HARRY GREENBERGER

C.P.A. B.A. in Business Administration and M.A in Psychology. Has held offices in numerous business and activist organizations. Elected as first President of NOSHA.

J. MICHAEL MALEC

After Fordham University, Studied Political Science & Urban Planning at State University of New York. Served as lobbyist for ACLU of Louisiana.

LANGSTON GOLDFINCH

Came to Tulane University for graduate school in 1959. and was active in burgeoning civil rights movement. Semi-retired from practice in psychotherapy.

CONNIE GORDON

Bachelor of General Studies degree from UNO. Employed at Louisiana Office of Public Health in the HIV/AIDS Program.

BARBARA FORREST

Professor of Philosophy at Southeastern LA Univ. Co-author of "Creationism's' Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design." Member, Board of Directors for the National Center for Science Education, and now on the Board of Trustees of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Steven Darwin

Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Tulane University. Teaches courses in botany, evolutionary biology, and the history of Darwinism. "I've been a member of NOSHA since 2002, and enjoy the fellowship of other rational thinkers. Good people and good programs; and the advancement of free thought is a very worthwhile cause."

DAVID SCHULTZ

Associate Professor of Biology at Nicholls State University. PhD from the University of Michigan. Expertise in fish ecology and evolutionary biology.

"I'm a founding member of NOSHA and am committed to helping NOSHA bring science and reason to the greater New Orleans region."

CHARLOTTE KLASSON

Graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.A in journalism and public relations. A former magazine editor and book publisher, volunteer scuba diver at the Audubon Aquarium who enjoys photography, running in local road races and is the state coordinator for Louisiana NOW. Completing a M.S in Communication and Journalism from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

DOUG STEWART

Born in England and, after receiving B.S. and M.S. in Engineering, lived in Australia for three years before emigrating to the United States in 1990. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology - Cognitive Evolution, at Northcentral University researching the thought processes of belief systems.

"Coming from such secular countries and despite being taught about Christianity in school, I grew up never really considering the existence of a god or even religion, in general."

WILL HUNN

Obtained a B.S. in physics from Southeastern Louisiana College and worked in the space program and at Avondale Shipyards. Thirty year member of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. His essay "What I Believe" was published in their magazine "Freethought Today."

"I grew up a staunch Roman Catholic, but as an adult, after a month of reading works on comparative religion, ancient history, philosophy and some major freethinkers such as Bertrand Russell and Robert Ingersoll, my faith collapsed like a house of cards."

SERENA BODELLINI

"I was born and raised in Italy, at Rimini, an old Roman port called Aeriminum in a secular family, my father was a civil engineer, my mom was an early feminist, a poet and ultra cool. I received a degree in Modern Languages at the university of Bologna. Always been a feminist and volunteered my spare time in charitable organizations for women and children. I worked as an interpreter, translator and a commodities futures trader. I took early retirement due to health problems. And I finally found NOSHA!"

Patrick Lestrade

Ph.D. in Space Physics from Rice University. Certificate of French Language from Universite' d'Aix-Marseille. Currently a professor of Physics and Astronomy at Mississippi State University. Holds dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. Lover of everything French (except salad dressing).

Ricky Adams

I dabble in programming and music. I'm very unfocused and lazy. I found NOSHA, through meetup.com, while searching for something to do on the weekends.

My journey from theist to atheist began one morning about 25 years ago. I remember waking up and saying, "I just don't believe this anymore."

William S Sinda, Jr.

Academic background in music and philosophy (SUNY Stony Brook and Tulane) life-long atheist and rationalist. Continental philosophy, political economy, Nietzsche, Hegel, Lacan. Formal music, composition, electric blues guitar, progressive music.

I began life not believing in nonsense, including and especially Santa, the Easter Bunny and God. Later on, I came to be more emphatic that they did not exist and could not exist.

My mottos.

• The definition of a religious fanatic is "someone who believes in God".
• All gods die from ridicule; therefore never lend any respect to religion.

Robert Carver

Born in East Tennessee, lived in New Orleans 1980-85 and moved back in 2003. Academic background in Sociology and History (East Tennessee State University) with a focus on 20th Century Social History. I grew up being a skeptic but I didn't fully evolve as an Atheist until college. I have been active with a variety of social justice and civil liberty organizations in Tennessee and New Orleans.

"I feel belonging to a group like NOSHA is important as a means of connecting to others who cherish Reason and who value our Constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties, especially the Freedom of Conscience."