The Jane Austen Society of North America - United States Regional Groups

JASNA Regions in the United States - Contact Information

For information on starting a new Regional Group or to add one to the directory, contact the JASNA Vice President-Regions, Liz Philosophos Cooper, liz.p.cooper@gmail.com. To update your existing Region listing, send details to webmaster@jasna.org.

Alabama
Region Website: http://webpages.charter.net/austenal/
Dr. Theodore M. Benditt
Birmingham, AL
(205) 879-5399
Email: tbenditt@charter.net

Alaska
There is no organized regional group in Alaska.

Arizona, Northern
Perry Krowne
Lake Montezuma, AZ
(928) 567-2832
Email: perrypk@sedona.net

Arizona, Greater Phoenix
(Zip codes 850XX and 855XX)
Region Website: http://www.jasnaphx.org/
Diane Gorham
Chandler, AZ
(480) 993-7394
Email: jasnaphx@gmail.com

Arizona, Southern
Teri Fontes
Tucson, AZ
(520) 750-0631
Email: austenrocks19@gmail.com

Arkansas
There is no organized regional group in Arkansas. See Louisiana or Missouri.

California, Northern
(Zip codes 93700-94999)
Region Website: http://www.JasnaNorCal.org
Anne Krause
Daly City, CA
(650) 755-3062
Email: rc@jasnanorcal.org

California, Greater Sacramento
(Zip Codes: 942XX-952XX, 954XX-959XX)
Region Website: http://www.jasnasac.org/
Nina Edmondson
El Dorado Hills, CA
(916) 933-5826
Email: nina.edmondson@gmail.com

California, San Diego Area
Jeanne Talbot
Alpine, CA
(808) 342-0666
Email: jeannecat@aol.com

California, Shasta Cascade
Teresa Rust
Redding, CA
(530) 221-1985
Email: jasnasc@yahoo.com

Rebecca Rust
Redding, CA
(530) 917-0432
Email: rustytrails@yahoo.com

California, Southwest
Region Wegsite: http://www.jasnasw.org/
(Zip codes 90000-93699)
Nancy Gallagher
Pasadena, CA
(626) 449-2984
Email: ohhemma@sbcglobal.net

Colorado, Denver/Boulder
Region Website: www.jasnadenverboulder.org/
Rae Wiseman
Littleton, CO 80129
(720) 348-1219
Email: rae.wiseman@comcast.net

Colorado, Pikes Peak
Leee Overmann
Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 440-2653
Email: pikespeakJASNA@gmail.com

Connecticut
Region Wegsite: http://www.jasnact.org/
Caitlin Augusta
Shelton, CT
(203) 929-8122
Email: caitlinreads@gmail.com

Jennifer Decker
Farmington, CT
(917) 838-2762
Email: jenniferjdecker@gmail.com

Delaware
See Eastern Pennsylvannia Region.

District of Columbia, Metropolitan
Region Website: http://www.jasna-dc.org
Debra Roush
University Park, MD
(301) 927-1496
Email: criamia1@aol.com

Linda Slothouber
Gaithersburg, MD
(301) 926-3117
Email: lindasnewmail@gmail.com

Florida, Miami-Ft.Lauderdale Region
Arnie Perlstein
Weston, Florida
(954) 647-6154
E-mail: arnieperlstein@myacc.net

Florida, North
(Zip codes 32000-32799)
Dr. Muriel Kay Heimer
Lake City, FL
(386) 752-1607
E-mail: drheimer@me.com

Florida, South
Susan Jones
Royal Palm Beach, FL
(561) 790-4965
Email: susan_jones@pba.edu

Kathleen Anderson
West Palm Beach, FL
(561) 803-2265
Email: Kathleen_Anderson@pba.edu

Florida West Coast
Region Website: http://jasnawcf.org/
Terezinha (Terry) Hubener
Clearwater, FL
(727) 573-2511
Email: jasnawcf@yahoo.com

Georgia, Atlanta
Region Website: http://jasnaatlanta.org/
Randy Brannen
McDonough, GA
Email: RB@JasnaAtlanta.org

Hawaii
There is no organized regional group in Hawaii.

Idaho
Carole Stokes
Boise, Idaho
(208) 344-5037
Email: ncstokes@cableone.net

Illinois, Greater Chicago
Region Website: http://www.jasnachicago.org
Jeffrey Nigro
Chicago, IL
(773) 320-1088
Email: jasnachicago@gmail.com

Indiana, Indianapolis Area
(Zip codes 46250, 46240, 46236, 46135, 46033, 46268, 46902, 46947, 47304, 47306, 47401, and 47804)
Region Website: http://sites.google.com/site/jasnairsite/
Sue Landaw
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 251-8284
Email: jslandaw@gmail.com

Iowa
There is no organized regional group in Iowa. See Minnesota or Missouri.

Kansas
Metropolitan Kansas City
(Includes MO zip codes 640XX, 641XX, 64400-64799)
Region website: http://www.jasnakc.org/
Julienne Gehrer
Prairie Village, KS
(913) 262-1581
Email: ashgrove@kc.rr.com

Kentucky, Greater Louisville
(Includes Kentucky zip codes 402XX and Indiana zip codes 471XX)
Region Website: www.jasnalouisville.com
Bonny Wise
Floyds Knobs, IN
(502) 727-3917
Email: wises4@insightbb.com

Louisiana
Beverly Hegre
New Orleans, LA
(504) 566-7452
Email: bevhegre@gmail.com

Maine
Rev. Ted Poland
Old Orchard Beach, ME
(207) 934-5890
Email: tpoland@maine.rr.com

Maryland
Region Website: http://www.jasnamd.org
Dr. Carol Lawson Pippen
Timonium, MD
(410) 252-6862
Email: cpippen@goucher.edu

Massachusetts
(Includes NH and RI)
Region Website: http://jasnama.org/
Nancy Yee
Waban, MA
(617) 965-5699
Email: jasna.yee@gmail.com

Michigan
Dr. Barbara Laughlin Adler
Ann Arbor, MI
(734) 663-8489
E-mail: adlerb@cuaa.edu

Minnesota
Region Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jasnaminnesota
Gail Parker
Plymouth, MN
(763) 473-2655
Email: gparkerassoc@aol.com

Mississippi
Dr. Carolyn Brown
Jackson, MS
(601) 398-0321
Email: carolynjbrown1212@gmail.com

Missouri, Central
(Zip codes 64000-65999)
Nancy Mebed
Columbia, MO
(573) 234-1510
Email: n.mebed@yahoo.com

Dr. Julie Melnyk
Columbia, MO
(573) 445-2958
Email: melnykj@missouri.edu

Missouri, Metropolitan St. Louis
(Zip codes 620XX, 622XX, 630XX, 631XX, and 633XX)
Region Website: http://www.jasna-stl.org/
James H. (Jim) Heine
St. Louis, MO
(314) 752-3867
Email: editorialsolutions@sbcglobal.net

Rose Marie Nester
St. Louis, MO
(314)752.3752
Email: 104voce@att.net

Montana
There is no organized regional group in Montana.

Nebraska
Martha Bildt
Omaha, NE
(402) 572-8872
Email: bildt4life@clcomaha.com

Nevada
There is no organized regional group in Nevada. See Arizona, California, or Oregon.

New Jersey, Central
Region Website: http://cnjjasna.blogspot.com/
Jen Fitzgerald
South River, NJ
(848) 702-1588
Email: cnjjasna@gmail.com

New Jersey, Northern
See Metropolitan New York

New Jersey, Southern
See Eastern Pennsylvania

New Mexico
Jayne Pilley
Tijeras, NM
(505) 980-6437
Email: japilley@gmail.com

New York, Capital
(zip codes: 120XX-123XX, 128XX)
Patricia A. Friesen
Saratoga Springs, NY
(518) 450-1079
Email: mcfriesen2@gmail.com

New York, Metropolitan
(Includes all NY [except the Capitol, Rochester and Syracuse Regions], and Northern NJ zip codes 07XXX)
Region Website: http://www.jasnaNY.org/
Facebook Group: JASNA-NY
Linda Dennery
New York, NY
(212) 757-9032
Email: jasnany@yahoo.com

Meg Levin
New York, NY
(212) 865 0485
Email: jasnany@yahoo.com

New York, Rochester
(Zip codes 14000-14816, 14818-14849, 14855-14866, 14868-14880,14884-14885,14887-14999)
Region Website: http://jasnaroc.wordpress.com/
Celia A. Easton
Rochester, NY
(585) 442-5716
Email: jasnaroc@gmail.com

Lisa Brown
Syracuse, NY
(315) 498-0493
Email: 21October1805@gmail.com

New York, Syracuse
(Zip codes 13XXX, 14817, 14850-14854, 14867, 14881-14883, 14886)
Region Website: http://janeaustensyr.blogspot.com/
A. Marie Sprayberry
Syracuse, NY
(315) 446-7787
E-mail: amsprayberry@gmail.com

Lisa Brown
Syracuse, NY
(315) 498-0493
E-mail: 21October1805@gmail.com

North Carolina
Gisele Rankin
Cary, NC
(919) 462-9161
Email: gisele39@bellsouth.net

North Dakota
There is no organized regional group for North Dakota. See Minnesota or South Dakota.

Ohio, Dayton
(Zip codes 43000-43999 & 45000-45999)
Region Website: http://www.jasnadayton.org/
Jean Long
Dayton, OH
(937) 287-6919
Email: JTRNLONG@aol.com

Ohio, North Coast
(Zip codes 44000-44999)
Region Website: http://www.jasnaonc.com/
Jennifer Weinbrecht
Novelty, OH
(440) 338-6138
Email: jasnaonc@gmail.com

Oklahoma
Region Website: http://jasnaokla.weebly.com/
Hollie Gehrman
Moore, OK
(405) 799-6169
Email: jasnaokla@cox.net

Oregon and SW Washington
(Includes WA zip codes 986XX)
Region Website: http://www.jasna-orswwa.org/
Kimberly Higgins
Tigard, OR
(503) 522-4392
Email: jasna.orswwa@gmail.com

Oregon, Southern Region
(Includes OR zip Codes 974XX-977XX and CA zip codes 960XX)
Linda Madge Thomas
Ashland, Oregon
(541) 482-3262
Email: lindamadgethomas@yahoo.com

Pennsylvania, Eastern
(Includes DE and Southern NJ zip codes 08XXX)
Region Website: http://www.jasnaeastpa.org/
Region Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jasnaeastpa
Marietta Rizzone
Media, PA
(215) 345-1158
Email: RC@jasnaeastpa.org

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Region Website: http://www.janeaustenpgh.org/
Kevin Stemmler
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 914-0129
Email: StemmlerJASNA@yahoo.com

South Carolina
Joanne Lannie
Charleston, SC
(843) 406-4735
Email: jzlann@comcast.net

South Dakota
RoseMarie Brashier
Madison, SD
(605) 256-2823
Email: rosieb@sio.midco.net

Tennessee, Middle
Region Website: http://jasnatn.blogspot.com/
Mildred Tilley
Nashville, TN
Email: millietilley@gmail.com

Jo Ann Staples
Nashville, TN
(615) 269-3560
Email: jo.a.staples@vanderbilt.edu

Texas, Greater Houston
(Zip codes 77XXX)
Jane Almquist
Houston, TX
(832) 228-0023
Email: deaconessjane@gmail.com

Texas, North
(Zip codes 75000-76599)
Region Website: http://www.jasnanorthtexas.com
Rosalie Sternberg
Frisco, TX
(214) 676-1995
Email: Rosalie9@sbcglobal.net

Texas, South Central
Region Website: http://jasnatxsc.org
William Lesso
Austin, TX
(512) 372-8977
Email: blesso@mail.utexas.edu

Utah
Facebook Page: Jane Austen Society of North America Utah Region
Aspen Anderson
Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 860-3515
Email: austenfans411@gmail.com

Vermont
Region Website: http://janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com/
Deborah Barnum
South Burlington, VT
(802) 343-2294
Email: JASNAVermont@gmail.com

Virginia, Fredericksburg
(Zip codes 20100-22999 & 24000-24999)
Martha Hutzel
Fredericksburg, VA
(540) 370-4251
Email: mhutzel@crrl.org

Virginia, Southeastern
(Zip codes 23000-24999)
Virginia Lee
Williamsburg, VA
(757) 221-6686
Email: valee@widomaker.com

Amy Stallings
(757) 903-6208
Newport News, VA
Email: janeite06@wmalumni.com

Washington, Puget Sound
Region Website: http://www.austenps.com/
Charlene Kern
Seattle, WA
(206) 321-7087
Email: regional@austenps.com