Regions
List of Regions and their contact persons
The membership of ELEA is divided into the 9 Regions of the ELCA. Each Region elects at least a chair, a secretary, a treasurer, and a representative to serve on the National ELEA Board. This Region Board is charged with the responsibility for events and resources that the Region decides would best serve the needs of that Region’s members, other than one conference held biennially in each Region which is coordinated by the ELEA National Office. The National Board serves as the governing body of the organization and meets at least once annually with the Executive Director and other advisory members.
ELEA Regions and their contact persons are:
Region 1 – Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Oregon & Washington
Contact Pat Garrett, 360-825-4737
Email: DCPG98022@aol.com
Region 2 - Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, western corner of Texas, Utah, Wyoming
Contact Shirley Becker, 310-320-9923
Email: shirley@eleanational.org
Region 3 - Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
Contact Joanne Gustafson, 952-929-1697
Email: joanne@eleanational.org
Contact June Airheart, 210-225-2392
Email: june@eleanational.org
Region 5 – Illinois, Iowa, Michigan U.P., Wisconsin
Contact Cory Newman, 608-845-6903
Email: cory@eleanational.org
Region 6 – Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan L.P., Ohio
Contact Kay Nickelsen, 419-849-3600
Email: kay@eleanational.org
Region 7 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Eastern Pennsylvania, Vermont
Contact Christine Hauge, 718/748-9023
Email: c.hauge@mindspring.com
Contact Sandy Eckroth
Email: seckroth@kofk.org
Region 9 – Alabama, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Contact Linda Burrier, 904-797-8777
Email: linda@eleanational.org