IDA’s Advocacy program is made up of IDA Chapters, Delegates, and Affiliates around the globe.
IDA’s grassroots advocate network is a nimble and effective distributive network, capable of sharing best practices and tools while remaining locally attuned to specific geographic, political and demographic needs.
Our program empowers a network of advocates across the globe, find one near you! And learn more about how you can join IDA’s advocate network.
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IDA Chapters
Statewide Chapters
| Name of Chapter | Chapter Director | Chapter Website | State | |
| IDA Colorado | Aaron Watson | idacolorado.xyz | [email protected] | Colorado |
| IDA Connecticut | Leo Smith | [email protected] | Conneticut | |
| IDA Massachusetts | James Lowenthal | https://idamass.wordpress.com | [email protected] | Massachussets |
| IDA Missouri | Donald Ficken | darkskymissouri.org | [email protected] | Missouri |
| IDA Montana | Lee Rademaker | montana.darksky.ngo | [email protected] | Montana |
| IDA Ohio | Terry Mann | ohio.darksky.ngo | [email protected] | Ohio |
| IDA Oregon | Bill Kowalik | darkskyoregon.org | [email protected] | Oregon |
| IDA Pennsylvania | Michael Lincoln | https://www.idapgh.org/ | [email protected] | Pennsylvania |
| IDA Texas | Cindy Cassidy | http://www.idatexas.org/ | [email protected] | Texas |
| IDA Utah | Aaron Dekeyzer | utah.darksky.ngo | [email protected] | Utah |
Regional Chapters – USA
| Chapter Name | Chapter Director | Chapter email | State |
| Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition | Lance Diskan & Christian B. Luginbuhl | [email protected] | Arizona |
| IDA Phoenix | Christa Sadler | [email protected] | Arizona |
| IDA Pinal County, Arizona | Keith Krueger | [email protected] | Arizona |
| IDA Southern Arizona | Joe Frannea | [email protected] | Arizona |
| IDA Starry Skies South | Michelle Wooten | [email protected] | Alabama |
| IDA California | Jack Sales | [email protected] | California |
| IDA San Bernardino County, California – High Deserts Region | Tom O’Key | [email protected] | California |
| IDA San Diego County, California | John Freese | [email protected].org | California |
| IDA Santa Barbara County, California | Nancy Emerson | [email protected] | California |
| IDA Santa Cruz, California | Mark Buxbaum | [email protected] | California |
| IDA Dark Sky Lake Worth | Richard Stowe Alice McCall |
[email protected] | Florida |
| IDA Florida | Diana Umpierre, AICP, GISP | [email protected] | Florida |
| IDA South Florida | Bryan Bodie Eric Vandernoot |
[email protected] | Florida |
| IDA Hawaii | Howard Wiig & Dr. Richard Wainscoat | [email protected] [email protected] |
Hawaii |
| IDA Central Illinois | Jesse Hoover | [email protected] | Illinois |
| Northwest Illinois | Zoran Perovanovich | [email protected] | Illinois |
| IDA Erie and Crawford County | Susan Campbell | [email protected] | Indiana |
| IDA South Central Kentucky | Christine Humphrey | [email protected] | Kentucky |
| IDA Berrien County | Kelly Schmitt Youngberg | [email protected] | Michigan |
| Starry Skies North | Todd Burlet | [email protected] | Minnesota |
| IDA New York | Susan Harder | [email protected] | New York |
| IDA Westchester County | Charles Fulco | [email protected] | New York |
| IDA North Carolina | Prof. Daniel B. Caton | [email protected] | North Carolina |
| IDA South Dakota | Diane Knutson | [email protected] | North Dakota |
| Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council (POLC) | Stan Stubbe | [email protected] | Pennsylvania |
| IDA Central Tennessee | Joseph Boyd | [email protected] | Tennessee |
| IDA Western Tennessee | Rebecca Love | [email protected] | Tennessee |
| IDA Virginia | Laura Kitchin Greenleaf & Laura Graham | [email protected] | Virginia |
| Dark Skies Northwest | David Ingram | [email protected] | Washington |
| IDA Washington, D.C. | Milt Roney | [email protected] |
Washington, D.C.
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| Geneva Lake Dark Sky Initiative | Colin Griffith | [email protected] | Wisconsin |
Regional Chapters – International
| Chapter Name | Chapter Director | Chapter email | Country |
| IDA Tasmania | Landon Bannister | [email protected] | Australia |
| IDA Victoria Australia | Judith Bailey | [email protected] | Australia |
| IDA Austria | Dr. Günther Wuchterl Verein |
[email protected] | Austria |
| IDA Québec, Canada | Eric Ladouceur | [email protected] | Canada |
| IDA Southern Alberta | Jennifer Howse | [email protected] | Canada |
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The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
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[email protected] [email protected] |
Canada | |
| IDA Beijing, China | Ruoyu Li | [email protected] | China |
| IDA Guangdong Province, China | Daobo “Paul” Zhang | [email protected] | China |
| IDA Shanghai, China | Fei Guo | [email protected] [email protected] |
China |
| Dark Sky Cyprus | Andreas Panayiotou | [email protected] [email protected] |
Cyprus |
| IDA Czech Republic | Dr. Jan Hollan | [email protected] | Czech Republic |
| IDA Germany | Andreas Hänel | [email protected] | Germany |
| Dark Sky Greece | Andreas Papalambrou | [email protected] | Greece |
| IDA Hungary | Zoltán Kolláth | [email protected] | Hungary |
| IDA India | Arun George | [email protected] | India |
| IDA Punjab | Jaskaran Singh | [email protected] | India |
| Dark Sky Ireland | Albert White | [email protected] | Ireland |
| IDA Mayo, Ireland | Georgia MacMillan | [email protected] | Ireland |
| IDA Israel | Ido Bareket | [email protected] | Isreal |
| IDA Italy | Dr. Mario Di Sora | [email protected] | Italy |
| IDA Tokyo, Japan | Nobuaki Ochi | [email protected] | Japan |
| Light Pollution Awareness Group | Alexei Pace | [email protected] | Malta |
| IDA México | Fernando Ávila Castro | [email protected] | Mexico |
| IDA Daegu GyeongBuk Korea | Wonkil Jeong | [email protected] | South Korea |
| Dark Sky Switzerland | Lukas Schuler | [email protected] | Switzerland |
| Dark Sky Taiwan | Axiou Lin | [email protected] | Taiwan |
IDA Affiliates
| Name of Affiliate | Affiliate Director | Contact Information | State | Country |
| Arkansas Natural Sky Association | Bruce McMath | [email protected] | Arkansas | USA |
| The Texas Night Sky Festival | Cindy Cassidy | [email protected] | Texas | USA |
| Wyoming Stargazing | Samuel Singer | [email protected] | Wyoming | USA |