Anthony Cruz Pantojas
Vice President
Anthony Cruz Pantojas (they/them), MATS, MALS, BCC, serves as the Humanist Chaplain and Coordinator of Africana Spirituality at Tufts University. Cruz Pantojas chairs the Governance Committee for the Secular Coalition for America and serves on the board of the International Association of Chaplains in Higher Education.
Concurrently, they serve as the Young Humanist International, North America Regional Coordinator. Anthony co-founded the Kindling the Humanist Spark Summit, advancing mentorship and care for emerging humanist/secular leaders across North America.
Their scholarship and advocacy focus on existential care, Global South humanisms, and freethought traditions, with writings featured in leading journals. They received the 2025 Innovation Award from the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education for advancing interbelief dialogue and civic engagement from the Association of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education.
