-lindner@univie.ac.at | |
| Belgium | Gerard van Oortmerssen | voorzitter@contactgroepgist.nl | http://www.contactgroepgist.be/ |
| Bolivia | Vicky Ossio | vossiop@gmail.com | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Brazil | Luciana Holtz | lucianaholtz@oncoguia.org.br | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Bulgaria | Juliana Popova | info@gist-bg.com | http://www.gist-bg.com/ |
| Canada | David Josephy | djosephy@uoguelph.ca | http://www.liferaftgroup.ca/ |
| Chile | Piga Fernandez | pfernandez@gistchile.cl | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| China | ZeeZee Zhenxi Zhong | zeezee.zhong@jgi-shanghai.org | http://www.jgi-shanghai.org/ |
| Colombia | Maria Helena Matamala | rectoria@hispanoamericano.edu.co | http://www.fundaciongistcolombia.org/ |
| Costa Rica | Michael Josephy | mjosephy@gmail.com | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Cyprus | George Constantinou | georgeelenac@gmail.com | |
| Czech Republic | Jana Pelouchova | janapel@centrum.cz | http://www.diagnoza-cml.cz/ |
| Dominican Republic | Alejandro Miranda | ma.689.1215@gmail.com | |
| Finland | Marjo Väisänen | vaisa.marjo@gmail.com | http://www.syopapotilaat.fi/gist |
| France | Estelle LeCointe | ensemblecontrelegist@yahoo.fr | http://www.ensemblecontrelegist.com/ |
| Germany / Austria | Markus Wartenberg | wartenberg@lebenshauspost.org | http://www.daslebenshaus.org/ |
| Greece | Lefteris Patapis | left.pat@hotmail.com | |
| Guatemala | Silvia Castillo de Armas | asopaleu@hotmail.com | http://www.asopaleu.blogspot.com/ |
| Honduras | Xiomara Barrientos | xlizethb@hotmail.com | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Hungary | Tunde Kazda | cmlgist@cmlgist.hu | http://www.cmlgist.hu/ |
| India | Nikhil Guhagarkar | gdental99@gmail.com | http://friendsofmax.info/ |
| Iran | Negar Amirfarhad | negaraf@sympatico.ca | |
| Ireland | Carol Jones | roycal@eircom.net | |
| Israel | Avi Zigdon | zigdona@gmail.com | http://www.gist.org.il/ |
| Italy | Barbara Tamagni Colombo | barbaratamagni@yahoo.it | http://www.gistonline.it/ |
| Japan | Sumito Nishidate | eujc@mbj.nifty.com | http://www.gist.jp/ |
| Jordan | Sameer Yaser | syaser@KHCC.JO | |
| Kenya | Ferdinand Mwangura | chairman@henzokenya.or.ke | |
| South Korea | HyunJung Yang | nephlolepis@hanmail.net | |
| Macedonia | Dejan Krstevski | krstevski@euromoto.com.mk | |
| Malaysia | Choo Sian Yong | yongcs@maybank.com.my | |
| Mexico | Rodrigo Salas | rodrigo.salas@fundaciongist.org | http://www.fundaciongist.org/ |
| Namibia | Lon Garber | lon.garber@northlandchurch.net | |
| Netherlands | Gerard van Oortmerssen | voorzitter@contactgroepgist.nl | http://www.contactgroepgist.nl/ |
| New Zealand | Joy Rycroft | joy.rycroft@gmail.com | |
| Nicaragua | Maria Teresa Ponce | mtponcer2@gmail.com | http://www.alianzagist.org/ |
| Norway | Frode Homb | info@sarkomer.no | http://sarkomer.no/ |
| Pakistan | Sobia Wali Muhammad | dr.sobia.wali@hotmail.com | |
| Peru | Karla Ruiz de Castilla | karla@esperantra.org | http://www.esperantra.org/ |
| Philippines | Rod Padua | rod_padua@yahoo.com | http://www.touchedbymax.weebly.com/ |
| Poland | Piotr Fonrobert | pfonrobert@gmail.com | http://www.gist.pl/ |
| Puerto Rico | Eileen Rolon | elrcjj@yahoo.com | |
| Romania | Simona Ene | si_mi_ene@yahoo.com | |
| Russia | Tanya Soldak | soldak@rpxi.org | |
| Samoa | Leasi John Galuvao | leasii@gmail.com | |
| Saudi Arabia | Mohamed-Elbagir Ahmed | mohamedelbagir@live.com | |
| Scotland | Stacey McAully | ulrich.schnorf@bluewin.ch | |
| Singapore | Kie Go | kkgo@hotmail.com | |
| South Africa | Annette Mentasti | mentasti@iafrica.com | |
| Spain | Luis Herrero | luisherrerodelafuente@gmail.com | http://www.gistespaña.es/ and http://colectivogist.wordpress.com/ |
| Sudan | Mohamed-Elbagir Ahmed | mohamedelbagir@live.com | |
| Sweden | Susanna Allgurin Neikter | gist.sverige@gmail.com | |
| Switzerland | Helga Schnorf | ulrich.schnorf@bluewin.ch | http://www.gist.ch/ |
| Thailand | Kittikhun Pornpakakul | kittikun_p@yahoo.com | |
| Tunisia | Hanen Bouamoud | hanen.bouamoud@gmail.com | |
| Turkey | Haver Tanbay | tanbay@tanbay.net | |
| Ukraine | Larisya Kutovenko | lara_kutov@list.ru | |
| United Kingdom | Nicola Wardle | nicolawardle@tiscali.co.uk | http://www.gistsupportuk.com/ |
| Uruguay | Fabrizio Martilotta | fabrizio.martilotta@gmail.com | |
| Venezuela | Maria Isabel Gomez | asaphevenezuela@gmail.com | http://www.asaphe.org.ve/ |