Development Director ANGELA WEST BLANK joined FFRF in July of 2026. She previously served as executive director of Groundswell Conservancy and spent fourteen years as Director of Strategic Development for …
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William McCaffery
Contributing Content Creator WILLIAM MCCAFFERY graduated from Oxford University with a BA in Law. He is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, but is now living in Virginia. In William’s free …
Anne Nicol Gaylor
President Emerita ANNE NICOL GAYLOR was a founder and president emerita of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. She served as executive director from 1978 to 2005, and worked as a …
Annie Laurie Gaylor
Co-President Board of Directors ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR, a third-generation freethinker, co-founded FFRF with her mother, Anne Gaylor, as a college student in 1976. She was editor of Freethought Today, FFRF’s …
Dan Barker
Co-President Board of Directors DAN BARKER is Freedom From Religion Foundation co-president and co-host of Freethought Radio and FFRF’s Freethought Matters (TV program, 2018—2025). A former minister and evangelist, Dan …
Bella Benoy
Human Resources Specialist BELLA BENOY graduated from Middle Tennessee University with a bachelor’s degree in Communications. She moved here from Nashville, TN. She has a lot of family and relatives …
Caitlin Berray
Governmental Affairs Coordinator CAITLIN BERRAY graduated from Baylor University with a B.A. in International Studies and a minor in Political Science in December 2021. After graduation, Caitlin interned with various …
Elizabeth Cavell
Deputy Legal Director ELIZABETH CAVELL received her B.A in English from the University of Florida in 2005. After college, Elizabeth spent a year as a full-time volunteer in AmeriCorps*NCCC. She …
Leo Costello
Multimedia Producer LEO COSTELLO received a B.S. in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2019 where he was chosen to be the commencement speaker for his graduating …
