FULBRIGHTNOW MORETHAN EVER

40th

NATIONAL CONFERENCE & ADVOCACY DAY CAPITOL HILL, NOVEMBER 4-7, 2017

CONTENTS

Welcome

Map

Schedule

Roundtables

Speakers

Committees

Sponsors

Welcome to the nation’s capital just as we absorb the news of the newly elect-ed leaders of the USA as President and Congress! The timing is extraordinary. We are celebrating an auspicious anniversary: the 70th of the Fulbright Program which began in the ashes of World War II with exchanges to former combatant nations to rebuild the world on the basis of education for peace and understand-ing. During the conference, we have the chance to learn from our colleagues in the Fulbright Program how we can continue to engage in a world filled with un-relenting crises all these years later—and how to share the story.

Senator Fulbright’s words are as relevant today as when he wrote them in 1987:

“We may be mature, but we are newly young and open to the challenges ahead. Based on the bi-lateral agreements of our government with over 70 nations and Public Affairs offices in another 70 undergirding the many layers of the Fulbright Program, we come from deep and solid support for engaging with the peoples of the globe made smaller by technology but facing similar needs for understanding beyond ideology and for shared research and teaching to solve deep human problems.”

Attendees at our conference this year include scholars and researchers presenting current work, recently returned young alumni, lifetime members who have returned every year since the founding of the alumni association, international Commission Heads, Chapter leaders from across the country, planners of new initiatives for international understanding, and officials whose work in public office exemplifies the Fulbright ideal. Members who are creating new pathways for peace, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, artists, and more will fill our days and our minds with ideas, energy and ways we can continue to be responsible internationalists.

We look forward to you joining the discussion, sharing your narrative, and net-working with colleagues and friends from around the globe.

Mary Ellen Heian SchmiderExecutive DirectorFulbright Association

ElliotSchool

WorldBank

JackMortonAuditoriumMarvin

Center

Schedule OVERVIEWMAP

Schedule

Award ceremony:The 2016 J. William

Fulbright Prize for International Understanding

Reception at the World Bank

8 AM – 12 PMBoard MeetingMarvin Center Room 309

12 PM – 2:30 PMSpeed Networking: Cultivating the Rising Generation of FulbrightersNetworking session with GWU students and alumniMarvin Center Room 309

SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 12

8:15 AM - 9 AMOpening: University of Arkansas Welcome VideoMax Burns - WelcomeLonnie JohnsonRéka SzermerkényiJack Morton Auditorium, GWU

9 AM - 10:30 AMOpening PlenaryLuis Almagro Lemes

Panel: Challeneges and Achievements in the AmericasHazel BlackmoreLuiz Valcov LoureiroGeronimo GutierrezJack Morton Auditorium, GWU

10:45 AM - 12 PMPanel: Meeting Global Health Challenges in Sub-Saharan AfricaPeter AgreZipangani M. VokhiwaCraig McMahanJack Morton Auditorium, GWU

1 PM - 2:15 PMPanel: Diverse Women in LeadershipHarriet FulbrightHoyt PurvisJeanne ToungaraFrances A. ColonAziz Al-HibriMaureen Duffy-LewisElliot School Room 213, GWU

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Social Innovation ChallengeElliot School Room 213, GWU

4:00 PM - 5:15 PMConcurrent Sessions:1. Intellectual Property: Who Profits

10:00 AM – 5:00 PMRegistration and Fulbright StoreMarvin Center, Room 307, GWU

Visit the Fulbright Art Exhibit Gelman Library 7th Floor – Opening Reception 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Exhibit will be displayed from Nov. 10 – Dec. 18.

Exhibiting Artists:• Taisie Berkeley• Lucy Breslin• Lanny DeVuono• Maureen Drdak • Maja Godlewska• Lin Hightower• Patra Holter• Philip Huber

• Elio Leturia• Charlotte Mc-Daniel• Eva Polizzi• Jason Reblando• Cynthia Siegel• Maureen Warren• Marsha Neblett

Visit “A Retrospective of Senator Fulbright and the Fulbright Program” Display cases at the GWU Library will showcase historic materials from the University of Arkansas and GWU relating to Senator Fulbright’s career and the Fulbright Program

THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 10

FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 11

7:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration and Fulbright StoreMarvin Center, room 307, GWU 7:30 AM - 8:00 AMCoffee and PastriesJack Morton Auditorium, 2nd floor 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBusiness meeting of the Fulbright AssociationNancy Neill, President FAFA Board of DirectorsJack Morton Auditorium, GWU

9:00 PM - 10:15 AMAll conference session Panel: Fulbright alumni in the public and private sectorsModerator: Michael Hawes (Executive Director, Canadian Fulbright Commission)Brian Wynne (CEO, AUVSI)Matthew McGuire (U.S. Executive Director, World Bank)Reuben E. Brigety (Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; Former Ambassador)Jeffrey Bleich (Dentons Law firm; Former Ambassador, Foreign Fulbright Scholarship Board)Jack Morton Auditorium, GWU

10:30 AM – 11:45 AMPanel: Fulbright International Bilateral Commissions Reports International Commissions Session featuring the Executive DirectorsModerator: Penny Egan (Executive Director, UK Fulbright Commission)Executive Directors: Rita Akhtar, Pakistan - USEFP,Arnaud Roujou, Franco-American Fulbright CommissionWilliam Vocke, Fulbright TaiwanLuiz Valcov Loureiro, Fulbright Commission BrazilMichael Hawes, Fulbright Canada Paola Sartorio, Fulbright Italia Maggie N.

Nassif, Egypt -BFCEJack Morton Auditorium, GWU 11:45AM – 12:45 PM Fulbright student ambassadors panel (sponsored by ECA)Allie SurinaFulbright U.S. Student in Education, China, 2012-2013C Daniel KoehlerFulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling FellowBotswana, 2014-2015Giuseppe Cespedes Fulbright English Teaching AssistantBrazil, 2011-2012Jonathan RabbFulbright U.S. Student in JournalismGermany, 2012-2013Jack Morton Auditorium, GWU 1:00 -1:45 PMLunch on your own 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMSpecial Board and ED (FC) Closed LuncheonMarvin Center, Room 307, GWU

2:00 pm - 3:30 PMAll conference sessionRound Table PresentationsLearn how alumni have leveraged their Fulbright experiencesChoose 4 presentations from over 75 covering topic areas including:• The Internet in Cuba• Poverty Reduction in Colombia• Child Migrants• Folkloric Music, Ethics, Gender Disparity,• Social Media,• Syrian Refugees• Millennials & Globalization• Xenophobia• Jewish Community Conflict• Food SecuritySee link to session Q&A, titles and presentersMarvin Center, Room 308/309

3:30 PM – 4:00 PMCoffee BreakJack Morton Auditorium, 2nd floor

4:00 PM - 5:15 PMFilm Festival1. Code Oakland: Kelly Amis2. Fulbright Heroes: Hira Batool and Hira Mankani3. In my dreams: Abigail Jones

4. Wearing Hijab: Mary Ann WatsonPeople’s Choice AwardJack Morton Auditorium, GWU

6:00 – 9:00 PMCountry Reunion DinnersOn your ownInformal, optional chance to meet and talk with International Fulbright Commission heads, and Fulbright Service Corps and Insight Tour champions focused on the country/region of your choice. Commission countries participating: Greece, Uruguay,Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Taiwan, Pakistan, Slovak Republic, UK, France, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Colombia, Germany, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, ColombiaCanada.Restaurants TBA

3:30 PM – 5 PMFulbright Prize CeremonyRichard LugarFeatured speaker: Joaquin CastroJack Morton Auditorium, GWU

5:30 PM – 8 PMFulbright Prize ReceiptionMain sponsor: University of ArkansasWorld Bank Wolfensahn Atrium

SUNDAY,NOVEMBER 13

Chapter Development Workshop

Optional Tour:Walking tour of the

monuments, museums and scenic sites of

downtown Washington, DC

9:00 AM - 1:00 PMChapter Leaders Development Work-shopShaz Akram (Senior Director, Fulbright Association)Alexandra Johnston(Director, Fulbright Association)Executive Directors of International Fulbright Commissions

Interactive discussions and training in chapter developmentMarvin Center, Room 309, GWU

10:00 AM - 1:00 PMTourMuseum tour of Washington DC Led by National Capital Area Chapter

from Traditional Knowledge? – Moderated by Tom Moga (IP lawyer, LeClairRyan; FA BOD)Marvin Center, Room 308

2. Global Health Panel: Zika Virus - Guillermo Aviles Mendoza(Commander, U.S. Public Health Services), Carlos Santos-Burgoa (Professor and Program Director, Global Health Policy MPH Program)Moderated by Rene’ McEldowneyMarvin Center, Room 309

3. Global Refugees Panel – Allan Goodman (Exec. Dir. IIE), Josephine Dorado, Ammar AbdulhamidModerated by Manfred PhilippMarvin Center, Room 310

4. Inclusion: Roma English Teaching Assistants ProgramAndrew Gatti, alumni ETA, Susanne Liaw, alumna ETA, Katalin Nemeth, Hungarian student grantee AY16-17 at Penn StateModerated by Karoly Jokay, Hungarian Fulbright CommissionMarvin Center, Room 311

5. KSU – Peacebuilding& Conflict Resolution:Muslim Minorities and Germany’s Political and Cultural Discourses Iraj Omidvar The Early Days of the Tunisian Revolution: Five Years Later Anne R. RichardsSyrian Refugees in Lebanon and Resettlement in the U.S.Myriam Aziz Marvin Center, Room 302

6. Fulbright Network: World Bank Group/IMF Special Panel on Finance for DevelopmentMarvin Center, Room 301

6:30 PM - 9:30 PMAwards Banquet:Celebrating our Fulbright Community!Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance:Julia Ritter - Lecture and performance First Annual FA Chapter Awards:• Creative Programming• Excellence in Advocacy• Committee ChoiceLifetime Achievement Award

Organization of American States – Hall of Flags

ROUNDTABLESROUND 1

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

ROUND 4

TABLE 1: Mary Grace AntonyAcculturation and Cultural Assimilation of Child Migrants

TABLE 2: Nina Asher Engaging Identities, Cultures, and Edu-cation: India

TABLE 3: Anny CrylenGiving Voice: Families of Children with Autism in Cambodia

TABLE 4: Patricia BrockHow Effective Are You Intercultural Communication Skills? Assessing Your Cultural Metacognition Competence

TABLE 5: Austin CooperAcross National Borders and Disciplinary Boundaries: Strategies for Social Science Research Abroad

TABLE 1: Mary Grace AntonyAcculturation and Cultural Assimilation of Child Migrants

TABLE 2: Nina Asher Engaging Identities, Cultures, and Edu-cation: India

TABLE 3: Anny CrylenGiving Voice: Families of Children with Autism in Cambodia

TABLE 4: Patricia BrockHow Effective Are You Intercultural Communication Skills? Assessing Your Cultural Metacognition Competence

TABLE 5: Austin CooperAcross National Borders and Disciplinary Boundaries: Strategies for Social Science Research Abroad

TABLE 1: Mary Grace AntonyAcculturation and Cultural Assimilation of Child Migrants

TABLE 2: Nina Asher Engaging Identities, Cultures, and Edu-cation: India

TABLE 3: Anny CrylenGiving Voice: Families of Children with Autism in Cambodia

TABLE 4: Patricia BrockHow Effective Are You Intercultural Communication Skills? Assessing Your Cultural Metacognition Competence

TABLE 5: Austin CooperAcross National Borders and Disciplinary Boundaries: Strategies for Social Science Research Abroad

TABLE 1: Mary Grace AntonyAcculturation and Cultural Assimilation of Child Migrants

TABLE 2: Nina Asher Engaging Identities, Cultures, and Edu-cation: India

TABLE 3: Anny CrylenGiving Voice: Families of Children with Autism in Cambodia

TABLE 4: Patricia BrockHow Effective Are You Intercultural Communication Skills? Assessing Your Cultural Metacognition Competence

TABLE 5: Austin CooperAcross National Borders and Disciplinary Boundaries: Strategies for Social Science Research Abroad

TABLE 6: Ana Gil Garcia, Ghada Abdel Hafeez, Hanife Akar, Izabella PetriashviliChallenge of Being a Female Leader in Times of Educational Turbulances

TABLE 7: Rangoli Goyal Gender Disparity in STEM

TABLE 8: Lin Hightower Sustainable Educational Resources

TABLE 9: Stanley JacobsonRole of the Ubiquitous Motorbike in Trauma in East Africa

TABLE 10: Rosina Eileen KhanCurrent Events in Ancient Lands

TABLE 11: Maria Kokas, John Zervos, Linda M. Kaljee, Jonathan WongProviding Compassionate Care

TABLE 12: Kathleen Lusk BrookeBuilding Destiny: Seven Days to Save the World.

TABLE 6: Ana Gil Garcia, Ghada Abdel Hafeez, Hanife Akar, Izabella PetriashviliChallenge of Being a Female Leader in Times of Educational Turbulances

TABLE 7: Rangoli Goyal Gender Disparity in STEM

TABLE 8: Lin Hightower Sustainable Educational Resources

TABLE 9: Stanley JacobsonRole of the Ubiquitous Motorbike in Trauma in East Africa

TABLE 10: Rosina Eileen KhanCurrent Events in Ancient Lands

TABLE 11: Maria Kokas, John Zervos, Linda M. Kaljee, Jonathan WongProviding Compassionate Care

TABLE 12: Kathleen Lusk BrookeBuilding Destiny: Seven Days to Save the World.

TABLE 6: Ana Gil Garcia, Ghada Abdel Hafeez, Hanife Akar, Izabella PetriashviliChallenge of Being a Female Leader in Times of Educational Turbulances

TABLE 7: Rangoli Goyal Gender Disparity in STEM

TABLE 8: Lin Hightower Sustainable Educational Resources

TABLE 9: Stanley JacobsonRole of the Ubiquitous Motorbike in Trauma in East Africa

TABLE 10: Rosina Eileen KhanCurrent Events in Ancient Lands

TABLE 11: Maria Kokas, John Zervos, Linda M. Kaljee, Jonathan WongProviding Compassionate Care

TABLE 12: Kathleen Lusk BrookeBuilding Destiny: Seven Days to Save the World.

TABLE 6: Ana Gil Garcia, Ghada Abdel Hafeez, Hanife Akar, Izabella PetriashviliChallenge of Being a Female Leader in Times of Educational Turbulances

TABLE 7: Rangoli Goyal Gender Disparity in STEM

TABLE 8: Lin Hightower Sustainable Educational Resources

TABLE 9: Stanley JacobsonRole of the Ubiquitous Motorbike in Trauma in East Africa

TABLE 10: Rosina Eileen KhanCurrent Events in Ancient Lands

TABLE 11: Maria Kokas, John Zervos, Linda M. Kaljee, Jonathan WongProviding Compassionate Care

TABLE 12: Kathleen Lusk BrookeBuilding Destiny: Seven Days to Save the World.

TABLE 13: Charlotte McDaniel Empirical Ethics as Cross-Culturally Shared

TABLE 14: Alana MurphyEvaluating Livelihood Services for Re-turning Overseas Filipino Workers

TABLE 15: Fileve Palmer Racialism and Racism in Rainbow Nation

TABLE 16: Emily SarasMaking Global Education Accessible

TABLE 17: David Smith Fulbright Experience and Building a Career

TABLE 18: Marie-Claire Tuzeneu Small Island States & Climate Change

TABLE 13: Charlotte McDaniel Empirical Ethics as Cross-Culturally Shared

TABLE 14: Alana MurphyEvaluating Livelihood Services for Re-turning Overseas Filipino Workers

TABLE 15: Fileve Palmer Racialism and Racism in Rainbow Nation

TABLE 16: Emily SarasMaking Global Education Accessible

TABLE 17: David Smith Fulbright Experience and Building a Career

TABLE 18: Marie-Claire Tuzeneu Small Island States & Climate Change

TABLE 13: Charlotte McDaniel Empirical Ethics as Cross-Culturally Shared

TABLE 14: Alana MurphyEvaluating Livelihood Services for Re-turning Overseas Filipino Workers

TABLE 15: Fileve Palmer Racialism and Racism in Rainbow Nation

TABLE 16: Emily SarasMaking Global Education Accessible

TABLE 17: David Smith Fulbright Experience and Building a Career

TABLE 18: Marie-Claire Tuzeneu Small Island States & Climate Change

TABLE 13: Charlotte McDaniel Empirical Ethics as Cross-Culturally Shared

TABLE 14: Alana MurphyEvaluating Livelihood Services for Re-turning Overseas Filipino Workers

TABLE 15: Fileve Palmer Racialism and Racism in Rainbow Nation

TABLE 16: Emily SarasMaking Global Education Accessible

TABLE 17: David Smith Fulbright Experience and Building a Career

TABLE 18: Marie-Claire Tuzeneu Small Island States & Climate Change

TABLES 1-10: ROOM 309TABLES 11-18: ROOM 308

2:05 - 2:20

2:25 - 2:40

2:45 - 3:00

3:05 - 3:20

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Richard Lugar

Julia Ritter

RekaSzemerkenyi

Peter Agre

Luis Almagro Lemes

RichardT. Arndt

JoaquinCastro

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Harum qui ab ium eius, que aut qui de con con con nieni dem ad molorecatis si-menti undant est intum quiderum necate voloresti con pore venimol entur?Dolupicitio et quides andelique entibus-dae. Di odit quist, cumSolendem eatus eos militiam repedi officie ntemporum re cuptatemoles esciliqui natem quo quibus imus et ipit praecus et lantur re eos

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INSTITUTIONsAmerican UniversityArizona State UniversityASPIRE West Virginia UniversityAssumption CollegeAuburn UniversityAuburn University at MontgomeryAugsburg CollegeAugusta UniversityAzusa Pacific UniversityBard College at Simon’s RockBarnard CollegeBates CollegeBaylor UniversityBellarmine UniversityBennett CollegeBethune-Cookman UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBradley UniversityBrooklyn CollegeBucknell UniversityBuffalo State UniversityCalifornia College of the ArtsCalifornia State Polytechnic University, PomonaCalifornia State University - East BayCalifornia State University - San BernardinoCalifornia State University- Los AngelesCalifornia State University, Dominguez HillsCalifornia State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University-FresnoCalifornia State University-Monterey BayCalifornia State University-NorthridgeCalifornia State University-SacramentoCase Western Reserve UniversityChapman UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityColgate UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbus State UniversityCreighton UniversityDartmouth CollegeDrake UniversityDrexel UniversityDuke UniversityFashion Institute of TechnologyFlagler CollegeFordham UniversityFrostburg State UniversityFurman UniversityGallaudet UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgia State UniversityGonzaga UniversityGordon State CollegeGrinnell CollegeHobart and William Smith CollegesHope CollegeHoward UniversityHunter College, CUNYIdaho State University

Illinois State UniversityIllinois Wesleyan UniversityIndiana Wesleyan UniversityInstitute of International EducationIowa State UniversityJames Madison UniversityJarvis Christian CollegeJohn Carroll UniversityKansas State UniversityKean UniversityKent State UniversityLafayette CollegeLewis and Clark CollegeLincoln UniversityLongwood UniversityLynn UniversityMacalester CollegeManhattan CollegeMary Baldwin CollegeMarywood UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMcKendree UniversityMercer UniversityMetropolitan State University of DenverMichigan State UniversityMiddlebury CollegeMinnesota State University MoorheadMississippi State UniversityMissouri State UniversityMorehouse CollegeMorgan State UniversityNew York UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNortheastern Illinois UniversityNortheastern UniversityOakland UniversityOklahoma State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPitzer CollegeRadford UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRice UniversityRoger Williams UniversityRutgers UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySavannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)Scripps CollegeSeattle UniversitySewanee: The University of the SouthSmith CollegeSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleSt. Olaf CollegeSt. Philip’s CollegeState University of New York at OswegoState University of New York at PotsdamStephens CollegeStetson UniversitySwarthmore College

Syracuse UniversityTaylor UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas State University- San MarcosTexas Tech UniversityThe Citadel - The Military College of South CarolinaThe College of Saint RoseThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtThe George Washington UniversityThe University of AlabamaThe University of Michigan-DearbornThe University of MississippiTrinity UniversityTufts UniversityUC San DiegoUniversity of Alabama- BirminghamUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of Arkansas, FayettevilleUniversity of California Los AngelesUniversity of California-RiversideUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of Central OklahomaUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of FloridaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of HoustonUniversity of IdahoUniversity of KansasUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of La VerneUniversity of MaineUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Michigan-FlintUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnUniversity of Nevada - RenoUniversity of North Carolina AshevilleUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel HillUniversity of North FloridaUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of Puget SoundUniversity of RedlandsUniversity of RichmondUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of Southern MaineUniversity of Texas - ArlingtonUniversity of UtahUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of West FloridaUniversity of Wisconsin-La CrosseUniversity of Wisconsin-WhitewaterUniversity of WyomingValparaiso UniversityVassar CollegeVirginia Commonwealth UniversityWashington & Jefferson CollegeWayne State UniversityWebster UniversityWestern Michigan UniversityWestern Washington UniversityWidener UniversityWilliam Paterson UniversityWilliams CollegeYeshiva University

COMMITTEEsConferenceCOMMITTEE Tom Moga Christoper Kelly DeDe Long Kim Eger Manfred Philipp Mary Ellen Schmider Misun Lee Nada Glick Nancy Neill Patricia Burr Paula Bobrowski Shaz Akram

Film Festival Committee New York Film Academy - Andrea Swift - Barbara Multer-Wellin - Linda Hattendorf - Miguel Cruz Bjorn Ingvoldstad

ART EXIBITION Committee Hilda Demsky Joseph Vitone

Social Innovation Committee Abby Chroman Christoper Kelly Cindy Cooper Ramesh Ramakrishnan

Cohen Lecture Committee Alice Blumenfeld Josephine Dorado Laurel Gray Madeleine Heckney Patrick Alcedo

STAFFInterim Executive Director Mary Ellen SchmiderSenior Director Shaz AkramDirector Alex JohnstonOffice Coordinator Alison Aadland Finance Consultant Rob Gibbs Alvaro Vasquez Intern Misun Lee Monica Gilsanz Quinn Warner Accounting Intern Nan Zhang Jiawei Qin

BOARD MEMBERSAndrea NevesChristopher KelleyDolores RinkeDonald Sparks Erwin ChoJerome CooperJohn SargentJohn VogelKim EgerManfred PhilippMary Ellen SchmiderMax BurnsNada GlickNancy NeillPat LeMay Burr Philip RakitaRamesh RamakrishnanTom MogaTorsten Kracht

CHAPTERSAlabama ChapterArizona ChapterAustin ChapterArkansas ChapterBlue Ridge Virginia ChapterBrazos Valley ChapterCentral New York ChapterCentral Pennsylvania ChapterCentral Virginia ChapterChicago ChapterColorado ChapterConnecticut ChapterEastern New York ChapterEastern Washington/North IdahoGeorgia ChapterGreater Los Angeles ChapterGreater New York ChapterGreater Puget Sound ChapterHawai’i State ChapterHouston/Southeast TexasIowa ChapterKentuckyMaine ChapterMassachusetts ChapterMichigan ChapterMid Florida ChapterMinnesota ChapterNational Capital Area ChapterNew Hampshire ChapterNew Jersey ChapterNew Mexico ChapterNorth Carolina ChapterNorth Florida ChapterNortheast Ohio ChapterNorthern California ChapterOregon ChapterPhiladelphia/Delaware Valley ChapterRhode Island ChapterSan AntonioSan Diego ChapterSeven Rivers Region ChapterSouth Carolina ChapterSouth Florida ChapterSoutheast Virginia ChapterSouthern Illinois ChapterTennessee ChapterUtah ChapterWestern New York/Northwest Pennsylvania ChapterWisconsin Chapter