Regional captains coordinate JAWS parties in their areas, serve as a contact for current members and help with recruiting potential members where they live.

Regional Captains

Arizona: Rebecca Allen, rebeccaallen(at)cox.net
Chicago: Cindy Richards, cindyrichards(at)ameritech.net
Detroit: Martha Thierry, mthierry(at)freepress.com

D.C./Maryland: Lynn Sweet, LSweet3022(at)aol.com
Minnesota: Nanci Olesen, nolesen(at)mpr.org, and Kris Berggren, krisberggren(at)msn.com
New Mexico: Megan Kamerick, mkamerick(at)bizjournals.com
North Texas: Tracy Everbach, teverbach(at)yahoo.com
Virginia: Tonia Moxley, tonia.moxley(at)roanoke.com

Mountain Region: Sandra Fish, sandrafish(at)comcast.net
Northern California: Kat Rowlands, katmail2(at)hotmail.com
Southern California: Janice Littlejohn, ladyofthepress(at)aol.com
Pacific Northwest: Joy Cordell, jcordell15(at)widj.org, and Jeannie Morris, divas(at)sprintmail.com

If you are interested in being a regional captain for any of the areas listed below, please contact Megan Kamerick, JAWS membership chair, at mkamerick@bizjournals.com.

  • The Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
  • Chicago (since we have a number of members there)
  • The South: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, North and South Carolina,
  • Northeast (not including D.C. & Maryland): Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

  • East: Pennsylvania, West Virginia