Support and Resources
NAAF has support groups all over the world. Though they have different sizes, average age and group specific objectives, they share a common mission; to provide individuals with alopecia areata, their families and their friends a safe, comfortable and trusting environment in which to share their personal experiences with this challenging disease.
Please visit our Calendar also, to see if there are any support group meetings in your area. Many groups hold meetings that are NOT listed on our calendar so it is best to check with the support group leaders for meeting schedules.
There are lots of cities and towns across the country and around the world WITHOUT support groups. If you would like to learn more about what it means to be a telephone support contact or support group leader please contact laura@naaf.org
Domestic Support Groups & Telephone Contacts, by state
Alabama
Support Group
Athens, AL
Judy Wells
256.230.9788
Telephone Contact
Mobile, AL
Jennifer McCrary
251.607.0980
Alaska
Support Group
Anchorage, AK
Nedra Anderson
907.348.8100
Telephone Contact
Wrangell, AK
Allyson Fennimore
907.874.2558
Arizona
Support Group
Mesa, AZ
Sarah Gomez
480.332.4860
Tucson, AZ
Jennifer NOrdstrom
520.870.0775
Arkansas
Support Group
Fayetteville, AK
Katie Helms
479.790.4196
California
Support Group
San Diego, CA
Jessica Smith
712.310.0777
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Annette Perot
650.333.9183
Santa Ana, CA
Florita Sheldon
714.299.7604
Sacramento, CA
Lou Salazar
916.208.1835
Stanford, CA
Judy Miyamoto
408.517.0571
Telephone Contact
Calaveras County, CA
Denise Jackson
209.754.3033
Lincoln, CA
Genie Langdon
916.408.5357
Live Oak, CA
Kathy Childers
530.695.2086
Modesto, CA
Joanne Ramos
209.548.0885
Menlo Park, CA
Matt Kelley
415.244.3006
Napa County, CA
Denise Jackson
707.944.8102
Rosamond, CA
Jennifer DeFreece
661.256.2443
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Marty Monroe
650.583.3718
Mike Chapman
650.952.4666
San Jose, CA
Paul Marino
408.972.5889
Santa Monica, CA
Diane Goon
310.451.3806
Santa Rosa, CA
Erin Dalton
707.578.2111
Colorado
Support Group
Denver Metro, CO (Adults)
Jeanne Work Swaim
303.324.0413
Denver Metro, CO (Children & Teens)
Michelle Loose
303.674.4462
Connecticut
Support Group
Manchester, CT
Sandra Zadora
860.779.0944
Danbury, CT
Jamika Herring
914.320.7814
Florida
Support Group
Windermere, FL
David Brinckerhoff
407.287.4589
Hazel Quinones
407.234.8665
Telephone Contacts
Central Florida
Gretchen Buczkowski
407.697.5391
St. Augustine, FL
Harriet Levy
904.461.4535
Sarasota, FL
Cindy Sue Scher
352.379.7268
Southwest, FL
Nancy Dauphinais
239.867.4383
Tampa, FL
Mishon Glisson
813.963.2678
Georgia
Telephone Contact
Woodstock, GA
Valerie Babb
770.514.8461
Idaho
Support Group
Bellevue, ID
Kristine Young
208.788.4858
Illinois
Support Group
Chicago, IL
Renee Milan
708.289.2804
Telephone Contact
Bloomingdale, IL
Holly Udaundo
630.893.8238
Chicago, IL
Harold Koessner
847.679.2508
Highland Park, IL
Debbie Wasserman
847.831.9765
Indiana
Support Group
Indianapolis Area, IN
Carmen Dayhoff
317.918.4382
Telephone Contact
Fort Wayne, IN
Pam Fackler
260.625.6439
Gosport, IN
Kimberly Anderson
765.537.2940
Indianapolis, IN
Myrna Elliott
317.784.7957
Iowa
Support Group
Johnston
Liz Albrecht
515.254.9943, cell 515.360.3816
Telephone Contact
Johnston
Liz Albrecht
515.254.9943
Kansas
Kansas City
Rebecca Lading
816-309-2679
Kentucky
none at this time
Louisiana
Support Group
New Orleans
Erin Sanders
256.744.4284
Telephone Contact
Eunice
Lorie LeDoux
337.457.2445
Telephone Contact
New Orleans
Erin Sanders
256.744.4284
Maryland
Support Group
Crofton, MD
Sandy Knepp
443.569.1867
Essex, MD
Rachel Seaboch
443.231.5514
Telephone Contact
Baltimore, MD
Connie Matricardi
410.823.7063
Cockeysville, MD
Constance Slade
410.472.2912
Olney, MD
Heidi Cohen
301.570.0629
Massachusetts
Support Group
Boston, MA
Chrissa Kaselis
508.668.9448
Methuen, MA
Erin Moriarty
978.975.2658
Telephone Contact
Boston
Nancy Clark
781.843.5583
Michigan
Support Group
Frankenmuth, MI
Amy Foltz
989.658.6866
Lansing, MI
Laura Greger
517.404.1330
Upper Peninsula
Tina M. Davis, MI
906.863.8281
New Baltimore, MI
Sandra Howard
586.909.3069
Minnesota
Support Group
Minneapolis, MN
Heidi Odmark
612.729.4036
Telephone Contact
Duluth, MN
Lindsay Walter
262.573.7612
Mississippi
Support Group
Gulfport, MS
Kelly Moore
228.539.0591
Missouri
Support Group
St. Louis, MO &
Springfield,MO
Megan O'Shaughnessy
636.579.9040
Telephone Contact
Columbia, MO
Kathleen Lively
573.262.7612
Nebraska
Support Group
Lincoln, NE
Abby Zoellner
402.679.3665
Omaha, NE
Mary Lee Lusby
402.393.5045
Telephone Contact
Lincoln, NE
Ross Smith
402.420.2422
Omaha, NE
Mary Lee Lusby
402.393.5045
Nevada
Support Group
Las Vegas, NV
Denise Armstrong
702.822.0736
Telephone Contact
Las Vegas, NV
Kim Law
702.656.3969
New Hampshire
Support Group
Dover, NH
Susan Turner
603.679.5738
New Jersey
Telephone Contact
N. New Jersey, NJ
Janice Chandler
973.383.3876
New York
Support Group
Rochester, NY
Barbara Figura
585.872.4617
Long Island, NY
Margaret Staib
631.680.0148
Manhattan, NY
Jodi Schaiman
917.399.9892
Bedford, NY
Nancy Maniscalco
914.234.4564
Albany, NY
Robyn Signorelli
518.591.0371
Telephone Contact
Buffalo, NY
Nancy DiBella
716.876.7214
New York City, NY
Catherine Hilyard
917.658.0938
New York City, NY
Denise House
212.289.2917
New York City, NY
Marc Glashofer, MD
917.660.6952
North Carolina
Support Group
Charlotte, NC
Sharon Hinson
704.451.4771
Durham, NC
Montrella Springfield
336.597.3843
Jackson, NC
Anna Gee
252.308.2087
Telephone Contact
Huntersville, NC
Cathy Young
704.875.0772
Ohio
Support Group
Akron, OH
Cindy Molnar
330.456.2024
Cincinnati, OH
Kathy Stephan
513.641.4553
Telephone Contact
Canton, OH
Cindy Molnar
330.456.2024
Pennsylvania
Support Group
Philadelphia, PA
Melissa Romanowski
215.483.5339
Pittsburgh, PA
Susan Robbins
412.939.0212
Telephone Contact
Bristol, PA
Robert Dumeyer
215.781.9012
Camp Hill, PA
Cheryl Torner
717.761.4875
Central PA
Judy Hollingshead
717.428.2350
South Carolina
Support Group
Simpsonville, SC
Patsy Johns
864.909.2864
South Dakota
Telephone Contact
Sioux Falls, SD
Lori Gulick
605.371.1710
Tennessee
Support Group
Nashville, TN
Denise Ruiz
615.319.9294
Texas
Support Group
Austin, TX
Kat Barry (children's support group)
512.275.6045
Austin,TX
Vanessa McCann
512.703.9212
Dallas/McKinney, TX
Jill Thompson
972.369.0148
Utah
Support Group
Saint George, UT
Aaron Roberts
435.632.6836
Virginia
Support Group
Northern VA
Ginny Hallock
703.843.5007
Telephone Contact
Vienna, VA
Jan Wolf
703.255.2442
Washington
Support Group
Seattle, WA
June Secreto
253.661.1499
Wisconsin
Support Group
Milwaukee, WI
Jennifer Trinko
414.325.1776
Green Bay, WI
Cathy DeValk-Holl
920.866.9092
Telephone Contact
Milwaukee, WI
La Tasha Hodge
414.466.3716
Milwaukee, WI
Lindsay Walter
262.573.7612
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