Our Leadership

Founders:

Doug Berger is a co-founder of the Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie and is a co-chair for Secular Coalition for Ohio.

Doug first got active in the sec­u­lar human­ist move­ment as a mem­ber of the Humanist Community of Central Ohio where he served as newslet­ter edi­tor from 1996 to 2007, President in 2001 and 2002 and many oth­er small­er roles over the past 20 years. HCCO named Doug their Humanist of the Year in 2013.

Shawn Meagley is a co-founder of Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie and cham­pi­on explor­er of rabbit-holes. She found her way to Secular Humanism via typ­i­cal child­hood indoc­tri­na­tion with an encour­age­ment to learn about the world. A mom of two adult chil­dren who share her sec­u­lar per­spec­tive, Shawn has a pas­sion for advo­ca­cy of those unable to advo­cate for them­selves; a cham­pi­on for the under­dog. Like many, the cur­rent cli­mate of polit­i­cal and social ten­sion has cre­at­ed a sense of urgency to be more aware and involved. Most recent­ly Shawn has par­tic­i­pat­ed in direct action events in sup­port of wom­en’s repro­duc­tive health issues, Center for Inquiry’s Secular Summit (2017) and attend­ed the Freedom From Religion Foundation National Convention (2017).

Speaker and Media Inquiries:

Doug and Shawn are avail­able to speak to the media about the group or to give a sec­u­lar view­point on issues of the day.

If you are need­ing a speak­er for your meet­ing or event, Doug is avail­ble to talk about the group, Humanism, and give a sec­u­lar view­point on the issues of the day.

Please fill out the con­tact form on this page.