Michael Surgeon
Michael is a lifelong atheist and secular activist. Born and raised in Southern Oregon, Michael is actively working to ensure the separation of church and state. He is currently finishing college at Southern Oregon University for his bachelor’s degree in English and is the president of the Secular Student Alliance…...
Jocelyn Williamson
Jocelyn Williamson, a lifelong atheist and Humanist, is the American Atheists’ Florida State Director, President of the Florida Humanist Association and co-founder of the Central Florida Freethought Community (CFFC). The CFFC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of freethinkers, Humanists, atheists, and secularists working and playing together with reason and compassion…...
Troy Moss
Troy is the President of Northern Indiana Atheists, a non-profit established to fight state/church violations on a local level and defend the rights of atheists across Northern Indiana. Atheists are underserved in our communities and underrepresented by our government. NIA works to elevate the voices of atheists in public discourse…...
Joseph Couch
Joseph Couch graduated from Doane University in 2016 with a degree in mathematics and is currently serving in the Nebraska Army National Guard. He’s been an open atheist for six years and came out as bi while testifying on an LGBTQ workplace discrimination bill at the Nebraska legislature this month.…...
Carly L. Gardner
Carly Gardner was born and raised an atheist in Mormonville (aka Salt Lake City, Utah). She is highly active in the atheist community and is the treasurer for The Center for Science and Wonder, a radically inclusive non religious community center in Las Vegas. Carly works together with her husband…...
Lisa Duke
Lisa Duke grew up in New Jersey and has resided in North Carolina since 1990. She is a member SCOTT (secular community of the Triad) and interested in normalizing atheism, giving to the local community, and striving for separation of religion and government. Lisa also has a passion for secular…...
Donald Lacey
Donald Lacey is a Life Member and the State Director for Arizona. He is a retired research and development engineer and program manager. He retired as a Major from the US Air Force after 27 years and worked at Raytheon Missile Systems until March of 2008. He is currently the…...
Dennis Paul Himes
Dennis Paul Himes has been the Connecticut State Director of American Atheists since 2003. He was also a co-founder and the first president of Connecticut Valley Atheists. He is currently a co-chair of the Connecticut Coalition of Reason....
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