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North Jersey Tracy Anschuetz 973-746-4135 E-Mail
New Mexico Alberquerque Shelly Smith 505-453-2159  
New York "Tom Paine" Albany County Frank Barbaro 518-326-2767 E-Mail
Long Island (Huntington) John Valenti 631-549-3926  
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Central Oklahoma Dyrinda Tyson-Jones 405-265-0191  
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Valley of the Rogue Hal Jameson 541-488-5653  
Portland/Vancouver Mark Stephan 971-645-9113  
Pennsylvania Philadelphia/Delaware/Chester Bernice Sisson 610-876-9253  
Pittsburgh Charles Pierson 412-486-4791  
Rhode Island Westerly Patricia Hval 401-596-9341 E-Mail
South Carolina Rock Hill/Fort Mill Wayne Clark 803-327-6594 E-Mail
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Texas Houston Charles Mauch 713-218-0344 E-Mail
Lewisville Jeanne Pierce 972-459-3871  
San Antonio Katharine Martin 210-822-7563 E-Mail
Utah Utah Sam Evans 801-791-8089 E-Mail
Vermont Burlington Gene Bergman 802-658-6289 E-Mail
Poultney Linda Wiggin 802-287-5177 E-Mail
Southwestern Vermont Robert Silverman 802-464-5149 E-Mail
Virginia Charlottesville Jim Hurley 434-973-4807  
Reston Michael Causey 703-318-0147  
Richmond Wayne Young 804-232-8521 E-Mail
Washington Cheney/Spokane Area Gil Murray 509-235-1574 E-Mail
Gig Harbor Bill Nerin 235-851-8888 E-Mail
Port Townsend Nell Altizer 360-379-0358 E-Mail
West Virginia Wheeling Dianne Burnham 304-232-0590  
Wisconsin Madison Helen Aarli 608-244-0787 E-Mail
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