ITP Calendar

Local Groups

Local support groups are doing a great job providing a forum for members to exchange information and learn about new treatments, accentuating methods to promote wellness. All groups are working to support PDSA in many ways. They are providing a forum to extend support on a personal basis to ITP patients, raising the awareness of PDSA among physicians by taking packets of our publications to their doctors and organizing fund raisers. Perhaps the most important role for local groups is the opportunity they provide to ITP patients and families to share their experiences. There is nothing more comforting than speaking with someone who understands your illness. Thank you to the facilitators who are providing this wonderful linkage for our membership.

We provide our facilitator's contact information as a service to patients and families only. 
It is not to be used for commercial gain or any other purpose.

Looking for a meeting in your area? For the information on the locations and times of the meetings, please email the group facilitator. If the group in your area does not have a meeting date, contact the facilitator for their next meeting.

Los Angeles, California
Facilitator: Maryam Azarbayjani, mazarba@calstatela.edu
2009 Meeting Date: July 20

Patterson, California
Facilitator: Carla Nelson, carlanelson5@gmail.com

San Diego, California
Facilitator: Susan Pounder, suekui@yahoo.com
2009 Meeting Dates: July 11, October 17

Washington, D.C.
Facilitators:  Sonia Vandama, svandama@aol.com  and
                        Annette Greene, annettergreene@yahoo.com

North Florida
Facilitator:  Irene Xynides-Rincon, xynidesi@bellsouth.net
2009 Meeting Dates: August 16, October 25

Atlanta, Georgia
Facilitator:  Wendi Gilbert, wendigil@yahoo.com
2009 Meeting Date: July 25

Chicago, Illinois
Facilitator:  Trish Beattie, chicagoitpsupport@comcast.net - http://chicagoitpsupport.home.comcast.net 
2009 Meeting Dates: July 11, November 7 

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Facilitator:  Suwanna Lee, gawsawadikul@yahoo.com

Omaha, Nebraska
Facilitator:  Heidi Green, bgreen6833@cox.net

North New Jersey
Facilitators:  Linda McGuirl, lindamcguirl@aol.com
2009 Meeting Dates: September 19, November 21

South New Jersey
Facilitator: Michael Vitale, mvitp@comcast.net

Long Island, New York
Facilitator:  Claudia Montuori, roadmap5@verizon.net

New York City Area
Facilitators:  John Catalano, jc930@optonline.net

Charlotte, North Carolina
Facilitator:  Carol Mullis, carolhmullis@windstream.net

Cincinnati, Ohio
Facilitator:  Magda El-Nokaly, elnokaly.m@gmail.com
                      Mary and Mark Griffith, mmgriff5@hotmail.com
2009 Meeting Date: July 25

Cleveland, Ohio
Facilitators:  Barbara Hise and Robert Hise,  fourstrings@ameritech.net or
                        Caroline Kruse, kencaroline@cox.net 
2009 Meeting Dates: July 9, September 10, November 12

Dayton, Ohio
Facilitator:  Tina Garland, tgarland@woh.rr.com  

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Facilitator:  Michael Westfort, michael@platelethealth.org
2009 Meeting Date: October 3
2010 Meeting Dates: February 20, May 15

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Facilitator:  Sharon Putnam, pdsa.chattanooga@windstream.net

Sweetwater, Tennessee
Facilitator:  Christy Champ, pdsa_sweetwater@yahoo.com 

Ft. Worth, Texas
Facilitators:  Linda and Kris Dorasami, krld@flash.net
2009 Meeting Dates: July 18, October 17

Seattle, Washington
Facilitator:  Cathy Hendrickson, cathyh613@gmail.com
2009 Meeting Dates: July 19, September 20, November 15

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Facilitators:  Kim Everett, keverett60@verizon.net or (920) 755-8430 and
                        Trudy Sensat, tsensat@sbcglobal.net or (414) 202-6291
2009 Meeting Date: September 19

Would you like a support group in your area? Are you willing to be a facilitator?

If so, contact Mary Ann Kibarian at makibarian@pdsa.org, or call toll-free (877) 528-3538 to receive more information.