hello there
I am Noeyes
I have been a member of this community almost since it began. when the internet got started several decades ago and chat rooms began to appear i answered qwestions like yours almost every day.
You will have to do a little bit of homework. I would begin with checking out the personals section here and on tickle theater.Another stop would be the members pic section to pick out a few of us old timers in your area.
the up side of this is you seem to be on the east coast of the US. there are quite a lot of established groups there.they hold information meetings and something like gatherings.
another stop for you should be our chat room here you never know who you may run into from just around the corner. if you have checked here there are 1000's of fellow ticklifilles from around the world. that being said however be aware that distance has always been a problem in this community. you may find someone you would sell your eye teeth to meet and find out they are hell and gone on the other side of the contentent or worse the other side of the globe.
you can contact me here on our message section. its on the upper right hand corner contact me there and I will provide you a regular e-mail for the any few hundred other qwestions you will have.
Happy Tickling Noeyes