A Humanist Leader Is Stepping Down and Hoping a Person of Color Will Replace Him
By Hemant Mehta
February 5, 2021

There are always changes of leadership in the non-profit world. We’ve seen quite a bit of it in the insular world of organized atheism. But this one hits me personally.

Roy Speckhardt, the executive director of the American Humanist Association, is stepping down from his position after 15 years at the helm (and 20 years with the organization). I’ve known him ever since I became involved in this (loose) community nearly two decades ago, and he’s been a consistent voice of reason in a community that often claims that word but doesn’t always deserve it.