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We are very happy to announce that the recipient of the 2018 SSA Backbone Award is Sonia Pressman Fuentes. Sonia was born in 1928 in Berlin, Germany, of Polish parents. She and her family immigrated, first to Belgium, and then to the United States in order to escape the Holocaust. After graduating from University of…

  The Secular Student Alliance is currently seeking a full-time Development Associate.   This position will be responsible for assisting the Executive Director and Board of Directors with fundraising outreach to foundations, corporations, existing donors to the organization, in addition to new prospects through outreach, correspondence, face-to-face meetings, grant writing submissions along with managing and developing…

We are very proud to announce the 2018 National Leadership Council (NLC). The NLC is comprised of a select group of student SSA leaders and recent graduates, selected by the Campus Organizing staff, to serve in an advisory and ambassador role within the national organization. Students are selected for their demonstrated commitment to SSA and…

As executive director of the Secular Student Alliance, I am shocked and angry to hear about the accusations of sexual assault by David Silverman against a member of the Secular Student Alliance in 2012 and other women. The staff and members of the Board of Directors of the Secular Student Alliance fully support the courageous…

Nicholas Benedict is a Chief Executive Officer and Board Director who is known for his ability to drive growth by creating new revenue streams and optimizing existing ones. His primary area of expertise is in digital marketing, supported by skills in strategy, service operations, and finance. He recently exited his last company in a trade…

Chris Johnson is a New York-based photographer and filmmaker. He received his undergraduate degree in film production (along with a minor in religious studies) from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. His photography has been seen in various outlets, including The New York Times. He is the author of the coffee table photography book, A Better Life: 100 Atheists…

Let Cesar Chavez Day, on March 31, be a day of community service to respect the work of Cesar and Dolores. For someone whose family described as an ordinary man, Cesar Chavez has set the bar high and left an immense legacy for modern-day activists to follow. Born in Arizona, Chavez saw the plight of…

Join us for the 18th annual Secular Student Alliance national conference—a unique experience blending organizational development, leadership enrichment, and a secular perspective. Every year at the SSA Annual Conference, hundreds of secular students and community leaders gather to share ideas and learn from each other. SSA Con’s primary goal is to train student leaders and…