Roy Speckhardt

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Roy Speckhardt, born January 24, 1973, in Carmel, New York, is an association manager in Washington DC.

Currently executive director of the American Humanist Association, he worked previously for The Interfaith Alliance from 1995 to 2001 as deputy director in charge of staff. Prior to that time he was a fundraiser for various causes, including AIDS research and wildlife conservation, and worked on the "World Difference Campaign" of the Anti-Defamation League.

Speckhardt earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Mary Washington College and a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in information systems management, from George Mason University. In addition to his college education, he received specialized training in nonprofit tax law, financial management, grassroots organizing, fundraising, and dispute resolution.

Speckhardt serves on the boards of directors of the Humanist Institute and the Secular Coalition for America. He is also an advisory board member of the Secular Student Alliance and the Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program.