Welcome Secular Students!
Welcome to the largest organization dedicated to atheist, humanist, secular, and non-religious students. You join thousands of other individuals committed to making a difference, building a secular community, and helping us overcome the stigma faced by non-believers. You are the future leaders of the secular movement!
Opportunities for Secular Students
Scholarships for secular activists passionate about church/state separation! Learn more and apply by July 31.
Take your secular leadership to the next level, help lay the path for the secular student movement's future!
Join SSA and secular students across the country for a member meeting, educational webinar, or a game night!
Join the largest gathering of secular students in the nation! Register your interest today, we'll see you this summer!
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Meet your SSA Staff
Kevin
Executive Director
Biography
Kevin is the executive director of the Secular Student Alliance. He has served in that position since 2017. Kevin brings with him 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience. His career has included over 10 years of student association management and on-campus program development from Los Angeles to Boston. For 10 years, Kevin served as the Executive Director of the California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, a charitable trust serving the healthcare needs of the industries’ largely immigrant workforce. Most recently, Kevin served as the Director of Philanthropy at the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, a major LGBTQ arts advocacy organization, whose youth outreach work has moved thousands of hearts and minds across the US towards embracing LGBTQ equality.
Stephanie
Senior Campus Organizer - West
Biography
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Stephanie graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in German. As an undergraduate, she worked in media and community radio and later held positions as Deputy Field Organizer for the 2020 LA City Council elections and as Director of Support Services for a street safety advocacy group based in Los Angeles.
Cameron
Senior Campus Organizer - East
Biography
Cameron is a social entrepreneur working to develop and implement solutions to the greatest inequities facing global society. Cameron founded the Youth Pride Association from his own experiences growing up LGBTQ, in the hopes that future generations will grow up in a society that accepts them for who they are. He has been leading YPA since its founding in February 2020. Cameron has been featured in the Advocates' "thriving under 30" list for 2024 and has been the recipient of the President's Award for Student Innovation, the Newman Civic Fellowship, and the Justice Leadership Institute.
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Be a Secular Advocate
Use your voice on campus to address secular issues. We offer leadership development and resources to support your efforts!
Build a Secular Community
Starting a Secular Student Alliance chapter on your campus is one key way to develop and grow a secular community on your campus.
Understanding intersectionalism can help us build vibrant communities and lasting solutions to secular issues.
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