Local Support

Make the Connection with a CDF group in your area. Connections/Chapters provide an informal forum for members and anyone needing information, education and support. Get the word out in your community about Celiac Disease and help yourself, support other celiacs and encourage family and friends to understand the gluten-free way.

If there is not a group in your area, volunteer to join the CDF team – Together we can make a difference.

Contact Deborah - Deborah@celiac.org or call the CDF office at (818)
990-2354.

Teens

Brooke Hamroff (516) 829-0718 – blh0727@aol.com

College Contacts

Samantha Hamroff (516) 829-0718 - Srh3281@aol.com
Mandra Howell 720-308-7680 - mandrajo@yahoo.com
Ashley N. Jones 310-909-6298 - jones.ashleynicole@gmail.com

Young Adults

Matthew Schames (310) 293-9783 – mschames@hotmail.com
Ruth Gonzalez (831) 566-9791 - rkgonzalez@gmail.com
Alexis Jonnson - alexisjonnson@mac.com
Ryan Mitchell (727) 599-9071 - rm81dragon@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/theceliaxcrew

Adults (listed by state)

Alabama

Birmingham Celiac Disease Support Group www.birminghamceliac.spaces.live.com

Rebecca Kinney (205) 542-6165 - birminghamceliac@hotmail.com

Southeast (Hartford)

Martha Wright (334) 588-2156

Arizona

Celiac Support of Greater Phoenix www.phoenixceliac.com

Ruth Arieli (480) 922-7492 - arieliline@cox.net
Diane Lake (623) 587-8885 - dlake41@cox.net

East Valley (Gilbert) - www.eastarizonaceliac.blogspot.com

Chandice Probst (435) 671-2211 - chandiceprobst@gmail.com

Surprise Celiac Support Group

Martha Lenthall (623) 266-6845 – mlenthall@cox.net

Verde Valley Celiac Support Group http://verdevalleyceliac.googlepages.com

Glenna Carline (928) 284-9078 – gkcarline@gmail.com

Arkansas

Searcy

Kathi Raines (501)-268-8011- ladyartist@sbcglobal.net

South East

Connie Miller - cmillerspecial@yahoo.com

California

Bakersfield

Mike Kane (661) 392-0974 – rndmtn1@netzero.net

Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena http://www.sgvceliac.org

Tenny Custer (626) 287-5436 - tenaya3@earthlink.net

Central Valley

Porterville / Visalia area
Brad & Melanie Dunlap (559) 788-0820 - mdstylist@hotmail.com

Coachella Valley

Linda Borses (760) 899-6474 - CVConnections@dc.rr.com

East San Gabriel Valley http://www.sgvceliac.org

Lynne Turner (626) 915-2196 - travelynne812@verizon.net

Fresno http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/glutenfreefresno/files/

Kathleen Molina (559) 430-5213 - kmmolina@csufresno.edu

High Desert / Barstow / Hesperia / Victorville

Kathleen Hemingway (760) 253-7764 - dkhemingway@san.rr.com

Inland Empire

Kellee Shearer (951) 242-8448 - treshearer@aol.com

Napa

Mary Ann Lowe (707) 224-1469 - madlowe@sbcglobal.net

Northern California

North Bay Celiacs - www.NorthBayCeliacs.org
Jennifer Iscol (707) 824-5830 – info@northbayceliacs.org

Orange County

Barbara Nielsen (949) 644-4966 - Barbara126@cox.net
Carole Maertzweiler (714) 524-6539 – carolem@plumeriaoasis.com

Reno

High Sierra Gluten Free Support Group
Mary Reynolds, RD (775) 8272492 – glutenfreereno@gmail.com

Sacramento

Joann Mitchell (916) 359-2014 – angelic3@surewest.net

San Fernando Valley

Vi Orloff (818) 345-8966 - cdf@celiac.org

San Francisco / Oakland

Ellen Switkes (510) 655-0215 - ellen.switkes@ucop.edu

San Luis Obispo County

Central Coast Celiacs - www.centralcoastceliacs.com
Betty Guthrie (805) 473-8415 - centralcoastceliacs@charter.net
Isabella Porter (805) 541-3360 - areuaceliac@charter.net

Santa Barbara

Suzanne Weintraub (805) 682-2254– suzannew2@cox.net

Santa Clarita Valley - health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SCVCeliacs/

Susan Singley (661) 251-2952 - susansingley@hotmail.com
Mary Courtney (310) 998-8487– mary@courtney.org (celiac in subject)

Santa Cruz

Pam Newbury (831) 423-6904 - pknewbury@earthlink.net

Santa Maria Valley Celiacs

Michelle MacKinnon (805) 937-0087 – smvceliacs@msn.com

Solano County – www.solanocountyceliacs.org

Solano County Celiacs
Crystal Brown (415) 828-5574 – crystal@solanocountyceliacs.org

South Bay

South Bay Celiacs
Caitlin Richter (925) 899-7968 - southbayceliac@gmail.com

Stanford

Kelly Rohlfs (650) 625-1708 (Evenings) - krohlfs@celiacsprue.org

Stockton

Susan Gorospe (209)952-1935 - susantg3@comcast.net

Temecula

Ramona Inman (951) 676-0651 – ramonacdf@aol.com

Truckee/North Tahoe

Betsy Taylor, R.D. (530) 587-1041 - taylor_betsy@hotmail.com

Ventura County

Celiac Disease Foundation Ventura County Chapter - www.venturaceliac.org
http://celiac.6.forumer.com/index.php
Kathy Button (805) 650-0520 - venturaceliac@sbcglobal.net

Walnut Creek

Walter Moeller (925) 979-0060 – glutenfreewc@yahoo.com

Westside

Hollywood to Santa Monica
Suzanne Frieder (310) 306-2331 - sfrieder@earthlink.net
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Los_Angeles_Celiac/

Colorado

Colorado Springs

Tamala Stewart (719) 282-3200 – tam6530@yahoo.com

Denver

Gigi West (720) 225-9401 – gigi_west@yahoo.com
Mandra Howell 720-308-7680 - mandrajo@yahoo.com

Roaring Fork Valley

Deb Bamesberger (970) 618-8595 – dbames@comcast.net

Vail

Julie Shedko (970) 949-1669 – jshedko@msn.com

Western Colorado

Darnell Place-Wise 970-201-1530 - dplacewise@yahoo.com

Connecticut

Danbury

Shelia Anderson (203) 730-2902 - dancollc@aol.com

Farmington River Valley

Cynthia Sicilia (360) 920-7440 – cindy@coffeepot.org

Hartford

Greater Hartford Celiac Connection
Ashley Odell (860) 977-0561 - jashleyodell@gmail.com

Florida

Celiac Disease Foundation South Florida Chapter - www.cdfsouthflorida.org

Phyllis Kessler (561) 637-0396 -- pkessler23@aol.com
NEW! GLUTEN FREE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM™ (GFFAP) GO
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Lakeland Area

Julie Kincart (863) 559-8025 - juliekincart@tampabay.rr.com

Port Charlotte

Jessica Brimer (941) 815-2877 – jandjbrimer@comcast.net

Port Richey

Margaret and Donald Bing (727) 844-5106 – gnib81n6@verizon.net

Tampa Bay

Ryan Mitchell (727) 599-9071 - rm81dragon@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/theceliaxcrew

Georgia

Atlanta

Melody Haines (404) 307-6337 – meditationcoach@comcast.net

Columbus
Celiac Support Group of the Greater Chattahoochee Area

Mona Nelson (706) 569-1053 – dane192667@aol.com

Hawaii

Nalani Grace (808) 282-5303 - nalanigrace@gmail.com

Maui

Thia Smithwick (808) 572-0786 – tspinkroses@hotmail.com

Idaho

Celiac Disease Foundation North ID-Eastern WA Chapter

24 Hour Information Line (509) 536-7932
http://www.meetup.com/NorthID-EasternWA-GlutenFree/
http://glutenfreejeanne.blogspot.com/
Jeanne Dickson (208) 699-5913 - gfjeanne@msn.com
Carrie Wilkening (208)772-6694 - cpwilk@verizon.net

Idaho Falls

Amy Lientz (208) 520-7718 – amylientz@hotmail.com
Pamela Kantack (208) 529-5150 – pamk@gtgi.org

Illinois

Evanston

Ashley N. Jones 310-909-6298 - jones.ashleynicole@gmail.com

McHenry - www.mchenryceliacs.com

Elizabeth Secora (815) 363-1523 – emorgan816@comcast.net

Northern Illinois

Cheryl Plencner - plencnerc@yahoo.com

Sauk Valley Gluten-Free Support Group

Joy Meyer (815) 973-0537 - joyannmeyer@gmail.com

Indiana

Indianapolis -

Diane Hosek (317) 569-9670 - dianehosek@gmail.com
http://glutenfreeindy.com
Hilary Spalding (310) 502-5619 – hillygoatgruff@gmail.com

Iowa

Marion County -

Elizabeth Edwards (641) 204-8047 – ezglutenfree@gmail.com

Kentucky

Lexington

Jan Falwell (502) 863-9870 – janfalwell@gmail.com
www.glutenfreelex.org

Pulaski County Celiac Disease Support Group

Elaine Wilson (606) 677-1573 – pastorandnurse2@windstream.net

Louisiana

Celiacs of Baton Rouge

Mary Mack Jeansonne (225) 766-8872 - celiacsbr@aol.com

Colfax

Karen Richardson (318) 664-0832 – karenla03@aol.com

North Shore

Faith Walton (985) 674-7780 – thewaltons97@charter.net

Maine

Bangor

Kathleen Stephens (207) 223-5409 – kath8181@roadrunner.com

Maryland

Baltimore

Rachel Williams (410) 751-6412 – rwilliams2006md@yahoo.com

Chevy Chase

Andrea Neusner (301) 656-6646 – ajneusner@yahoo.com

Ocean City

Betty Bellarin (410) 250-2813 – bbrboc@comcast.net

Massachusetts

Boston

Children’s Hospital Celiac Support Group (617) 355–2127 celiacsupportgroup@childrens.harvard.edu
www.childrenshospital.org/celiac
Greater Boston Celiac/DH Support Group – "The Healthy Villi" (888-4Celiacs)
www.healthyvilli.org

Michigan

Saginaw Bay Region

Marie Girard (989) 362-5409 – mdgirard@sbcglobal.net

Minnesota

Celiac Disease Foundation Twin Cities Chapter - www.celiacdiseasefoundationtwincities.com

Lynn Gabriel (952) 443-2626 – lynnshadlegabriel@yahoo.com
Ken Huira (952) 925-1737 - khuiras@earthlink.net
Carol Ansolabehere (952) 934-8940 - cansolabehere@comcast.net

Range Area Celiac Support Group

Angeline Edgar (218) 328-5731 – rangeceliac@yahoo.com

Missouri

Southeast Missouri
Butler County Celiac Support Group

Marian Lindner (573) 785-3630
Karen Penney (573) 785-4776 – penney3@tcmax.net

Nevada

Carson City

Roberta Jefferson (775) 673-8558 - robertajefferson@sbcglobal.net

Las Vegas

Jennifer Sullivan (702) 985-7664 - lvceliacsupport-owner@yahoogroups.com
Catherine Hammelrath (702) 733-7633 - vegascat53@cox.net

New Hampshire

Concord Area

The New Englander Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance Support Group
Judith Englander (603) 428-7086 - jseje@comcast.net

Manchester

Janice Lachance (603) 641-6592 – jjlach27@aol.com

Seacoast Celiac Sprue Support Group

Dan Davis (603) 778-1938 - djdavis107@comcast.net

New Jersey

Central New Jersey

Audra Cursi (908) 217-1389 – acursi25@yahoo.com

New Mexico

Southern New Mexico

Susan Pieper (505) 522-8182 - spieper@huntel.com

New York

Celiac Support Group of the Mohawk Valley www.csgmv.org

Pam Fahy (315) 865-4247 - csgmv@yahoo.com
Linda Buck (315) 853-6473 - csgmv@yahoo.com

Hudson Valley Celiac Support Group www.hvceliac.com

Linda Freeman (845) 236-3939 - Hudsonvalleyceliac@yahoo.com
Diane Harris (845) 297-3328 - dianeharris57@verizon.net

Nassau County/New York City - www.nyceliac.com

Karen Chasin (516) 883-1519 - kec2@optonline.net

Northern New York (Watertown)

Lynne Reynolds (315) 646-1832 - lreynol3@twcny.rr.com

Suffolk

Suffolk County Celiacs – www.suffolkcountyceliacs.org
Les Doti (631) 513-9521 - ldoti@verizon.net

Syracuse

Ruth Wyman (315) 463-4616 - jwyman1@twcny.rr.com

Westchester County

Chris Spreitzer (914) 737-5291 - chris@mike-chris.spreitzer.com

North Carolina

Eastern Carolina - http://hardingfamily05.spaces.live.com/

Aaron Harding (910) 938-7245 – maajh96@hotmail.com

North Eastern Carolina

Lisa Baker (252) 482-8980 – lisa.baker@mchsi.com

South Western North Carolina

Gloria Ratchford (704) 922-8635 – secgr@bellsouth.net

Western North Carolina

Terri Swanson (828) 726-8893 – ncceliacs@charter.net

Ohio

Bellevue

Dennis & Cheryl Dendinger (419) 483-6529 – thedenpeople@hotmail.com

Columbus - www.glutenfreepost.com

Jay Thurston (614) 775-0400 - jayt@glutenfreepost.com

Dunlap Celiac Information & Support Group - Wayne County

Lynn McGinnis, Group Leader (330) 345-5088 - www.weedyways.com/glutenfreelinks.htm
Dunlap Community Hospital (330) 682-3010 - www.DunlapHospital.org

Marion Area Celiac Support Group

Carol Columber (740) 383-2184 - carol.parishnurse@bright.net
Beulah Owens (740) 387-3076 - beacraft_9mar@yahoo.com

Richland County Celiac Support Group

Bev Messner (419) 589-5972 - bevmessner@aol.com

Pennsylvania

Central Pennsylvania - www.simplyhealth-calm.com

Simply Health.calm (717) 248-8621 - nikki@simplyhealth-calm.com

Eastern Pennsylvania - www.celiacsofeasternpa.com

Clare Quigley – quigleyclarea@gmail.com

South Eastern Pennsylvania

Jason Young (610) 431-2021 – jaceyoung@hotmail.com

State College Celiac Support Group - scceliacsupport.wetpaint.com

Heidi Watson (814) 237-5413 - sunshinehid@yahoo.com

South Carolina

Greenville/Spartanburg - www.greatergreenvilleceliacs.ning.com

Beverly Gunter (864) 845-5238 - bevgunter@gmail.com

South Dakota

Black Hills Celiac Support Group

Sue Guetter (605) 341-0336 – sue57709@yahoo.com

Tennessee

Chris Bonar (865) 933-9926 – gfintn@bellsouth.net

Texas

El Paso

Susan Pieper (505) 522-8182 - spieper@huntel.com

Wichita Falls - www.texomacdf.com

Stacey Geer (940) 569-0565 - staceyg@texomacdf.com

Woodlands Celiac Support Group

Jan Elliott (281) 364-0149 – tinker1@sbcglobal.net

Utah

Logan/Ogden

Jeanine Andersen (435) 753-9011 - jba463@aol.com
Marie Kawaguchi (801) 732-9363 – mariekawaguchi@comcast.net

Vermont

Montpelier

Charity Pratt (802) 229-9426 – csmith0402@hotmail.com

Virginia

Celiac Disease Foundation Chesapeake Tidewater Chapter

Trish Cyrs (757) 672-3681 – pcyrs@cox.net
Celiac Disease Foundation Chesapeake Tidewater Chapter
Virginia Celiac Health Fair – September 24, 2009 MORE DETAILS

Culpeper

Christine Vipond (540) 547-4359 – cmvipond@adelphia.net

Northern Virginia

Theresa Thompson (703) 815-1127 – tthomp6699@aol.com

South Central Virginia

Nancy Phillips (276) 632-1850 – nphillips@ph.vccs.edu

Strasburg

Sonia Baker (540) 465-4837 – slshaner@shentel.net

Williamsburg

Cynthia Shiver (757) 564-0229 – 2shive@gmail.com

Washington

Seattle-Metro

Annette Van Dyke (425) 377-2163 - ja.kks@verizon.net

Celiac Disease Foundation North Idaho-Eastern WA Chapter

24 Hour Information Line (509) 536-7932
http://www.meetup.com/NorthID-EasternWA-GlutenFree/
http://glutenfreejeanne.blogspot.com/
Lori McElhaney (509) 535-7668 - glutenfreespokane@msn.com
Melba Tschirley (509) 922-4366 - bobnmelbatee@juno.com