Board of Directors C4

Neil Polzin (he/him), a long-time secular advocate, is the current elected City Treasurer for Covina, California. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Cal Poly Pomona, a Master’s in Philosophy from Cal State Los Angeles, and an MBA from UC Irvine. With this diverse educational background, Neil brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his public […]

Dana Morganroth has been a fan of science, reason and critical thought, and a humanist and non-believer since high school.  At age 55, a chance encounter with Paul Coelho’s powerful statement “The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion” came at an opportune time and resonated deeply. Within days of that reflection,

Claudette was raised catholic but eventually as an adult realized she was an atheist. She believes in the importance of expanding the voice of secular Americans and that both science and rational thinking are the bedrock for a better world. To that end, Claudette has been active in the secular community and joined many of

Maggie Ardiente (she/her) is board president of the Secular Coalition for America. She has over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and has appeared in NPR, Fox News, Washington Post, and Huffington Post. She is a former development and communications director of the American Humanist Association and past board member of the Secular Student

Bryan (he/him/his) recently retired from a Big 4 accounting and consulting firm where he had managed internal global business process transformation and technology projects. Prior to that position, he was VP for Application Development for a major firm in the financial industry, and before that headed his own IT consulting company for 17 years, with

Herb Silverman is president emeritus of the Secular Coalition for America. He served as president of the Secular Coalition through December of 2012 and again from December 2014 to June 2017. Born in Philadelphia, Herb received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Syracuse University and is Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at the College of Charleston. He

Anthony Cruz Pantojas, is a doctoral candidate in Cultural Studies. They serve as the Humanist Chaplain at Tufts University where they are also the inaugural graduate student of the Anti-Racist Curatorial Practice Program. Anthony has been recognized with numerous awards, including an Interfaith Innovation Fellowship and spearheads an initiative for BIPOC first generation emerging interreligious