I would suggest contacting any video production, post-production, or multimedia companies in your area.
That would be where any knowledgable graphics animation person in the area would be.
Next I might see if there is any animation/multimedia user groups or Colleges with Computer graphic courses.
In michigan, the SEMAFX organization (
www.semafx.net) is a network of professional digital artists that are helping to mentor teams. The group is co-sponsoring three 3D workshops. Primarily because we know how difficult it has been finding Animation mentors.