Regional Groups
The Jane Austen Society of North America has 81 regional groups.
Each Region plans and hosts local meetings and events—from discussions of Austen's novels to speaker events, workshops, and celebrations of Jane Austen's birthday. Some also offer virtual events online, many of which are open to the public.
- To be a member of a JASNA Region, you must be a member of JASNA. Once a member, you may join one or more of our regional groups. Members can change or add a Region affiliation(s) in the Member Portal.
- Not close enough to a Region to attend in-person events? Consider forming a new JASNA Region in your area or joining one of JASNA's Virtual Regions (see more below).
- To learn more or update Region contact information, email JASNA's VP for Regions, Susie Wampler.
Virtual Regions
Not close enough to a U.S. or Canadian region to attend in-person meetings and events? Consider joining one of JASNA's virtual regions. Meetings are held via Zoom.
- International Region: The International Region meets at times more convenient for most members living outside North America. To learn more, email the regional coordinator, Catherine Gwinner.
- Virtual Region: Members in North America who don't live near a region can opt to join this virtual group. To learn more, email the regional coordinator, Marcia Johnson.
U.S. Regions
Alabama
Arizona
Greater Phoenix Region
Janine Kelley
Flagstaff, AZ
Southern Arizona Region
Holly Eckelbarger
Tucson, AZ
Arkansas
California
Greater Sacramento Region
Stephenee Borelli
Sacramento, CA
Northern California Region
Amie Burkholder
American Canyon, CA
Rakhi Rao
Berkeley, CA
Southwest Region
Jane Boltz
Glendale, CA
Melissa Buell
Fullerton, CA
Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut Region
Michelle Forte
Wallingford, CT
District Of Columbia
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Region
Alice Moore
Arlington, VA
Susan Farnsworth
Arlington, VA
Florida
Orlando Region
Hope Howland-Cook
Orlando, FL
Jen Prohaska
Orlando, FL
Palm Beaches Region
Diane Pacheco
Boynton Beach, FL
Elizabeth Paquette
West Palm Beach, FL
Southwest Florida Region
Jerry Vetowich
Naples, FL
West Coast Florida
Cindy Cannon
Palmetto, FL
Georgia
Hawaii
Hawaii Region
Cheryl Ernst
Kailua, HI
Idaho
Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho Region
Cassandra Bates
Pullman, WA
Jane Provinsal
Spokane, WA
Idaho, Southern Region
Ann Campbell
Boise, ID
Anna Lee
Nampa, ID
Cheryl Russell-Griebenow
Boise, ID
Illinois
Greater Chicago Region
Carl Johnson
Chicago, IL
Jennifer Swenson
Rockford, IL
Indiana
Indiana Region
Lisa Whitaker
Indianapolis, IN
Iowa
Kansas
Metropolitan Kansas City Region (includes Kansas and Western Missouri)
Christie Kennard
Overland Park, KS
Leah Wilson
Warrensburg, MO
Kentucky
Greater Louisville Region
Sheila Kerr
Cecilia, KY
Louisiana
Louisiana Region
Andrea Starrett Brown
New Orleans, LA
Sheila Cork
Slidell, LA
Maine
Maryland
Maryland Region
Jennifer Jones
Bel Air, MD
Tara Moore
Red Lion, PA
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Region (includes NH and RI)
Marcia Folsom
Boston, MA
Julie DeWitt
Newton, MA
Michele Ainsworth
Cambridge, MA
Michigan
Western Michigan Region
Karenleigh A. Overmann
Holland, MI
Minnesota
Minnesota Region
Nancy O'Connor
Edina, MN
Mississippi
Mississippi Region
http://www.jasna--mississippi.com/
Margaret Cupples
Jackson, MS
Mary Clay Morgan
Jackson, MS
Missouri
Central Missouri Region
Patrick McGraw
Camdenton , MO
Cathy Stubbs
Columbia, MO
Metropolitan Kansas City Region (includes Western Missouri and Kansas)
Christie Kennard
Overland Park, KS
Leah Wilson
Warrensburg, MO
Metropolitan St. Louis Region
Kathie Bassett
St. Louis, MO
Nebraska
Nebraska Region
Kim Guyer
Omaha, NE
Angela Nelson
Omaha, NE
Nevada
New Jersey
New Jersey Region
Jessica McKenna
Freehold, NJ
New Mexico
New Mexico Region
Nickalee Jung
Albuquerque, NM
New York
Central and Western New York Region
http://jasnacwny.blogspot.com/
Lisa Brown
Rochester, NY
Susan Harris-Gamard
Clarence, NY
Kate Jorgensen
Rochester, NY
New York Metropolitan Region
Sarah Rose Kearns
Union City, NJ
Fran Winter
Forest Hills, NY
North Carolina
Ohio
Central and Western Ohio Region
Eilanna Price
Xenia, OH
Ohio North Coast Region
Jennifer Boswell
Akron, OH
Randi Pahlau
Massillon, OH
Oregon
Oregon and SW Washington Region
Vonnie Alto
Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Region
Allison Thompson
Pittsburgh, PA
South Carolina
South Carolina Region
https://janeaustensocietysouthcarolina.org
Kalee Lineberger
Mount Pleasant, SC
South Dakota
Tennessee
East Tennessee Region
Renée Ríos Weber
Knoxville, TN
Robin Nichols
Knoxville, TN
Middle Tennessee Region
http://jasnamiddletn.blogspot.com/
Debbie Carroll
Franklin, TN
Brenda Vaughan
Goodlettsville, TN
Texas
North Texas Region
Baronda Bradley
Arlington, TX
South Central Texas Region
Angie Kuempel
Pflugerville, TX
Utah
Vermont
Vermont Region
https://janeausteninvermont.blog/
Hope Greenberg
Underhill Center, VT
Marcia Merrill
Jericho, VT
Virginia
Washington
Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho Region
Cassandra Bates
Pullman, WA
Jane Provinsal
Spokane, WA
Oregon and SW Washington Region
Vonnie Alto
Portland, OR
Puget Sound Region
Agnes Gawne
Seattle, WA
Julie Buck
Seattle, WA
West Virginia
West Virginia Region
https://www.facebook.com/groups/266936293731447/?fref=nf
Aubry Bennett
Greater Charleston-Huntington Area, WV
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Canadian Regions
Alberta
Calgary Region
Laurie Sayles
Calgary, AB
British Columbia
Vancouver Region
Robyn Martin
North Vancouver, BC
Victoria Region
Alison Dacia Brown
Victoria, BC
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Montréal-Québec Region
https://www.facebook.com/JASNA.Montreal/
Judith Elson
Montréal, QC
Elaine Bander
Montreal, QC
