SGNA's Regional Societies offer local networking and educational opportunities across the nation. All voting U.S. members of SGNA are required to become affiliated with a Regional Society. Non-voting members and those residing outside the United States may affiliate with a Regional Society if they wish to do so.

Online Directory
Need to find someone in your region, or someone in another region? No problem! Simply search the SGNA Online Directory by using our quick search or advanced search to find your peer(s)! Click here and login as an SGNA member (using your membership ID number as your login and mailing address zip code as password).

Regional President and Officers click here to go to the Regional Officers Resource Page.

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Regional Events, click here
Regional Society e-community - Go to get more information, event brochures, or to discuss regional issues online.
Regions listed below will link to their own web page if they have one.

Regional Societies and their Presidents

Alaska

Pacific Northwest Regional Society (58)
President: C. Jeanne Ronk, ADN CGRN

Alabama
Alabama Regional Society (2)
President: Lynne A. Thomas, BSN,RN,CGRN,BS

Arizona

Arizona Regional Society (3)    
President: Lisa M. Maples, RN,CGRN

Arkansas
Arkansas Regional Society (4)
President: Debra L. Fricks, RN

California

Southern California Regional Society (7)
President: Nan Carder, BSN,CGRN,RNC

Northern California Regional Society (6)
President: Joyce B. Hughes, MSN,BS,RN,CGRN

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Regional Society (8)
President: Claire Gemme, RN

Connecticut
Connecticut (9)
President: Michelle E. Day, ADN,RN,CGRN

District of Columbia

Chesapeake Regional Society (27)
President: Danielle Karl, RN CGRN

Old Dominion Regional Society (62)
President: Maureen S. Wright

Delaware
Delaware Regional Society (10)
President: Karen B. Chatham, RN,CGRN

Florida
Central Florida Regional Society (11)
President: Rhonda S. DelCampo, RN,CGRN,ADN

Florida Gulf Coast Regional Society (12)
President: Hope A. Williams, RN,CGRN

Florida's First Coast Regional Society (13)
President: Ms. Tracy A. Langford, ADN,RN

Greater Orlando Regional Society (14)
President: Christine K. Jacobs, BS,RN,CGRN

South Florida Regional Society (16)
President: Kathleen J. Holloway, LPN

Georgia
Georgia Regional Society (17)
President: Gratchen M. Roberson, MSN,RN,CGRN

Hawaii
Hawaii Regional Society (18)
President: Doreen Y. Matsuda, BSN,RN,CGRN

Idaho
Mountain West Regional Society (57)
President: Maggie Hardin, BSN CGRN

Illinois

Chicago Regional Society (20)
President: Susan K. Potter, RN,BSN, CGRN

Central Illinois Regional Society (19)
President: Annette R. Schmit, ADN,RN

Indiana
Indiana Regional Society (21)
President: Susan J. Selking, BSN,RN,CGRN

Iowa
Midwest Regional Society (22)
President: Patricia Marie Claeys, BS,RN,CGRN

Kansas

Heartland Regional Society (60)
President: Karen Saberi

Kentucky
Central Kentucky Regional Society (23)
President: Linda L. Amick, RN,CGRN

Louisiana

Louisiana Regional Society (25)
President: Sheryl S. Babin, BSN

Maine

Maine Regional Society (26)
President: Barbara D. Young, RN,CGRN

Maryland

Chesapeake Regional Society (27)
President: Linda M. Hylind, BS,RN

Massachusetts

New England Regional Society (28)
President: Kathryn E. Snyder, BSN,RN,CGRN

Michigan

Michigan Regional Society (29)
President: Carol A. Kraai, MSN,RN,CGRN

Minnesota

Minnesota Regional Society (30)
President: Mary A. Sallman, RN,CGRN

Missouri

Gateway Regional Society (32)
President: Jo Ann Scholze, RN, CGRN

Heartland Regional Society (60)
President: Debra S. Holden, LPN,CGN

Mississippi
Mississippi Regional Society (31)
President: Kimberly Martin, RN

Montana

Pacific Northwest Regional Society (58)
President: C. Jeanne Ronk, ADN CGRN

Nebraska
Midwest Regional Society (22)
President: Patricia Claeys, BS RN CGRN

Rocky Mountain Regional Society (8)
President: Fran Ricker

New Hampshire

New England Regional Society (28)
President: Linda Allen, RN CGRN

Nevada

Nevada Regional Society (33)
President: Julie Spallino, CNA, CRCST

New Jersey
Central New Jersey Regional Society (35)
President: Rosemary Becker, ADN,CGRN

Northern New Jersey Regional Society (36)
President: Lynn Brower, RN, CGRN

Ocean/Monmouth Regional Society (67)
President: Elisabeth Anne Margl, BSN,RN

New Mexico

New Mexico Rio Grande Regional Society (66)
President: Linda B. Rogers, BSN,RN,CGRN,CAPA

New York
Long Island Regional Society (39)
President: Mary C. Murphy, BS, RN, CGRN

Hudson Valley Regional Society (38)
President: Lorraine Palermo , ADN,RN

Central New York Regional Society (37)
President: Barbara A. Schwant, BSN,RN,CGRN

Western New York Regional Society (41)
President: Marlene Campanella, RN,CGRN

North Carolina
Eastern North Carolina Regional Society (42)
President: George A. Strickland, ADN,RN,CGRN

Western North Carolina Regional Society (43)
President: Mary J. Griffin, MSN RN,CGRN

North Dakota

Minnesota Regional Society (30)
President: Carol Ponsolle

Ohio
North Coast Ohio Regional Society (44)
President: Cindy L. Sheridan, BS,RN,CGRN

Ohio Regional Society (45)
President: Margaret R. Lanza, BSN,RN,CGRN

Maumee Bay Regional Society (68)
President: Susan W. Guthrie, BSN,RN

Oklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma Regional Society (61)
President: Patricia A. Pfeffer, BSN,RN

Central Oklahoma Regional Society (46)
President: Gayle Anne Kabelitz, BSN,RN

Oregon

Pacific Northwest Regional Society (58)
President: C. Jeanne Ronk, ADN CGRN

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Regional Society (47)
President: Priscilla L. Bernola, RN,CGRN

Rhode Island

New England Regional Society (28)
President: Linda Allen, RN CGRN

South Carolina

South Carolina/Low Country Regional Society (49)
President: Alida C. Dempsey, RN, CGRN

Carolina Regional Society (48)
President: Tanya L. Flake, BSN,CGRN

South Dakota
Midwest Regional Society (22)
President: Patricia Claeys, BS RN CGRN

Tennessee

Tennessee Regional Society (50)
President: Janet Lynne Samples, RN,CGRN

Texas
Greater Fort Worth Regional Society (52)
President: Julie F. Fields, RN,CGRN

North Texas Regional Society (55)
President: Debra K. Comstock, ADN,RN

Greater Houston Regional Society (53)
President: Angela M. Burnett, BS,BSN,CGRN

East Texas Regional Society (51)
President: Regina G. Douglas, ADN,RN

South Central Texas Regional Society (56)
President: James R. Stanley

Greater SW Texas Regional Society (54)
President: Dena K. Reese, BSN RN

Utah
Mountain West Regional Society (57)
President: Margaret Ellen Hardin, BSN,CGRN

Vermont
Vermont Regional Society (63)
President: Conrad C. Worrell, RN

Virginia

Old Dominion Regional Society (62)
President: Maureen S. Wright, RN,CGRN

Chesapeake Regional Society (27)
President: Danielle Karl, RN CGRN

Blue Ridge (05)
President: Martha S. Taylor, RN,CGRN,CNOR

Washington

Pacific Northwest Regional Society (58)
President: Deborah L. Tombs, RN,CGRN

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Regional Society (59)
President: Nancy J. Megow, RN, CGRN

West Virginia
West Virginia Regional Society (64)
President: Angela Perry, BSN,RN

Wyoming

Rocky Mountain Regional Society (8)
President: Fran Ricker