The Secular Student Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the only national organization dedicated to atheist, humanist, and other non-theist students.

The Secular Student Alliance empowers secular students to proudly express their identity, build welcoming communities, promote secular values, and set a course for lifelong activism.
Bylaws & Finance
Our People
Staff

Kevin Bolling
Executive Director

Dallas Rippy
National Organizing Manager

Stephanie Torres
Campus Organizer - West

Gerson Perryman-Laihut
Campus Organizer - East
Board of Directors

Harry Shaughnessy, Chair
Board Member since 2013
Research Triangle, North Carolina

Jennie Frishtick, Vice Chair
Board Member since 2019
New York, New York

Shanti Priya, Treasurer
Board Member since 2021
Los Angeles, California

Alexis Eklund, Secretary
Board Member since 2021
Alta Loma, California

Michelle Campbell
Board Member since 2022
Plainfield, New Jersey

Chinelle Ekanem
Board Member since 2022
Bethesda, Maryland

Mary Zhang
Board Member since 2021
Montreal, Canada

Josephine Jacob
Board Member since 2021
San Antonio, Texas

Paul Reed
Board Member since 2020
Princeton, New Jersey


Charles Legg
Board Member since 2021
East Falmouth, Massachusetts


Alexander Horwitz
Board Member since 2021
New York, New York

Dave Pasin
Board Member since 2020
Vancouver, British Columbia

Ryan Bodanyi
Board Member since 2022
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kristina Lee
Board Member since 2022
Fort Collins, Colorado
Advocacy Committee

Sasha Sagan
Member since 2022
Boston, Massachusetts

Rev. Barry Lynn
Member since 2022
Washington, DC

Anjan Chakravartty
Member since 2022
Miami, Florida

Elizabeth Reiner Platt
Member since 2022
New York, New York
Get Involved!
Interested in becoming a Board Member or part of the National Leadership Council?
Email us at ssa@secularstudents.org for information regarding upcoming board vacancies.
National Leadership Council
The National Leadership Council is a select group of students and recent alumni who provide insight, guidance, and support to the national Secular Student Alliance.

Iana Bullard
Midwestern State University

Alana Carter
Nazareth College, '19

Sophie Cote
Fordham University

Kennisha Entsminger
University of Iowa

Dalton McCart
Missouri State University

Tojya Vital
Midwestern State University Texas

Mary Zhang
McGill University