Staff
Sean Faircloth, Executive Director
Sean Faircloth was hired as the Secular Coalition for America’s Executive Director in June of 2009. He served a decade in the Maine State Legislature and in his last term was elected Majority Whip by his colleagues. Faircloth was an accomplished legislator, successfully spearheading over thirty pieces of legislation, including the deadbeat dad child support law which saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Faircloth had numerous legislative successes in children's issues and justice system reform. While in office, he was selected to chair a Sex Crime Commission, the Early Childhood Commission, and a Commission on the Citizen's Initiative Process.
Sasha Bartolf, Legislative Director
Sasha Bartolf came to us as a Legislative Associate from a research and writing position at Congressional Quarterly, where she contributed to CQPolitics.com, Politifact.com, CQ Weekly, and CQ Healthbeat. Previously she was a lobbyist and public policy writer at Impact, NJ. At the Secular Coalition Sasha's responsibilities are Congressional lobbying, grassroots advocacy, and research.
Natasha Olinger, Operations Manager
Paul Fidalgo, Communications Manager
Lori Lipman Brown, Founding Director Emeritus
Lori Lipman Brown is a lawyer, an educator, and a former Nevada State Senator. From 2005-2009 she served as the first director of the Secular Coalition for America.



