Dedicated Leadership
It’s a lot of work to pull off an event of this size, and we’re fortunate to have great people at the helm. Our full-time executive director is supported by a team of volunteers, as well as a few agencies helping to produce and promote the event. Our board consists of representatives from various atheist, secular, and humanist organizations.
Lyz Liddell, Executive Director
Lyz Liddell, a widely respected freethought activist and organizer, is executive director of the Reason Rally Coalition, which is made up of 22 groups across the atheist, skeptic, and humanist movement. Liddell served for many years as Director of Campus Organizing for the national Secular Student Alliance, as well as serving on the board of the Reason Rally Coalition for two years.
Celebrate reason and rational thought! Bring attention to the growing power of the secular movement and the unaffiliated ‘nones’ in the United States.
Reason Rally Coalition Board of Directors
Kelly Damerow
President of Reason Rally Representing Secular Coalition for America
David Silverman
Vice President of Reason Rally Representing American Atheists
David Tamayo
Vice President of Reason Rally Member at Large
Debbie Allen
Secretary of Reason Rally Member at Large
Phil Ferguson
Treasurer of Reason Rally Ex-Officio Member
Robyn Blumner
Representing the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science
David Diskin
Member at Large
Margaret Downey
Member at Large
Annie Laurie Gaylor & Dan Barker
Representing the Freedom From Religion Foundation
Sarah Haider
Member at Large
Ron Lindsay
Representing the Center for Inquiry
Samantha McGuire
Member at Large
Roy Speckhardt
Representing the American Humanist Association
Mandisa Thomas
Member at Large