Childrens Disaster Services - Regional Coordinators

Regional Coordinators

The Children's Disaster Services Regional Coordinator (CDS - RC), appointed by the Children's Disaster Services Coordinator, is a trained, certified, and experienced CDS volunteer, who maintains and supports a cadre of volunteers in his/her region. This person understands the organization of Brethren Disaster Ministries and the particular policies and procedures of the Children's Disaster Services network. To determine the Regional Coordinator in your region, see the list below.

Listing updated September 29, 2006

Region Coordinator States

Region I Maryanne Gallagher
Backup: Beverly Hoover
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

Region II Barbara Weaver
Backup: Dorothy Norsen
New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

Region III Jean Myers
Backup: Helen Kinsel
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia

Region IV Phil Lersch
Backup: Patricia Sprinkle
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee

Region V Marian Patterson
Backup: June Slick
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin

Region VI Karen Walters
Backup: Annette Martin
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas

Region VII Jacquelyn Snyder
Backup: Janice Shirley
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska

Region VIII Judy Gump
Backup: Kathy Pfaltzgraff
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming

Region IX Linda Johnson
Backup: (position vacant)
Arizona - Karen Walters
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada

Region X Carol Elms
Backup: Erma Mae Brunabend
Alaska
Canada
Idaho
Oregon
Washington

NOTE: To contact the Regional Coordinator in your area,
call Brethren Disaster Ministries Office in New Windsor, Maryland.