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National Stuttering Association

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Including: Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas

Regional Adult Chapter Coordinator:
Christine Rose: christine.rose@health.slu.edu

Family Chapters:
Christine Rose: christine.rose@health.slu.edu

Arkansas

There are currently no chapters in this area. Please contact the appropriate Regional Chapter Coordinator above if you are interested in starting a chapter.

Iowa

Ankeny: Adults – Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library – 1250 SW District Drive Ankeny, IA 50023. For more information contact Chapter Leader David Johnson at jcali320@gmail.com / (916) 806-8435.

Iowa City: Adults – Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month from 7:00-8:30PM at the Iowa City Public Library – 123 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240.  Meeting location subject to change. For more information, including meeting location, contact Chapter Leaders Maggie Friedl (maggie.friedl333@gmail.com) and Naomi Rodgers (naomi.h.rodgers@gmail.com) or visit the NSA Iowa City Facebook page.

Johnston: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month* from 6:30-7:30PM at Heartland Area Education Agency – 6500 Corporate Drive Johnston, IA 50131. For more information contact Chapter Leader Kerri Schwemm at KSchwemm@heartlandaea.org / (515) 473-7449 or visit the Iowa NSA Chapter Facebook page. *Contact Chapter Leader to confirm meeting dates. Meeting dates may occasionally be changed.

Kansas

Manhattan: Adults – Hybrid meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00PM in person at Kansas State University – Campus Creek Complex, and online using Zoom. For more information (including Zoom link) contact Chapter Leader Jayden McCall at 316-680-1524 / ManhattanNSA@gmail.com, or visit the Manhattan Kansas Chapter of the National Stuttering Association Facebook page.

Olathe: Adults – Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every February, April, June, August, October, and December  6:00-7:30PM at POUR Coffeehouse – 11120 S Lone Elm Road Olathe, KS 66061. For more information contact Chapter Leader Becca Grussgott (becca@freedomtospeaktherapy.com).

Louisiana

Baton Rouge: Adults – Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Goodwood Library – 7711 Goodwood Boulevard (Conference Room B) Baton Rouge, LA 70806. For more information contact Chapter Co-Leaders Leon Buford (noelmba24@gmail.com / 225-315-8453) and Kelly Rivette (krivette@gmail.com / (225) 802-7276.

Bossier City: Adults – Meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of each month from 6:00-7:00PM at PJs Coffee of New Orleans – 2119 Airline Dr #100 Bossier City, LA 71111.  For more information contact Chapter Leaders Darmon Bradley (DarmonBradley@yahoo.com / (318) 470-0665) and Angela Davis (AngelaRDavis82@gmail.com / 318-918-5610).

Lafayette: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00PM at Picard Center – 200 E Devalcourt Street (Room #122) Lafayette, LA 70506. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Anne Williams, Evan Jordan, and Jace Segura at LafayetteNSA@gmail.com / (337) 482-6870.

Monroe: Adults – Meetings are held on the 2nd Mondays of each month September – May from 7:00-8:00PM at University of Louisiana Monroe – Sugar Hall Room #200 (700 University Avenue Monroe, LA 71209).  For more information contact Chapter Leader Amanda Elias at Elias@ULM.edu.

Monroe: Families – Meetings are held on the 2nd Mondays of each month September – May from 6:00-7:00PM at University of Louisiana Monroe – Sugar Hall Room #200 (700 University Avenue Monroe, LA 71209).  For more information contact Chapter Leader Amanda Elias at Elias@ULM.edu.

New Orleans/Metairie: Adults – Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM at East Bank Regional Library – AV Room (4747 West Napoleon Avenue Metairie, LA 70001).  For more information contact Chapter Leader James Hayden at JamesHayden@cox.net.

Missouri

Kansas City: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00PM at Kansas City Public Library – Waldo Branch (201 East 75th Street Room ‘B’ Kansas City, MO 64131). For more information contact Chapter Leader Sara Lott at SaraELott@hotmail.com / (816) 520-1905.

Springfield: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month From 4:00-5:30PM at Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library – 2214 S Brentwood Boulevard Springfield, MO 65804. For more information contact Chapter Leader Amber Seats at amberdawn1127@gmail.com / (417) 343-3717.

St. Louis: Adults – Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month from 6:30PM-8:30PM at SLU Campus – McGannon Hall (3750 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108). For more information contact Chapter Leader Chad Mannisi at nsa_st.louis@yahoo.com.

Nebraska

Omaha/Lincoln: Adults – Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM. For more information, contact Chapter Leader Al Tearrell (omahastutters@gmail.com) or the NSA Nebraska Facebook page.

Oklahoma

Norman: Adults – Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM at The University of Oklahoma Wagner Hall – 660 Parrington Oval Norman, OK 73019. For more information contact Chapter Leader Kaleb Brown at KalebJBrown20@gmail.com / (602) 785-9066.

Oklahoma State (Stillwater): Adults – Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00PM at Oklahoma State University Social Sciences & Humanities Building Suite # 11/13 (corner of Monroe and University). For more information contact Chapter Leader John Tetnowski at john.tetnowski@okstate.edu / (405)-744-9638.

Tulsa: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month* at 3:00PM at The University of Tulsa Mary K Chapman Center for Communicative Disorders – 2820 E 5th St (lobby or Room 4/5) Tulsa, OK 74104. For more information contact Chapter Leader Laura Wilson at laura-wilson@utulsa.edu / (918) 631-2903.

Texas

Austin: Adults – Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month (except for December) from 7:00 – 8:30PM at Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research – 2504 B Whitis Avenue Room: CMB 3.102 (3rd Floor) Austin, TX 78712. For more information visit the Austin Chapter website or contact Chapter Leaders Rahul Ramaswami (r987r2@gmail.com / (734) 417-8900), Sam Antonio (scantonio22@gmail.com / (956) 533-2399), and Will Dalthorp (williamwagnerdalthorp@yahoo.com / (832) 477-8793).

Austin:  Families (ages 7-17, parents, SLPs) – Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:00-7:00PM at Capital Area Speech & Occupational Therapy 12710 Research Blvd #395 Austin, TX 78759. For more information contact Chapter Leader Meredith Meagher at meremeagher@gmail.com / 512-550-4318.

Beaumont: Adults – Meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30PM at Lamar University – Speech and Hearing Sciences Building – Room #170 (121 Rolfe Christopher Dr, Beaumont, TX 77705).  For more information, contact Chapter Co-Leaders Carlee Quinn (Cwhitehead1@lamar.edu / (409) 781-2330) and Stefanie Becerril (sbecerril1@lamar.edu / (409) 880-8174).

College Station: Adults – Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6:00-8:00PM at Larry J. Ringer Library – 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy South College Station, Texas 77845. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Stephen Sorensen (stephenwsorensen@gmail.com / 979-776-0560) and Yasser Ibrahim (yibrahim_99@yahoo.com / 469-740-7513).

Dallas: Adults – Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month from 7:00-8:30PM at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders – 1966 Inwood at Stemmons Freeway (I-35) near Parkland Hospital (follow signage for room number). For more information contact Chapter Leader Sufian Hammad at DallasStutters@gmail.com or visit the Dallas Adult Chapter Website or Dallas Adult Chapter Facebook page.

Dallas “Chat n’ Chew”: This is a less formal gathering than our main Dallas NSA Chapter. We discuss a variety of topics, including stuttering while eating good food. For more information, including meeting dates and times, contact Chapter Leader Sufian Hammad at DallasStutters@gmail.com.

Dallas/Richardson: Teens (ages 13-17) – Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00-8:30PM at UTD Callier Richardson (2nd floor – follow signage) – 2895 Facilities Way, Richardson, Texas, 75080. For more information contact Chapter Leaders ricia Krauss-Lehrman (214-450-0269 / tklspeech@gmail.com), Jaime Michise (jmichiseSLP@gmail.com / 586-945-7048), or Laura Sheppard (laura.j.sheppard@gmail.com / (214) 649-4488), or visit the Dallas NSA Teen Chapter Website. Other Chapter Leaders include: Robert Eads, Rhea Tibrewal, Emily Cors, Christine Abasi.

Dallas/Richardson: NSAKids (ages 7-12) – Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM at UTD Callier Richardson – 2895 Facilities Way, Richardson, Texas, 75080. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Molly Augustine, Tabitha South, and Linh Tran at NSAKidsRichardson@gmail.com, or visit the Dallas/Richardson NSAKids Chapter website.

Denton: Adults – Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:00PM at Speech & Hearing Clinic – 907 W. Sycamore Street Denton, Texas 76201. For more information contact Chapter Leader Stacy Nunnelee at Stacy.nunnelee@unt.edu / (940) 369-8226.

El Paso: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:00PM at Health Sciences Building – 1101 N. Campbell Street El Paso, Texas 79901. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Ariadna Amparan (agamparan@miners.utep.edu / (915) 929-1232) and Viktoria Calanche (viktoriacalanche@hotmail.com / 915-449-7246).

Fort Worth: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM at TCU Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic – 3305 W. Cantey Street Ft. Worth, TX 76129. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Lori Colletti (Lori.Colletti@fwisd.org / 281-701-6248) and Kerri Berard (berard.kerri@gmail.com / 785-341-1362).

Houston: Adults – Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 2:00-4:00PM at Vineyard Church – 1035 E. 11th Street (Norhill Room, 3rd floor ) Houston, TX 77009*. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Marissa Moschetta and Sarah Bell at NSAHoustonChapter@gmail.com or check the Houston NSA Chapter Facebook page. *Upon arrival at Vineyard Church, ring the doorbell or text the Chapter Leader at the number above.

Mesquite: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursdays of each September, November, February, and April from 6:30-7:30PM at Mesquite ISD Student Support Center – 714 East Kimbrough Street (Room #B104) Mesquite, Texas 75149. For more information contact Chapter Leader Karin Manchack at kmanchack@mesquiteisd.org / (972) 222-7677.

Woodway: Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month* at 6:00PM at Midway ISD Administration Building (SPED Conference Room) – 13885 Woodway Drive Woodway, TX 76712. For more information contact Chapter Leader Arianna Contreras at ariannastephens7@gmail.com / (417) 234-3797. *Meetings begin September 2022