Michael De Dora
Center for Inquiry — New York, NY
Michael De Dora Jr. is executive director of CFI New York City, and is currently finishing a Master's degree in political science at Brooklyn College, where he focuses on philosophy and government.
De Dora spent his undergraduate years at SUNY Albany, graduating in 2005 with a B.A. in Rhetoric and Communication. Before coming to CFI, De Dora worked as a news writer and editor for FOX News and The City University of New York (CUNY).
As executive director of CFI-NYC, De Dora is the public face and drive behind the movement to spread science, reason, free inquiry and humanist values in the New York City area. He has delivered various talks throughout the city, moderated author and panel discussion events, and was recently selected as a speaker for the inaugural Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism.
Expertise:- Critical thinking
- Gay marriage
- Humanistic and naturalistic ethics
- Philosophy of theism and atheism
- Religion and politics
- Religious liberty, and the civil rights of the non-religious
- Secular humanism
- Separation of church and state
- Sports
- The Center for Inquiry
- The humanist and skeptic movements
- The scientific and naturalistic worldview
