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.
IDA Advocates
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IDA Chapters
Statewide Chapters
| Name of Chapter | Chapter Director | Chapter Website | State | |
| IDA Colorado | Ryan Parker | idacolorado.xyz | ryan.parker@darksky.org | Colorado |
| IDA Connecticut | Leo Smith | leo@smith.net | Conneticut | |
| IDA Massachusetts | James Lowenthal | https://idamass.wordpress.com | IDAMassachusetts@darksky.org | Massachussets |
| IDA Missouri | Donald Ficken | darkskymissouri.org | idamissouri@darksky.org | Missouri |
| IDA Montana | John Ashley | montana.darksky.ngo | idamontana@darksky.org | Montana |
| IDA Ohio | Terry Mann | ohio.darksky.ngo | IDAOhio@darksky.org | Ohio |
| IDA Oregon | Bill Kowalik | darkskyoregon.org | idaoregon@darksky.org | Oregon |
| IDA Pennsylvania | Michael Lincoln | https://www.idapgh.org/ | mikelincoln@mac.com | Pennsylvania |
| IDA Texas | Cindy Cassidy | texas.darksky.ngo | idatexas@darksky.org | Texas |
| IDA Utah | Aaron Dekeyzer | utah.darksky.ngo | idautah@darksky.org | Utah |
Regional Chapters – USA
| Chapter Name | Chapter Director | Chapter email | State |
| Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition | Lance Diskan & Christian B. Luginbuhl | info@flagstaffdarkskies.org | Arizona |
| IDA Phoenix | Robert Hobbins | idaphxarea@gmail.com | Arizona |
| IDA Pinal County, Arizona | Keith Krueger | pinalida@q.com | Arizona |
| IDA Southern Arizona | Joe Frannea | joef@sa-ida.org | Arizona |
| IDA California | Jack Sales | jesales@surewest.net | California |
| IDA San Bernardino County, California – High Deserts Region | Tom O’Key | scdvainfo@gmail.com | California |
| IDA San Diego County, California | Lisa Bruhn | sandiegoida@yahoo.com | California |
| IDA Santa Barbara County, California | Nancy Emerson | fnemerson@comcast.net | California |
| IDA Santa Cruz, California | Mark Buxbaum | idasantacruzca@gmail.com | California |
| IDA Dark Sky Lake Worth | Richard Stowe Alice McCall |
darkskylw@gmail.com | Florida |
| IDA Florida | Diana Umpierre, AICP, GISP | NightSkyConservancy@gmail.com | Florida |
| IDA South Florida | Bryan Bodie Eric Vandernoot |
info@idasouthflorida.org | Florida |
| IDA Hawaii | Howard Wiig & Dr. Richard Wainscoat | hwiig@dbedt.hawaii.gov rjw@ifa.hawaii.edu |
Hawaii |
| IDA Central Illinois | Jesse Hoover | hooveje@gmail.com | Illinois |
| Northwest Illinois | Zoran Perovanovich | perovanovich@me.com | Illinois |
| IDA Erie and Crawford County | Susan Campbell | erieskies@gmail.com | Indiana |
| IDA South Central Kentucky | Christine Humphrey | helpfulhumphrey@gmail.com | Kentucky |
| IDA Berrien County | Kelly Schmitt Youngberg | kellyyoungberg@gmail.com | Michigan |
| IDA Duluth, Minnesota | Cindy Hakala | gent0040@umn.edu | Minnesota |
| IDA New York | Susan Harder | sharder@optonline.net | New York |
| IDA Westchester County | Charles Fulco | saros61@gmail.com | New York |
| IDA North Carolina | Prof. Daniel B. Caton | catondb@appstate.edu | North Carolina |
| IDA South Dakota | Diane Knutson | info@darkskymovement.org | North Dakota |
| Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council (POLC) | Stan Stubbe | polcouncil@gmail.com | Pennsylvania |
| IDA Central Tennessee | Joseph Boyd | boydjoe@alumni.vanderbilt.edu | Tennessee |
| IDA Western Tennessee | Rebecca Love | darksky@aberevol.net | Tennessee |
| IDA Virginia | Laura Kitchin Greenleaf & Laura Graham | laura@darkvirginiasky.org | Virginia |
| Dark Skies Northwest | David Ingram | ingramdw@hotmail.com | Washington |
| IDA Washington, D.C. | Milt Roney | mjroney@starpower.net |
Washington, D.C.
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| Geneva Lake Dark Sky Initiative | Colin Griffith | colingriffith94@gmail.com | Wisconsin |
Regional Chapters – International
| Chapter Name | Chapter Director | Chapter email | Country |
| IDA Tasmania | Landon Bannister | Landon.Bannister@southernlighting.com.au | Australia |
| IDA Victoria Australia | Tony Wolfe | wolfey@dcsi.net.au | Australia |
| IDA Austria | Dr. Günther Wuchterl Verein |
verein@kuffner-sternwarte.at | Austria |
| IDA Québec, Canada | Eric Ladouceur | info@IDAQuebec.org | Canada |
| IDA Southern Alberta | Jennifer Howse | jihowse@ucalgary.ca | Canada |
|
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
|
dsp.coordinator@edmontonrasc.com lightpollution@edmontonrasc.com |
Canada | |
| IDA Beijing, China | Ruoyu Li | starrrryl@gmail.com | China |
| IDA Guangdong Province, China | Daobo “Paul” Zhang | paulzhang98@163.com | China |
| IDA Shanghai, China | Fei Guo | guofei@hotmail.com fei.guo@139.com |
China |
| Dark Sky Cyprus | Phedias Hadjicharalambous | Info@cyprusastronomy.org phediascao@gmail.com |
Cypress |
| IDA Czech Republic | Dr. Jan Hollan | hollan@ped.muni.cz | Czech Republic |
| Dark Sky Greece | Andreas Papalambrou | coordinator@darksky.gr | Greece |
| IDA Hungary | Zoltán Kolláth | zkollath@gmail.com | Hungary |
| IDA India | Arun George | idaindiachapter@gmail.com | India |
| IDA Punjab | Jaskaran Singh | jaskaran140391@gmail.com | India |
| Dark Sky Ireland | Albert White | info@darksky.ie | Ireland |
| IDA Mayo, Ireland | Georgia MacMillan | mayodarkskies@gmail.com | Ireland |
| IDA Israel | Ido Bareket | info@bareket-astro.com | Isreal |
| IDA Italy | Dr. Mario Di Sora | mario.disora@himail.biz | Italy |
| IDA Tokyo, Japan | Nobuaki Ochi | ochi@idatokyo.org | Japan |
| Light Pollution Awareness Group | Alexei Pace | alexei.pace@gmail.com | Malta |
| IDA México | Fernando Ávila Castro | favilac@astrosen.unam.mx | Mexico |
| IDA Daegu GyeongBuk Korea | Wonkil Jeong | david@dhu.ac.kr | South Korea |
| Dark Sky Switzerland | Lukas Schuler | office@darksky.ch | Switzerland |
IDA Delegates
| Name | State | Country |
| Steve Carhart | Alaska | USA |
| Dave Inman | Arizona | USA |
| Jeremy Evans | California | USA |
| Shreenivasan Manievannan | California | USA |
| Roger Smith | California | USA |
| Ron Fairbanks | Florida | USA |
| Steven Miller | Florida | USA |
| Ed Magowan | Florida | USA |
| Steven Holland | Florida | USA |
| Michael Marlin | Idaho/Hawaii | USA |
| Audrey Fisher | Illinois | USA |
| Rosalia Lugo | Illinois | USA |
| Adam Kreuzer | Illinois | USA |
| Ken Walkzak | Illinois | USA |
| Kevin Foster | Maine | USA |
| Abdul Dremali | Massachusettts | USA |
| Robert Parrish | Michigan | USA |
| Robyn Porteen | Michigan | USA |
| Mike Shaw | Minnesota | USA |
| John Ashley | Montana | USA |
| Jenna Bartaja | Nebraska | USA |
| Chad Tolly | Nebraska | USA |
| Kevin Swartz | Nevada | USA |
| Simon Weisenhorn | North Carolina | USA |
| Patrick Sommer | North Dakota | USA |
| Bryan Boulanger | Ohio | USA |
| Mike McKeag | Oregon | USA |
| Dawn Nilson | Oregon | USA |
| Grant Tandy | Oregon | USA |
| Bill Michaud | South Carolina | USA |
| Alex Warren | South Carolina | USA |
| Bridget Langdale | Texas | USA |
| Anne Uyeda | Virginia | USA |
| Joyce Harman | Virginia | USA |
| Michael Lewis | Virginia | USA |
|
Ricardo J. Tohmé
|
Argentina | |
|
Alejandro Sommer
|
Argentina | |
|
Vitor Barbato Honorato
|
Brazil | |
|
Nancy Calderon (The Calderons Band)
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Canada | |
| Exodus CL Sit | China | |
| Osama Fathi | Egypt | |
| Megan Eves | England | |
| Sujay Patil | France | |
| Martin Lovekosi | Germany | |
| Sergio Montufar | Guatemala | |
|
Andrea Gutierrez
|
Guatemala | |
|
Hamed Mirzakhalil
|
Iran | |
|
Samyukta Manikumar
|
Kenya | |
| Erick Gomez | Mexico | |
| Kyra Xavia | New Zealand | |
| Dajana Bjelejac | Serbia | |
|
Eranga Jayashantha
|
Sri Lanka | |
| Mike Joy | Wales |
IDA Affiliates
| Name of Affiliate | Affiliate Director | Contact Information | State | Country |
| Arkansas Natural Sky Association | Bruce McMath | bruce.mcmath@gmail.com | Arkansas | USA |
| The Texas Night Sky Festival | Cindy Cassidy | clc.tnsf@gmail.com | Texas | USA |
| Wyoming Stargazing | Samuel Singer | Samuel@WyomingStargazing.org | Wyoming | USA |