Founder:

Dr. Paul Kurtz, Professor of philosophy (retired emeritus) at the State University of New York at Amherst (Buffalo) and founder of the Center for Inquiry Transnational and Prometheus Books. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and humanist laureate and president of the International Academy of Humanism.

Chairman:

Jonathan Kurtz, President of Prometheus Books

President:

Stuart Jordan, Ph.D., Senior staff scientist (retired emer.) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Vice President:

Vince Parr, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, postdoctorate at the Albert Ellis Institute

Directors:

Margaret Brown, Ph.D., retired Youth and Family Development Specialist, University of Delaware

Saroja Ilangovan, M.D., retired neuropathologist from Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Robert Tapp, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Humanities, University of Minnesota, associate editor of Human Prospect.

Staff:

Toni Van Pelt, Director of Public Policy

Norm Allen, International Outreach

Nathan Bupp, Communications Director

Jack Van Pelt, IT Director

International Advisory Council

Mona Abousenna, Professor of English Literature, Faculty of Education, English Department, Ain Shams University, Egypt

James E. Alcock, Ph.D., York University, Canada

Gwen W. Brewer, Ph.D., Prof. Emer., Calif. State Univ. Northridge

Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., Prof. (Bioethics), Univ.of Pennsylvania

J. Beth Ciesielski, Ex. Dir.Fundatia Centrul pentru Constiinta Critica, Romania

Margaret Downey, founder, Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia

Sanal Endamaruku, Indian Rationalist Association

Hugo Estrella, Founder, Argentine Humanist Association/Co-Founder International Liaision Committee of Atheists and Freethinkers Professor and researcher, Pisa University (Italy)

Valerie Fehrenbach, Ph.D., clinical psychologist

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Ph.D., philosopher, author

Sheldon F. Gottlieb, Ph.D., retired educator, Scientist (Physiologist, Biologist)

Douglas J. Grothe, President, James Randi Educational Foundation

James A. Haught, Exec. Editor, The Charleston Gazette

Leo Igwe, founder, Nigerian Humanist Movement

Saroja Ilangovan, M.D., retired neuropathologist from Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Soma Ilangovan, M.D.(Gastroenterolgy), Founder, Director of Periyar International, USA.

Leon Jaroff, former science editor Time and Discover

Lawrence Krauss, Ph.D., Foundation Prof. (Theoretical Physics) Ariz. State Univ.

Valerie Kuvakin, Prof. Moscow State University

Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D., Distinguished Prof. (Psychology), Univ. Of Calif. At Irvine

Innaiah Naresetti, Prof, Hydrabad Univ, India

Jean-Claude Pecker, Ph.D., astronomer, College de France

Steven Pinker, Ph.D.,Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University

Howard Radest, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina-Beaufort

James Randi, founder, James Randi Educational Foundation

Robert Tapp, Ph.D., Professor emeritus of Humanities, Religious Studies, and South Asian Studies,University of Minnesota

Carol Tavris, Ph.D., Fellow, American Psychological Assn.

Lionel Tiger, Ph.D., Prof.(Anthropology), Rutgers Univ.

K.Veeramani, M.A.,B.L, President, Dravidar Kazhakam and Pro Chancellor Periyar Maniammai Univ.

Mourad Wahba, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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Coordinating Committee

J. Beth Ciesielski, Ex. Dir. Fundatia Centrul pentru Constiinta Critica, Romania

Marcia Cohen, P.A., attorney and mediator, pro bono attorney to ISHV

Elizabeth Daerr, Environmental Business Owner, Former Ex.Dir. CFI Washington DC

Stanley Friedland, Ed.D., Educator; Educational Consultant

Soma Ilangovan, M.D., (Gastroenterolgy), Founder, Director of Periyar International,USA

Innaiah Naresetti, Prof, Hydrabad Univ, India