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, Claire Bellanti, claireqb07@yahoo.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

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

Arizona, Southern
Region Website: http://www.jasnasaz.org
Paula Stoner
Tucson, AZ
(520) 591-0764
Email: pjluvshky@gmail.com

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

California, Central Valley
Region Website: http://www.jasnacenvalcal.com/
Carrie Flores
Fresno, CA
(559) 495-9645
Email: jasnarcfresno@yahoo.com

California, Northern
(Zip codes 93700-94999)
Region Website: http://www.JasnaNorCal.org
Sheppard B. Kominars
San Francisco, CA
(415) 863-0901
Email: RC@JasnaNorCal.org

Anne Krause
Daly City, CA
(650) 755-3062
Email: krause@math.sfsu.edu

California, San Diego Area
Leila Dooley
Vista, CA
(760) 726-7815
Email: ldooley1@cox.net

California, Shasta Cascade
Teresa Rust
Redding, CA
(530) 221-1985
(530) 917-0432
Email: jasnasc@yahoo.com

Rebecca Rust
Redding, CA
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.geocities.com/jasna_denverboulder/
Maxene H. Wilson
Boulder, CO
(303) 530-4619
Email: maxene@earthlink.net

Colorado, Pikes Peak Region
Christina Martinez
Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 262-3287
Email: cmartine@uccs.edu

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

Claire Smith
Westbrook, CT
(860) 399-6842
Email: clairesmith@snet.net

Delaware
See Eastern Pennsylvannia Region.

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

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

Florida, North
(Zip codes 32000-32799)
Kadesh Minter
Fernandina Beach, FL
(904) 321-4205
Email: buffyversed@yahoo.com

Kristin Smith
Gainesville, FL
(352) 871-1438
E-mail: kdgs54@gmail.com

Florida, South
Region Website: http://sfl-jasna.tripod.com/member.htm
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://www.geocities.com/jasnawcf
Terezinha (Terry) Hubener
Clearwater, FL
(727) 573-2511
Email: jasnawcf@yahoo.com

Georgia, Atlanta
Nancy K. Mayer
Sandy Springs, GA
(770) 671 0252
Email: nmayer@bellsouth.net

Idaho
Susie Multanen
Boise, Idaho
(208) 375-2017
Email: smultanen@hotmail.com

Illinois, Greater Chicago
Region Website: http://www.jasnailin.org
Natalie Goldberg
Chicago, IL
(773) 493-1250
Email: jasnagcr@sbcglobal.net

Indiana, Indianapolis Area
(Zip codes 46250, 46240, 46236, 46135, 46033, 46268, 46902, 46947, 47304, 47306, 47401, and 47804)
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
(Include MO Zip codes 640XX, 641XX, 64400-64799)
Ellen Schwaller Goebel
Kansas City, MO
(816) 531-6317
Email: jasna.metrokc@yahoo.com

Kentucky, Greater Louisville
(Includes Kentucky zipcodes 402XX and Indiana zipcodes 471XX)
Region Website: www.jasnalouisville.com
Bonny Wise
Floyds Knobs, IN
(812) 923-7808
Email: wises4@insightbb.com

Louisiana
Samantha Rusk Caplinger
New Orleans, LA
(504) 899-8750
Email: serusk@hotmail.com

Maine
Ann C. Morrissey
Yarmouth, Maine
(207) 846-1386
Email: amorriss@maine.rr.com

Maryland
Region Website: http://www.jasnamd.org
Joyce A. Loney
Linthicum, MD
(410) 859-1397
Email: JoyceLoney@msn.com

Van Sapp
Bowie, MD
(301) 464-3941

Baltimore Reading Group: Rena Kelly
Email: rkelly658@yahoo.com

Northern Baltimore County Reading/Study Group: Marge Critcher
Email: mcritcher@comcast.net

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

Michigan
Stacey Banks
Wixom, MI
(248) 669-3973
E-mail: staceylb@comcast.net

Minnesota
Gail Parker
Plymouth, MN
(763) 473-2655
Email: gparkerassoc@aol.com

Mississippi
There is no organized regional group in Mississippi. See Alabama, Louisiana, or Tennessee.

Missouri, Central
(Zip codes 64000-65999)
Region Website: http://www.missouri.edu/~justiceg/jascentralmo/
Nancy Mebed
Columbia, MO
(573) 234-1510
Email: n.mebed@mchsi.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)
Ms. Mary Beth Wilczak
St. Louis, MO
(314) 822-4831
Email: mbwilczak@earthlink.net

Montana
There is no organized regional group in Montana.

Nebraska
Ruth Heer
Blair, NE
(402) 426-0425
Email: ruthmheer@gmail.com

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

New Jersey, Central
Region Website: http://cnjjasna.blogspot.com/
Joan Dow
Spring Lake, NJ
(732) 282-0679
Email: jdnj3@juno.com

Meredith Barnes
Toms River, NJ
(908) 910-9277
Email: minimeredith@yahoo.com

New Jersey, Northern
See Metropolitan New York

New Jersey, Southern
See Eastern Pennsylvania

New Mexico
Pat Jensen
Albuquerque, NM
Email: pat@toknowtaichi.com

New York, Metropolitan
(Includes all NY [except the Rochester and Syracuse Regions], and Northern NJ zip codes 07XXX)
Region Website: http://www.jasnaNY.org/
Nili Olay and Jerry Vetowich
New York, NY
(212) 666-9170
Email: jasnany@yahoo.com

New York, Rochester
(Zip codes 14000-14816, 14818-14849, 14855-14866, 14868-14880,14884-14885,14887-14999)
Celia A. Easton
Rochester, NY
(585) 442-5716
Email: easton@geneseo.edu

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

Lisa Brown
Syracuse, NY
(315) 479-8231
E-mail: lbrown2@twcny.rr.com

North Carolina
Region Website: http://www.capaccess.org/jasna
Virginia Clare Tharrington
Raleigh, NC
(919) 605-0400
Email: tharr328@meredith.edu

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

Ohio, Dayton
(Zip codes 43000-43999 & 45000-45999)
Gary Mitchner
Dayton, OH
(937) 299-1663
Email: gary.mitchner@gmail.com

Ohio, North Coast
(Zip codes 44000-44999)
Patricia Fernberg
Lakewood, OH
(216) 228-6439
Email: pfernberg@hotmail.com

Oklahoma
There is no organized regional group in Oklahoma. See Kansas or Texas.

Oregon and SW Washington
(Includes WA zips 986XX)
Region Website: http://www.jasnanorthwest.org/
Bill Boyd and Marna Tisdel
Portland, OR
(503) 230-9099
Email: wboyd@teleport.com

Pennsylvania, Eastern
(Includes DE and Southern NJ zip codes 08XXX)
Region Website: http://www.jasnaeastpa.org/
Kelly Fineman
Cherry Hill, NJ
(856) 857-1572
Email: RC@jasnaeastpa.org

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Region Website: http://www.janeaustenpgh.org/
Mell Steven Cosnek
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 487-1075
email: akadesdemona@yahoo.com

South Carolina
Region Website: http://www.capaccess.org/jasna
Ginny Foreman
Mt. Pleasant, SC
(843) 884-4398
Email: gofigure@gowebway.com

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

Tennessee, Middle
Mildred Tilley
Nashville, TN
email: tilleym@montgomerybell.com

Texas, Austin
Lynda Handman Chiu
Austin, TX
(512) 292-9307
mail: lynchiu2000@yahoo.com

Texas, Greater Houston
(Includes zipcodes 77XXX)
Amanda Day
Bacliff, TX
(832) 428-4458
Email: jasna_greaterhouston@yahoo.com

Texas, North
(Zip codes 75000-76599)
Rosalie Sternberg
Frisco, TX
(214) 676-1995 Email: Rosalie9@sbcglobal.net

Utah
There is no organized regional group in Utah. See Arizona, Colorado, or Idaho.

Vermont
Region Website: http://janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com/
Kelly McDonald
Winooski, VT
Email: jasna-vt@hotmail.com

Deborah Barnum
Burlington, VT
(802) 864-0517
Email: books@bygonebooksvermont.com

Virginia, Fredericksburg
(Zip codes 20100-22999 & 24000-24999)
Region Website: http://www.capaccess.org/jasna
Martha Hutzel
Fredericksburg, VA
(540) 370-4251
Email: mhutzel@crrl.org

Virginia, Southeastern
(Zip codes 23000-24999)
Kathleen Rose
Williamsburg, VA
(757) 259-9037
Email: roses@widomaker.com

Washington, Puget Sound
Region Website: http://www.austenps.com/
Julie Arnold
Redmond, WA
(425) 556-9560
Email: msjarnold@yahoo.com