Michael is a lifelong atheist and secular activist. Born and raised in Southern Oregon, Michael is actively working to ensure the separation of church and state. He is currently finishing college at Southern Oregon University for his bachelor’s degree in English and is the president of the Secular Student Alliance on campus.
For more than 55 years, American Atheists has fought to protect the absolute separation of religion from government and to elevate atheists and atheism in our nation’s public and political discourse.