Details
Schools
Enterprise Academy, Enterprise, KS
Union College, Lincoln, NE
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
Director of Education (community medical clinic)
Managed:
State of Illinois AIDS Hotline (15 paid staff)
Stop AIDS Chicago
Speakers’ Bureau
Health Educators (several paid staff)
100+ volunteers
Represented the clinic at the Chicago Dept. of Health
Designed & wrote brochures
Developed a medical library
Created Risk-Reduction Home Parties
Wrote grant proposals
Public speaking & cameo appearances on
the local news; The Oprah Show; Public Radio & TV
Manager (GEDs & jobs for inner-city youth)
Redesigned & developed the jobs side of the organization
Managed paid staff who recruited employers & counseled youth clients
Presenter/counselor in client workshop
A Secular Humanist is one whose outlook or system of thought attaches prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. A humanist stresses the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasizes common human needs, and seeks solely rational ways of solving human problems. Secular humanists see humanity as being capable of morality and self-fulfillment without a belief in any supernatural deity. Definitions can be hazy and overlapping; for all practical purposes, you could say I’m an atheist. Most of us have no desire to treat humanism as though it were a religion, but Harvard University has nevertheless appointed a humanist “chaplain.” Here’s a brief interview with him.
And oh... Yeah, I really did manage a blues band—restarted Mike Collins’ career from scratch—financing equipment, scouting for talented band members, renting rehearsal space, advertising.... Long story. Longer than the gig, LOL. But it was a great experience, to say the least. I don’t actually have a particularly special interest in the blues, iconic as that genre is to Chicago. I have a greater interest in the doo-wop music of the ‘50s & ‘60s.
Excerpt: “My humanism is not a proselytizing humanism. I don't go out trying to convince people to abandon belief in God, hoping that will somehow cure all ills. However, my humanism is not a silent humanism either. The difference is the approach: ours should be to educate anyone—everyone—about what humanists do believe in. Why we see God as a human creation, not vice versa. Why we feel this life, this world, is the only one we have. And especially how such beliefs help us to live good, meaningful, productive, and joyous lives.” -Greg Epstein
