Regional Groups
The Jane Austen Society of North America has 82 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 JASNA's Virtual Region (see more below).
- To learn more or update Region contact information, email JASNA's VP for Regions, Susie Wampler.
International Region: JASNA has an International Region based in Stuttgart, Germany. Meetings are held via Zoom at times more convenient for 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 the Virtual Region. Meetings are held via Zoom. To learn more, email the Regional Coordinator, Lynn Sherick.
U.S. Regions
Alabama
Arizona
Greater Phoenix Region
Emily Smith
Phoenix, AZ
Southern Arizona Region
Holly Eckelbarger
Tucson, AZ
Arkansas
California
Greater Sacramento Region
Stephenee Borelli
Sacramento, CA
Northern California Region
Julianna Scott Fein
Campbell, CA
Valerie Sopher
El Cerrito, 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
Palm Beaches Region
Patti Woodall
Palm Beach Gardens, 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
Michele Larrow
Pullman, WA
Jane Provinsal
Spokane, WA
Idaho, Southern Region
Ann Campbell
Boise, ID
Kelly Christensen
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
Janet Abell
Louisville, KY
Louisiana
Maine
Maine Region
Susan Claska Burnett
Hallowell, ME
Maryland
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Region (includes NH and RI)
Marcia Folsom
Boston, MA
Julie DeWitt
Newton, MA
Michigan
Michigan, Western Region
Karenleigh Overmann
Holland, MI
Michigan/Eastern, Central, and Northern Region
Dr. Barbara Laughlin Adler
Ann Arbor, 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
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
Nevada
New Jersey
New Jersey Region
Jessica McKenna
Freehold, NJ
New Mexico
New Mexico Region
Nickalee Jung
Albuquerque, NM
New York
New York Metropolitan Region
Sarah Rose Kearns
Union City, NJ
Fran Winter
Forest Hills, NY
North Carolina
North Carolina Region
https://jasnanorthcarolina.org
Karin Wiberg
Raleigh, NC
Sara Tavela
Cape Carteret, NC
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
Linda Olson
Hillsboro, OR
Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania Region
Christopher Duda
Collegeville, PA
Pittsburgh Region
Sandy Inman
Sewickley, PA
South Carolina
South Carolina Region
Kendall Spillman
Charleston, SC
Nikki Willoughby
Anderson, SC
South Dakota
Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Region
http://jasnamiddletn.blogspot.com/
Caroline Davis
Nashville, TN
Andrea Hearn
Nashville, TN
Texas
North Texas Region
Baronda Bradley
Arlington, TX
South Central Texas Region
Jodi Leckbee-Chan
Austin, TX
Utah
Vermont
Vermont Region
https://janeausteninvermont.blog/
Hope Greenberg
Underhill Center, VT
Marcia Merrill
Jericho, VT
Virginia
Washington
Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho Region
Michele Larrow
Pullman, WA
Jane Provinsal
Spokane, WA
Oregon and SW Washington Region
Linda Olson
Hillsboro, 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
Janice Mallison
Vancouver, BC
Victoria Region
Alison Dacia Brown
Victoria, BC
