Travis McKie-Voerste is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Dalton State College, where he teaches clinically focused courses to undergraduate Psychology students. He also serves as a faculty advisor to the Secular Student Alliance at Dalton State. He completed his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Georgia, where his dissertation focused on the experience of Atheists receiving Counseling in the Bible Belt of the United States. His research in this area continues and focuses on how religion impacts the counseling relationship. Travis also owns a private practice specializing in working with secular clients, as well as providing clinical counseling supervision.

Danny Boylan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in Gainesville, GA. He is the Team Lead of the Secular Therapy Project's Vetting Team and has extensive experience working on his own recovery from Fundamentalist Christianity. Danny is also a professional saxophonist that performs regularly in the greater Atlanta area. You can learn more about Danny at his website www.dannyboylan.com.

Rachel is a motorcycle-riding ballroom dance teacher from rural Texas.
Married with two adult children, Rachel has a strong interest in psychology, philosophy, and communication, in addition to the creative arts and home improvement. She was raised in Christian Science but drifted off as a teenager. She explored Scientology, Law of Attraction, and a variety of Protestant churches before settling comfortably into atheism.
Since joining RFR in late 2020, Rachel has come to view this community as a core part of her life. She has become friends with many of her fellow volunteers and loves the opportunity to grow her peer support and leadership skills. You may have seen her hosting the Women’s Support group, posting in the Online Community as Spinouette, or at the Fall Excursion.

Chris was born and raised in Wales, United Kingdom. He was a Pentecostal Christian until 2019 after finding the confidence to explore more information, particularly scriptural analysis compared to scientific evidence. He now identifies as a secular humanist. A father to two boys, he spends his time reading, cycling, hiking, and playing video games. Chris volunteered in late 2020 and is now the Helpline Director, overseeing the chat and call functions.  Recognizing what an invaluable aid RfR would have been for his own journey, Chris volunteers to help others in similar situations.

John “Lionheart” is a retired aerospace design engineer and was born and raised in England. He immigrated to the United States in 1987 to help with the redesign of the Solid Rocket Boosters for the NASA Space Shuttle program after the Challenger disaster in 1986 killing everyone onboard. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) in 1980 and was ordained to the office of High Priest serving on the High Council in both England and the USA.

As the science of genetics in human DNA advanced, evidence showed that Native Americans and other indigenous cultures of South America and the South Sea islands were not remnants of a culture that were listed in the Book Of Mormon. John left that faith in 2005 and started questioning theism altogether, which eventually led him to becoming an atheist. He reached out to Recovering from Religion to help those struggling with their religious thoughts and indoctrinated beliefs. John resides in Southern California and is a proud father and grandfather and has recently become a great-grandfather.

Kara Griffin was born in Texas and raised in Southern Baptist, evangelical, and non-denominational mega-churches and private schools. After leaving the faith in the mid-2000s, Kara was able to pursue their passion for learning, traveling, and experiencing diverse cultures and perspectives. They hold undergraduate degrees in Psychology, International Relations, and Criminal Justice, a Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution & Conflict Management, and a PhD in Anthropology.

Kara enjoys working with secular community services that support other people who may have experienced judgment, repression, or other struggles related to involvement with religious groups. At RfR, Kara volunteers as the Online Programming Director and hosts the weekly RfRx Talks sessions. In their free time, Kara can be found volunteering, teaching and lecturing at universities and conferences, reading all kinds of books (especially sci-fi), and spending time with their dog, Snow.

Erik Huckvale used to be a Mormon and was even a Mormon missionary for a time. He was initially motivated to leave the Mormon Church due to the mental health issues that the organization was causing him. After gaining more education, Erik decided to stay out of the Church because their principal claims (e.g. multiple planets being inhabited by human beings created by other human beings that became gods) did not hold up to any level of scrutiny. Erik now identifies as a Secular Humanist. He joined Recovering from Religion to help provide people with the resources that he didn't have when he was recovering from religion himself and eventually volunteered to take on the Helpline Director position. Erik is also involved with IT and the support groups. For a living, Erik is a scientist specializing in computational and statistical methods to answer questions about Alzheimer's disease. He is pursuing a PhD in biomedical sciences and hopes to use his knowledge of neuroscience to better understand where religious belief comes from.

Dan served as an altar boy at none other than 1930's Anti Semite Father Charles Coughlin’s Shrine Catholic Church near Detroit. Following engineering school at the University of Notre Dame and a brief career seeking to advance technology, Dan found himself with some programming skills and a back seat full of Bernie Sanders campaign shirts. Meanwhile RfR Executive Director Gayle Jordan was running for Tennessee Senate. So synchronicity ensued and Dan learned about this organization doing work in the area of religion, a root cause of the political problems at the root of the technology resistance problems. So it was a match. Dan joined RfR in 2020 and now serves as the Resources Director maintaining the web application he created to help visitors find the videos, articles, books and anything else that can help with their recovery from religion. Dan likes quaint breakfast cafes, democracy, and naked volleyball.