Outreach Staff
Lauren Becker, field organizer for the Center for Inquiry, is a science and nature interpreter who has taught at museums, parks, and planetariums around the country. Known for her commentaries on Point of Inquiry, the radio show and podcast of CFI, she is an experienced environmental activist and advocate for science literacy and education.
Debbie Goddard's background is in volunteering and campus and community organizing. Before coming to work for CFI as a field organizer, she volunteered for years with CFI’s campus outreach initiative on the local and national level. She has been involved with church-state separation and secular activism, as well as with GLBT and progressive issues, for many years.
D.J. Grothe is Vice President, and Director of Outreach Programs for the Center for Inquiry. An associate editor of Free Inquiry magazine, he lectures and debates frequently on topics surrounding science and central beliefs at colleges and universities throughout the United States. He hosts the weekly radio show and podcast Point of Inquiry, discussing fundamental questions related to science, secularism, skepticism and humanism with thought-leaders from around the world.
Corey Neil has a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Mental Health Counseling. As event coordinator at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, he oversees local events and activities, and also engages in regional outreach. He also has extensive experience directing and producing musical theater.
Dan Riley is a field organizer for the Center for Inquiry, and has experience working in the legal profession and as an organizer in a U.S. Presidential election. He holds a B.A. in political science from Duke University.
Jeff Seaver is Vice President of a Michigan-based strategic marketing and graphic design firm, and Executive Director of CFI Michigan.
Justin Trottier is Executive Director of the Centre for Inquiry Ontario. Trottier has represented the Center for Inquiry on numerous television networks, such as CBC, CTS, OMNI, CH and CityTV, as well as dozens of radio appearances and coverage in campus, city and national newspapers. He is a contributor to Humanist Perspective magazine and the Point of Inquiry podcast.
Reba Boyd Wooden is Executive Director of CFI Indiana. She founded the Humanist Friendship Group of Central Indiana in 1999, which transitioned into Center for Inquiry Community of Indiana in 2005 and opened a physical location as Center for Inquiry Indiana in April 2007. Reba spent 37 years in public education at the high school level, teaching psychology and social studies such as U.S. History for most of her career. She spent the last 13 years as a high school guidance counselor, retiring in 2005. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of ACLU of Indiana.
Clare Wuellner, Executive Director of CFI Austin, has a Ph.D. in Entomology and has extensive experience in research and teaching in the field of biology. Her career in social action began in graduate school when she started a chapter of the non-profit group Women in Science. In the Austin community, she has been involved in numerous volunteer-based organizations.
