Regional Chapters & Advisors

Please Note: The SCBWI provides the names and contact information of these volunteer Regional Advisors so that members may have a means to locate their nearest chapter. This listing is not to be used for unsolicited advertising of any kind. Information of interest to members of SCBWI may be posted in the appropriate category on the Discussion Boards.

Learn more about your Regional Advisors and Assistant Regional Advisors by reading through their RA Bios.

U.S. Regional Chapters

International Regional Chapters

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Regional Advisor Chairperson - Cheryl Zach
Illustrator Coordinator - Priscilla Burris

STATE	REGION	ADVISOR(S)
ALABAMA	SOUTHERN BREEZE	Donna H. Bowman Jo S. Kittinger
ALASKA	ALASKA	Chérie Stihler
ARIZONA	ARIZONA	Michelle Parker-Rock
ARKANSAS	ARKANSAS	Phyllis Hemann
CALIFORNIA	LOS ANGELES	Claudia Harrington Edie Pagliasotti
	NORTH/CENTRAL	Tekla White
	ORANGE COUNTY/ LONG BEACH RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO	Francesca Rusackas
	SAN DIEGO	Janice M. Yuwiler Patricia Morris Buckley
	SAN FRANCISCO/SOUTH	Amy Laughlin
	SAN FRANCISCO EAST/NORTH BAY AREA	Margaret Speaker Yuan
	VENTURA/SANTA BARBARA	Alexis O'Neill
COLORADO	ROCKY MOUNTAIN	Denise Vega Todd Nathan Tuell
CONNECTICUT	SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND	Sally P. Riley
DELAWARE	MD/DE/WV	Mona Kerby
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA	MID-ATLANTIC	Ellen Braaf
FLORIDA	FLORIDA	Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld
GEORGIA	SOUTHERN BREEZE	Donna H. Bowman Jo S. Kittinger
HAWAII	HAWAII	Sue Cowing Lynne Wikoff
IDAHO	UTAH/SOUTHERN IDAHO	Sydney Salter Husseman
	WASHINGTON - EASTERN/ NORTHERN IDAHO	Deborah Fredericks
ILLINOIS	ILLINOIS	Esther Hershenhorn
INDIANA	INDIANA	Patricia Rogers Batey
IOWA	IOWA	Connie Heckert
KANSAS	KANSAS	Sue Ford
KENTUCKY	MIDSOUTH	Tracy Barrett
LOUISIANA	LOUISIANA	Carrell Muller Gueringer
MAINE	NEW ENGLAND - NORTHERN	Janet M. Arden
MARYLAND	MD/DE/WV	Mona Kerby
MASSACHUSETTS	NEW ENGLAND - CENTRAL	Margo Lemieux
MICHIGAN	MICHIGAN	Leslie Helakoski Monica A. Harris
MINNESOTA	MINNESOTA	Christine Henderson
MISSISSIPPI	SOUTHERN BREEZE	Donna H. Bowman Jo S. Kittinger
MISSOURI	MISSOURI	Lynnea Annette Brumbaugh
MONTANA	BIG SKY	Michele Corriel
NEBRASKA	NEBRASKA	Nona Morrison
NEVADA	NEVADA	Suzanne Morgan Williams Ellen Hopkins
NEW ENGLAND	NEW ENGLAND	Marilyn Salerno
NEW HAMPSHIRE	NEW ENGLAND - NORTHERN	Janet M. Arden
NEW JERSEY	NEW JERSEY	Kathy Temean
NEW MEXICO	NEW MEXICO	Chris Eboch
NEW YORK	METRO	Nancy D. Lewis Seta Toroyan
	WEST/CENTRAL UPSTATE	Amy Emm
	EASTERN UPSTATE	Bobbie Wells
NORTH CAROLINA	CAROLINAS	Teresa A. Fannin
NORTH DAKOTA	DAKOTAS	Jean Patrick
OHIO	NORTHERN	Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
	CENTRAL /SOUTHERN	Susan Bradley
OKLAHOMA	OKLAHOMA	Anna Myers
OREGON		Robin Michal Koontz
PENNSYLVANIA	EASTERN	Marilyn Hershey
	WESTERN	Patricia H. Easton
RHODE ISLAND	NEW ENGLAND - SOUTHERN	Sally P. Riley
SOUTH CAROLINA	CAROLINAS	Teresa A. Fannin
SOUTH DAKOTA	DAKOTAS	Jean Patrick
TENNESSEE	MIDSOUTH	Tracy Barrett
TEXAS	AUSTIN	Tim Crow
	BRAZOS VALLEY	Liz Mertz
	HOUSTON	Vicki Sansum
	NORTH CENTRAL/NORTHEAST	George Hellstern
	SOUTHWEST	Heather Powers
UTAH	UTAH/SOUTHERN IDAHO	Sydney Salter Husseman
VERMONT	NEW ENGLAND - NORTHERN	Janet M. Arden
VIRGINIA	MID-ATLANTIC	Ellen Braaf
WASHINGTON	WESTERN	Laurie A. Thompson Joni Sensel
	EASTERN/NORTHERN IDAHO	Deborah Fredericks
WEST VIRGINIA	MD/DE/WV	Mona Kerby
WISCONSIN	WISCONSIN	Pam Beres
WYOMING	ROCKY MOUNTAIN	Denise Vega Todd Tuell

INTERNATIONAL
International Regional Advisor Chairperson - Kathleen Ahrens
International Illustration Liaison - Bridget Strevens-Marzo

COUNTRY	REGION	ADVISOR(S)
ALBANIA	ALBANIA	Leora Cika
ANGUILLA	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
ANTIGUA	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND	AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND	Christopher Cheng Susanne Gervay
BAHAMAS	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke
BARBADOS	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
BARBADUA	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
BELGIUM	BELGIUM	Sheridan Becker
CANADA	EAST	Lizann Flatt
CANADA	WEST	Ken Kilback
CARIBBEAN (Including ST. BARTS, ST. KITTS, ST. LUCIA, ST. MARTIN, ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
CAYMAN ISLANDS	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke
DOMINICA	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke
ENGLAND	BRITISH ISLES	Natascha Biebow
FRANCE	FRANCE	Tioka Tokedira
GERMANY	GERMANY	Michelle Kuhonta
GRENADA	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
GREECE	GREECE	Mark Weinstein
GUADELOUPE	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
GUYANA	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
HAITI	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke
HONG KONG	HONG KONG	Mio Debnam
INDIA	PHILIPPINES/ASIA-PACIFIC	Beaulah P. Taguiwalo
IRELAND	BRITISH ISLES	Maeve Mc Mahon
ISRAEL	ISRAEL	Anna Levine
ITALY	ITALY	Dario Cesare Campanile
JAMAICA	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke
JAPAN	OKINAWA	Carla D. Shank
	TOKYO	Holly Thompson
KOREA	KOREA	Jenny Desmond Walters
LEBANON	LEBANON	Lena Merhej
LUXEMBOURG	BELGIUM	Sheridan Becker
MALAYSIA	PHILIPPINES/ASIA-PACIFIC	Linda Tan
MEXICO	MEXICO	Judy Goldman
MONGOLIA	MONGOLIA	D. Batjargal
MONTSERRAT	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
NETHERLANDS	THE HAGUE	Laura Watkinson
NEVIS	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
NEW ZEALAND	AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND	Christopher Cheng Susanne Gervay
NORTHERN IRELAND	BRITISH ISLES	Natascha Biebow
PHILIPPINES	PHILIPPINES/ASIA-PACIFIC	Beaulah P. Taguiwalo
PUERTO RICO	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke
ROMANIA	ROMANIA	Alina Darian
RUSSIA	MOSCOW CRITIQUE GROUP	Amy Thomas
SCOTLAND	SCOTLAND	Claira Jo
SINGAPORE	PHILIPPINES/ASIA-PACIFIC	Beaulah P. Taguiwalo
SOUTH AFRICA	SOUTH AFRICA	Paddy Bouma
SPAIN	SPAIN	Sally Cutting
SWITZERLAND	SWITZERLAND	Daniel Sekarski
TAIWAN	TAIWAN	Kathleen Ahrens
THAILAND	PHILIPPINES/ASIA-PACIFIC	Beaulah P. Taguiwalo
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
TURKEY	FRANCE	Tioka Tokedira
TURKS & CAICOS, U.S.	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke
UNITED KINGDOM (excluding Scotland)	BRITISH ISLES	Natascha Biebow
VENEZUELA	CARIBBEAN - SOUTH	Joanne Gail Johnson
VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK & US)	CARIBBEAN - NORTH	Rosemarie Johnson Clarke