Stephanie Zvan
Stephanie Zvan is on the boards of Minnesota Atheists and Secular Woman. She’s one of the co-founders of the Secular Women Work conferences. She teaches geeks about science and critical thinking at science fiction and fantasy conventions and atheists about community at national and regional conferences. Her writing on the…...
Marci Shaver
Born and raised in Wyoming in evangelical Christianity, Marci blindly went along with everything she was taught; to question resulted in physical abuse. After marrying at 17 and seeing the world because her husband joined the Navy, she realized that there were many gods, many religions, and all claimed to…...
Rob Moore
Rob is a horticulturist, poet, and podcast/SM host based in Kenosha. Rob has been involved in the secular movement since 2012, and has been a visible and vocal atheist activist in Milwaukee and the surrounding area. He has successfully challenged violations of the establishment clause on several occasions, and continues…...
Bonnie Cleaveland
Dr. Bonnie Cleaveland (she/her) grew up nonreligious but without the “atheist” label most of her life. Although she grew up with an activist mindset, a children’s rights issue in 2012 got her really fired up, and she hasn’t stopped organizing, educating and activating since! In 2014, she joined Secular Humanists…...
Nolan Webb
Nolan was born and raised in northern Mississippi and lived there until a few years ago when he relocated to Milwaukee. He is an IT professional with a background in youth organizations, volunteering for 4-H and Future Farmers of America. Nolan ran for House of Representatives in Mississippi and tried…...
Ricky Brock
Ricky Brock (AKA Captain DadPool) is a former evangelical Christian who became an atheist after graduating from a Christian University with a degree in Biblical Theology. He now produces educational content on various social media platforms discussing Biblical and early church history, as well as giving advice on deconstructing from…...
Ashley Bennum
Ashley grew up in central Iowa and currently lives in Ankeny. She joined Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers in order to help shift the negative stigma around atheists and other nonbelievers. Ashley was brought up attending chuch but even as child she was skeptical of the bizarre bible stories. In college…...
David French
David works to protect the separation of religion in government in Iowa and where he used to live in Illinois. He demanded equal access for atheists and religious minorities on the local town square and worked to change the prayer policy at the local city council. David serves as a…...
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