Candace Gorham

Candace Gorham

AHA Vice President

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Email: candace.gorham@yahoo.com
Location: Greensboro, NC
Availability: In-person and online, year-round

Candace Gorham is the Vice President of the American Humanist Association. Candace is a licensed mental health counselor and author of “The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women are Walking Out on Religion–and Others Should too” and “On Death, Dying, and Disbelief.” She is a former ordained minister turned atheist activist, researcher, and writer on issues related to religion, secular social justice, and the African-American community. She is also a member of the Secular Therapist Project, The Clergy Project, and the Secular Student Alliance Speaker’s Bureau.

Honorarium Terms

$300 (negotiable, especially for student chapters)

Speaking Interests

  • Mental health (adult/children/family)
  • Race relations
  • Grief