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CEAS’s jurisdiction comprises the following regions/states:
Region 1 - New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Region 2 - Northeast and Caribbean: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Region 3 - Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Region 5 - Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Region 6 - Heartland: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Region 10 - Northwest Arctic: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
National Capital: Washington, DC
IAAME’s jurisdiction comprises the following regions/states:
Region 4 - Southeast Sunbelt: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Region 7 - Greater Southwest: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Region 8 - Rocky Mountain: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Region 9 - Pacific Rim: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam