Maggie Ardiente was elected President of Humanists International in 2025, becoming the first woman of color to serve in the role. She is the past president of the Secular Coalition for America, a group of 20 diverse organizations representing atheists, agnostics, humanists, and other nonreligious Americans, whose mission is to advocate for equal rights and defend the separation of religion and government in the United States.

Her involvement in the humanist movement began as a student member of her university’s freethinkers club in 2002. She began her career at the American Humanist Association in 2005, where she served as Director of Development and Communications for over a decade. She currently serves as Director of Philanthropy and Development at Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a Nobel Prize-winning organization of health professionals and advocates advancing climate solutions and a nuclear weapons-free world.

She has over 20 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising and communications, has appeared in national media such as NPR, Fox News, Washington Post, and Huffington Post, and has spoken at dozens of conferences, universities, government institutions, and local organizations on humanism in the United States. She lives in Washington, DC, with her spouse, Roy Speckhardt.

Andrew Copson was appointed Chief Executive of Humanists UK in 2009, having previously been its Director of Education and Public Affairs. He is a former director of the European Humanist Federation (EHF) and former head of the Humanists International delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. He joined the Board of Humanists International in 2010 and served as President from 2015 to 2025. In his time as President, he led sweeping changes to Humanists International, making the General Assembly more democratic and the Board more globally diverse. He chaired the working group that developed the Amsterdam Declaration of Modern Humanism (2022). His best-selling books include The Little Book of Humanism (2020) with Alice Roberts and Secularism: a very short introduction (Oxford University Press, 2019).

Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. She specializes in sociology of religion, social statistics, immigration, race and ethnicity, political sociology, as well as social change. Her books include 1) None of the Above: Nonreligious Identity in the US and Canada, co-authored with Joel Thiessen and published in 2020 with New York University Press; 2) Religion at the Edge: Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the Pacific Northwest, co-edited with Paul Bramadat and Patricia Killen and published in 2022 with British Columbia University Press; and 3) Religion, Spirituality and Secularity among Millennials: The Generation Shaping American and Canadian Trends, published in 2023 with Routledge.

Greg M. Epstein serves as the humanist chaplain at Harvard University and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For over two decades, he has built a unique career as one of the world’s most prominent humanist chaplains—professionally trained members of the clergy who support the ethical and communal lives of nonreligious people.

Described as a “godfather to the [humanist] movement” by The New York Times Magazine, Epstein was also named “one of the top faith and moral leaders in the United States” by Faithful Internet, a project coordinated by the United Church of Christ with assistance from the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, for his efforts to bring together atheists, agnostics, and allies, as part of an ancient and ever-evolving ethical tradition that can be called humanism. As Greg believes deeply: in a changing world where faith in humankind can be more difficult to maintain, it is more important than ever to fight for our common humanity, and for each other.

Adrián Núñez is a Peruvian humanist activist and Vice President of the Peruvian Association of Atheists (APERAT), which he co-founded in 2009. His work focuses on challenging religious privilege and defending freedom of belief and expression in a predominantly religious society. Through APERAT, he has led public campaigns and media initiatives promoting secularism, critical thinking, and equal rights for the non-religious, while building support networks for those facing discrimination due to their beliefs.

For over a decade, Adrián co-hosted and produced a radio program dedicated to skepticism and secularism in Peru. A frequent collaborator with Humanists International, he has participated in three General Assemblies and contributed to the 2023 World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen as a panelist, sharing insights on the growth of the non-religious movement in the Latin American context. He joins this year’s assembly as a delegate for APERAT.

Daniel Dacombe is a secular humanist, writer, public speaker, and PhD candidate studying religious deconversion and deidentification. Since 2020 he has been an active member and volunteer at Humanist Canada, and for the past two years has been a host of The Voice of Canadian Humanism podcast. His background as a former seminary student, ministry professional, and Christian speaker gives him a unique perspective on religious belief and behaviour and informs his interviews with academics, advocates, and other experts in the fields of religion and secularism. He is passionate about interfaith dialogue with people who share values with humanism and are willing to work together for the benefit of humanity’s shared future.

Evan Clark is an award-winning atheist community organizer with over 16 years experience tinkering with secular communities. He was hired in 2019 as Atheists United’s first Executive Director. Evan is also the Southern California state director for American Atheists, and a board member of the American Humanist Association. Previously, Evan was the founder and creative director of Spectrum Experience LLC, the North American coordinator for Young Humanists International, chair of the Secular Student Alliance Board of Directors, and co-host of the Humanist Experience podcast. As a student leader, Evan was the founder and president of the Secular Student Alliance at California Lutheran University and the university’s first openly atheist student body president.

Heidi Nordby Lunde joined the Norwegian Humanist Association (HEF) in 2025 as Director of Politics and Public Relations, following 12 years as a prominent member of the Norwegian Parliament.

Ms. Nordby Lunde began her political career in 2013 as a full-time parliamentarian for the Conservative Party (Høyre), a position she held until stepping down after the September 2025 election. Over the years, she has become a well-known political figure in Norway, frequently appearing in national media to discuss political and societal issues.

During her 12 years in Parliament, Nordby Lunde has made her mark on issues related to tax policy, labour and social affairs, gender equality, and LGBT rights. In recent years, her focus has shifted toward defending liberal democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

Dr. James Croft is the University Chaplain and Lead Faith Advisor for the University of Sussex. He is the first Humanist to lead a chaplaincy at a UK university. Formerly, as Senior Leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, he led one of the largest Humanist congregations in the world. James has dedicated his life to helping people ask the big questions – Why are we here? How should we treat each other? Where are we going? – and is a popular speaker on matters of religion, ethics, and philosophy in the UK and internationally. He lives in Brighton with his fabulous drag queen husband Kolten and their darling chihuahua Ella.

Louis O’Reilly is Vice President of Humanist Canada and a serial entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience building businesses and non-profits from start-up to national scale. He is the co-founder and lead technologist behind Genni, an influencer marketing agency and software platform, and the owner of On Ramp, an award-winning entertainment company working with gold and platinum-selling artists across Canada and the United States. A former full-time Christian evangelist turned Humanist, Louis brings a distinctive perspective to building values-based communities. He is passionate about advancing Humanism as a dynamic, organized movement that empowers people from diverse backgrounds to connect, collaborate, and become effective agents of positive social change.

Roslyn Mould was Secretary and Chair of the Young Humanists International African Working Group from 2014 to 2019 and a Board Member for Humanists International from 2019 to 2023. She was a member of the Humanist Association of Ghana since it was founded in 2012 and held several positions, including President of the group from 2015 to 2019. She is the Coordinator for the West African Humanist Network, an Advisory Board member of the FoRB Leadership Network (UK) and President of Accra Atheists. She has been a pioneer in the promotion of Humanism across the continent of Africa and an advisory person on policy and strategy at the intersection of freedom of religion or belief, feminism, anti-witchcraft campaigns, environmental awareness and LGBTQ+ rights, a politically sensitive and high-stakes advocacy domain in Ghana. She holds a degree in Linguistics and Modern Languages a career in Project Management.

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a professor of philosophy and the author of eleven books, the latest of which is The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us. Born into an Orthodox Jewish family, discouraged from pursuing her intellectual interests, Professor Goldstein studied physics as an undergraduate at Barnard College, Columbia University, and received her PhD in philosophy from Princeton University, with a concentration in the philosophy of science. Among her many awards are a MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the “Genius” Award, and the National Medal of the Humanities, awarded by President Obama at a ceremony at the White House. Her latest book tackles the question of the meaning of life, on secular humanist grounds.

Janalee Morris is the Executive Director of Humanist Canada. She is a community organizer, educator, and learning consultant, who has served a long career in the Canadian post-secondary sector. Committed to community leadership, humanist values, and secular advocacy, Ms. Morris has served ten years on the board of the Rocky Mountain Atheists (six as President), five years as Chair of the Conference Committee for the Western Canadian Reason Conference, and is currently enrolled in the Humanist Chaplain Training Program through Humanist Canada. Her volunteer work also includes dedicated service on the Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (Government of Alberta), the Calgary Police Service Persons with Disabilities Advisory Council, and the Canadian Higher Education Universal Design for Learning Collective leadership team, alongside organizing for Canadian Blood Services, acting as a Group of Five Refugee Sponsor, and participating in local community cleanup initiatives.

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