SPD Parent Connections Groups — United States

Parents: For up-to-date meeting times and places, please contact the host listed for the meeting nearest you. Please note that these meetings are for adults only.

Also, these e-mail address are available on our site for the purpose of inquiring about SPD-PC and SPD-PC meetings, please do not e-mail Hosts surveys, questionnaires, etc. These types of inquiries must be sent to editor@KIDFoundation.org for consideration. Thank you for cooperating with this request.

Hosts: If you'd like to list your meetings, or you need to update a listing, please send an email to editor@KIDFoundation.org.

Alabama

Tanner/Decatur
Host: Jennifer Hale
jennihale@juno.com
Where: 5617 Hunter Lane
When: First Thursday of each month; 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

California

San Diego
Host: Susan Clarke
SPDsandiego@sbcglobal.net
Where: Scripps Ranch Community Service Center
When: Wednesdays beginning in April. Email for specific dates and directions.

San Diego
Host: Kari Philipp
sensational_kid@yahoo.com
Where: San Diego Community Service Center
When: Meeting Dates/Times: Email for info

Half Moon Bay
Host: Maureen Barton
mbartonot@comcast.net
Where and When: Please email

Colorado

Colorado Springs
Host: Margo Wells
jkmwells@comcast.net
Where: Community Room of Panera Bread on North Academy Blvd.
When: The first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm

Denver
Host: Mary Keate
MaryKeate@comcast.net
Where: Modern Combat Sports, 2200 S. Monaco Pkwy (next to Sears)
When: Third Friday of the month starting June 20th, 6:30-8:30

Steamboat Springs
Host: Sally Moos
smoos@comcast.net
Where: Yampa Valley Medical Center Conference Room #2
When: Please e-mail for information.

Florida

Fruitland Park
Host: Barbara Thompson
tuliplady7@comcast.net
Where and When: Email for more info

Jacksonville/Jacksonville Beach
Host: Melinda (Mendy) Rolfe
melinda.rolfe@bmcjax.com
Where: 841 Prudential Drive (Aetna Bldg. dowtown) Suite 140, Jacksonville, FL 32207. Children are welcome. Theme is "Preparing for the Holidays". Please email melinda.rolfe@bmcjax.com for inquiries on meetings after this date.
When: Thursday, Nov. 15th at 6:00pm

Lantana
Host: Brooke Havrilla
brookcare1@aol.com
Where and When: Email for more info

St. Petersburg
Host: Kim Kuruzovich
kimkruz@msn.com
Where: Lutheran Church
When: Fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Georgia

Alpharetta
Host: Karen Mueller
Karenmue@bellsouth.net
Where and When: Please email for information

Atlanta
Host: Tina Benoit
Tinabenoit@bellsouth.net
Where and When: Please email for more information

Marietta
Host: Tammy A. Parker
m3parker@bellsouth.net
Where and When: Please email for information

Idaho

Meridian
Host: Jennifer Johnson
jenjohns@cableone.net
Where and When: Please email for information

Illinois

Frankfort
Host: Jill Dyrkacz
jillian65@yahoo.com
Where: Fellowship Hall, United Methodist Church in New Lenox at 339 W. Haven Ave.
When: 3rd Thursday of every month, 6:30-7:30 PM beginning in April

Iowa

Des Moines
Host: Shelly Schulte
shellyschulte@mchsi.com
Where and When: Please email for information

Kansas

Overland Park
Host: Ashley Lyerly
ashleylyerly@kc.rr.com
Where: Foo's Fabulous Frozen Custard- 3832 W. 95th St.
When: First Sunday of each month. First meeting will be on 3/2/08 at 3:00 PM

Wichita
Host: Heather Fuller
zksmommy@aol.com
Where and When: Please e-mail for address and meeting information.

Kentucky

Henderson
Host: Jennifer Edwards
edwards_4@insightbb.com
Where and When: Please email me for meeting location and information.

Lexington
Host: Tina Macy
SPDLEX@insightbb.com
Where: Centenary United Methodist Church, Tates Creek Rd., Rm 35 Downstairs
When: 1st Tue at 10am and 6pm

Louisville
Host: Bane Rowe
Banus.Rowe@insightbb.com
Where: Cardinal Hill (Easter Seals)
When: 3rd Tuesday of every month.

Maryland

Baltimore
Host: Ida Zelaya
Ida@SensoryStreet.com
I'd love to hear from you... please send an e-mail for more information.

Columbia
Host: Wendy Szczublewski
SPDColumbia@yahoo.com
Where: Howard County Central Library (Meeting Room)
When: Starting May 2006 - First Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Ellicott City
Hosts: Jamie Levine
ot_ventures@hotmail.com
Where: OT Ventures, 3616 Horned Owl Ct., Ellicott City, MD
When: 1st Sunday of the month 7pm

Frederick
Hosts: Mary Ann Mood and Maria Mays
spdfrederick@yahoo.com
Where: 187 Thomas Johnson Drive (Amber Hill Physical Therapy)
When: Last Tuesday of the month from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Olney
Host: Frandi Mars and Howard Pollock
my_rye_rye@yahoo.com
Where: Olney Library Conference Room (3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney, MD)
When: Second Tuesday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Massachusetts

Bourne
Host: Ellen Zaniewski
ellen@tumbletime-gym.com
Where: Tumble Time Gymnastics, Bourne, Massachusetts
When: Last Thursday of the month starting January 31st, 2008 at 6:30 p.m

Lunenburg
Hosts: Carol Hunt and Micaela Caiozzo
parentconnect@hotmail.com
Where: Lunenberg Public Library- Ritter Memorial
When: Email for dates and times.

North Andover
Host: Casey Quirk
caseyquirk@hotmail.com
Where: Please email Casey for more information
When: Email for more info

Waltham
Host: Carrie Pekor Jasper
radioflyer_cpj@earthlink.net
Where: Please e-mail for information.
When: Third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Michigan

Traverse City
Host: Jennifer Fischer
jennifer3141@aol.com
Where and When: Meetings will be the second Thursday of every month. Please email for information

Minnesota

Benson
Host: Teresa Hovde
teresahovde@yahoo.com
Where: Benson Public Library
When: 3rd Tuesday of every month, 6pm; Please call to register: 320-843-4873

Missouri

DeSoto
Host: Martienne Wheeler
martienne.wheeler@gmail.com
Where: DeSoto Christian Church.
When: E-mail host for dates and times.

Harrisburg
Host: Cinda Hudlow
aaronisasensationalkid@yahoo.com
Where and When: Please e-mail for information.

Jackson
Host: Sabina Childers
icmoon2@sbcglobal.net
Where: 425 Berchman Street
When: Second Thursday of each month at 12:00 p.m.

Nebraska

Omaha
Host: Melissa Irving-Gass
sensorykids@yahoo.com
Where: Trinity Lutheran Church
When: First Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Omaha
Host: Joanne Lathrop
OmahaSPDParents@cox.net
Where: King of Kings Lutheran Church, 11615 I Street, Omaha, NE 68137
When: First Tuesday of each month, 7-8:30 PM (starting in September 08)

New Jersey

East Windsor
Host: Karen Stack
stackorama@comcast.net
Where: Hickory Corner Library
When: Second Tuesday of each month, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Franklin
Hosts: Lorraine Demarest and Sarah Jernstrom
dem98@embarqmail.com or sarahjj@gmail.com
Where and When: E-mail for meeting location and time.

Howell
Host: Dawn Van Brunt
DawnVanBrunt@optonline.net
Where: Maximum Care/Gem Ambulance, 501 Prospect Street, Suite 109C
When: 4th Thursday of the month, 7 - 8:30pm

Phillipsburg
Host: Amy Quinones
Thefantastic4q@verizon.net
Where: Panera Bread on Rt. 22., Phillipsburg Parking Lot
When: 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7:30-9:00 PM

New Mexico

Albuquerque
Host: Darbi Gill
spd_albuquerque@yahoo.com
Where: Kidpower Therapy Association, 3530 Pan American Fwy.
When: Monthly meetings at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Please e-mail for more information.

New York

Albany
Host: Stacie Sammon
AZDAngelAZD@aol.com
Where and When: Email for info

Ballston Spa
Host: Daniele Ippoliti-DeShaw
beethepeace@yahoo.com
Where: Ballston Area Community Center
When: Please e-mail for information.

Binghamton
Host: Carolyn Wheeler
JCWheels5@aol.com
Where: 1263 Vestal Avenue (St. John's Church Rectory)
When: Third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Hamburg
Host: Kirsten Seebald
Email: Kirsten@Seebald.com
Where: 6245 Boston State Rd., Hamburg, NY 14075
When: Last Tuesday of every month, 6:00pm starting April 24th

New York
Host: Jaye Bea Smalley
Jbflyskts@yahoo.com
Where and When: Email for info

Poughkeepsie
Host: Linda Tedesco
swbo101@optonline.net
Where: New Hackensack Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on Route 376 and Hackensack Road.
When:Third Wednesday of each month 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Rochester
Host: Ivanka Driankova-Epps
idpiano@gmail.com
Where: Brighton Memorial Library
When: Last Monday of the month, 7pm

Woodmere
Host: Erica Ascher
SPDWOODMERE@HOTMAIL.COM
Where: HASC
When: 2nd Tue at 7pm

North Carolina

Durham
Host: Joyce Galaverna
joycegalaverna@yahoo.com
Where and When: Meeting in Durham, email for more info.

Mount Airy
Host: Annette Timmons
artimmons@roadrunner.com
Where: Mount Airy, NC. E-mail host for location and directions.
When: Last Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., starting October 25, 2005

Ohio

Cincinnati
Host: Lisa Meili
hostcincyspd-pc@cinci.rr.com
Where: Cincinnati Occupational Therapy Institute, 4440 Carver Woods Dr.
When: 7:00-8:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month starting Sept. 5, 2006.

Columbus
Host: Gini Fryman
g_frygirl13@hotmail.com
Where: 510 E. North Broadway (The Columbus Speech and Hearing Center)
When: Every second Wednesday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Newark
Host: Christa Milner
cmilner01@alltel.net
Where: E-mail for meeting location and time.

Wauseon
Host: Melissa Mann
themanns@fulton-net.com
Where: Fulton County Health Department
When: Second Thursday of every month except December, 7 -8:30 p.m.; e-mail for more information.

Oklahoma

Norman
Host: Sue Hosch
suehosch@juno.com
Where: Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, 901 N. Porter, Norman, OK 73071
When: First Monday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Norman
Host: Raena Rawlinson
lightspeed1@cox.net

Pennsylvania

Butler
Host: Melissa Zacherl
zachzoo@zoominternet.net
Where: Summit Christian Community Outreach Building
When: Second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Philadelphia
Host: Lisa Cabrera
lrcabra@msn.com
Where: TBA
When: TBA

Tunkhannock
Host: Mildred E. Johnson
millie77j@epix.net
Where: Wyoming County Resource Center
When: 10 a.m. Mondays. Please e-mail for more information.

Tennessee

Memphis
Host: Raka Nandi
spdmemphis@bellsouth.net
Where: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library in the Humphreys Room
When: Wednesday February 20th at 6pm.

Texas

Cedar Park
Hosts: Kecia Johndrow and Leslie Mount
austinspdkids@yahoo.com
Where: Milestone Children's Therapy, 1490 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park, TX 78613
When: 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month.

Fort Worth
Host: Sheryle Gillihan
sherylegillihan@yahoo.com
Where: University United Methodist Church
When: Meets monthly. Please e-mail host.

Plano
Host: Alinda Ford
parent_connections@verizon.net
Where: L.E.R. Schimelpfenig Library - 5024 Custer Rd.
When: Please e-mail for information.

Woodlands
Host: Donica Materson
woodlansspd@yahoo.com
Where: The Woodlands United Methodist Church
When: 1st Monday each month 6:30-8pm

Virginia

Millboro
Host: Shiela Ann Riley
shiela1129@ntelos.net
Where: Windy Cove Presbyterian Church, Millboro, VA
When: First Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, unless otherwise scheduled.

Washington

Redmond
Host: Carrie Fannin
SPDWashington@hotmail.com
Where: Various Eastside Libraries. Email host to confirm location.
When: Monthly meetings from 12:00 to 2:30PM (please email for dates)

Kent
Host: Rose Muindi
E-mail: rosemuindi@yahoo.com
Where: My home: 20419 120th Ave. SE
When: First or second Tuesday of every month

Wisconsin

Janesville
Host: Tami Goldstein
goldtag924@aol.com
Where: Therapeutic Touch, 1621 Plainsfield Avenue (inside the Keehn Chiropractic Clinic)
When: Please email for more information about meeting times and dates.

Watertown
Host: Pattie Neder
spd_pc@att.net
Where: 100 South Water Street
When: Third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.