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.

Emily is from Wilmore, Kentucky and found Recovering from Religion when she was a junior in high school and had doubts about the Mormon church, especially with how they view women. After reaching out to the Helpline, she joined the Online Community. As soon as she turned eighteen, she applied to volunteer as a Helpline Agent to help others who used to be in her spot. Since beginning her volunteer role as a Helpline Agent, she also co-hosts a Support Group where she meets others in her area who are recovering from religion once a month for dinner and discussion, and is an Ambassador where she represents Recovering from Religion at community events like conferences, running races, farmers markets, etc. Outside of Recovering from Religion, Emily was a student member of Secular Student Alliance while she attended Asbury University, a Christian university where she’s from in Wilmore, and after she graduated, she began co-hosting a local American Atheists affiliate. She also enjoys attending other secular groups like the Lost and Found Club, and Oasis. Something that makes Recovering from Religion extra special to her is that she met her sweetheart and a fellow volunteer, Erik, through the ex-Mormon channel in the Online Community. They co-host most of their secular events together. After a few years of co-hosting groups together, they decided to co-own a home together!

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 has since moved from the Helpline Director position to the Program Services director, overseeing Recovering from Religion’s web developer team. Erik is also involved with the Ambassadors and Support Groups programs with his sweetheart, Emily. Outside of RfR, Erik is a data scientist for a living and hosts a local American Atheists affiliate group, also with his sweetheart ❤️.

David Teachout is a mental health therapist, supervisor, and consultant. David grew up as a Christian fundamentalist, attending a bible college and received a bachelor’s in theology and psychology. During his studies there, David deconverted and went on to get a master’s in both forensic psychology and counseling psychology. Currently, the studies are focused on studying philosophy, ethics, and the law.David has been actively working within the field of psychology as a therapist, social worker, consultant, and subject-matter-expert, for over fifteen years. For the last couple years, David has been doing presentations on RfRx and when the opportunity came to step up involvement to be the Resources Director, it was a match with his love of research and reading. You can find his own writing on various topics at www.humanitysvalues.com