NAME is organized into 8 regions. Each region has an elected Regional Director
(listed below) to assist and represent their region, its chapters
and members at the Board table.

Are you interested in organizing or reactivating a chapter in your state or area?

Tips for ORGANiZING a NAME Chapter

Contact your Regional Director and/or the NAME Executive Director for more information.

NAME Regions:

• Region 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico,
  Rhode Island, Vermont
  • Regional Director Steven Lysenko
  • Email: steven.lysenko@gmail.com
  • Chapters  in Region 1

• Region 2 -Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
  • Regional Director Rebecca Russell
  • Email: rssr32@hotmail.com
  • Chapters in Region 2
    
    
    
• Region 3 -Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
  • Regional  Director  Greg Samuels
  • Email: gsamuels@montevallo.edu
  • Chapters in Region 3

• Region 4 -Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  • Regional Director J. C. Wagner-Romero 
  • Email: jwagner-romero@uwlax.edu
  • Chapters in Region 4

• Region 5 -Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
  • Regional Director  Sarah M. Straub
  • Email:  straubsm@sfasu.edu
  • Chapters in Region 5
    • Download info on REGION 5's 2025 Symposium
      

• Region 6 - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
  • Regional Director Krista McAtee
  • Email: kristamcateelove@gmail.com
  • Chapters  in Region 6

• Region 7 - Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
  • Regional Director Denise Uehara
  • Email: duehara@hawaii.edu 
  • Chapters in Region 7

• Region 8 - International Members
  • Regional Director currently vacant