Jake is a long time science educator and promoter of science for children. With his work in "Jake's Attic" and "Discovery Kids" Jake has brought the amazing world of science to children for decades. Jake is the fourth Mr. Wizards to bare that moniker and has been a member of the NTSA and other groups to advance the understanding of science just like Don Herbert, the first Mr. Wizard.

While his demonstrations will amaze you, his stories of almost any topic will leave you speechless.

As Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, hardhearted in Madison, WI, Dan is on the forefront of many of the issue that deal with church and State separation. Dan's background was as an evangelical pastor and music performer and composer. Dan has written many books including "Losing Faith in Faith" and his recent one "The Life Driven Purpose" which Dan will be speaking on at this conference.

David Smalley is a well known podcaster and hosts "Dogma Debate with David Smalley" a weekly podcast with live callers and guests. David is also a former Christian musician and former Christian for 14 years. Now David can be heart on iHeart radio and often does voice over work for his atheistaudiobooks.com.

Dogma Debate with David Smalley has been down loaded more than 3.3 million times with around 150,000 downloads a week.

Tracie Harris can be seen and heard often on the Atheist Community of Austin's "The Atheist Experience" TV show as either host or co-host. When Tracie has time she also fills in on ACA's "The Non-Prophets" podcast and regularly does her thought provoking cartoon, "Atheist Eve." Tracie is active in many pro secular causes and is a highly sought after speaker and debater nationwide.

There is little Sarah will not tackle for here cause. while being involved and organizing Apostacon she was awarded "Atheist of the Year" by American Atheists in 2014. Sarah was recently named as the organizer of the quadrennial "Reason Rally" in Washington D.C. and is instrumental with "The Hotline Project" that provides a place for religious doubters to ask questions without judgment.

Tulsa native, Seth Andrews, was raised in a strong Christian family, went to a Christian school and even worked as a Christian rock DJ.Seth had a de-conversation story which is in his debut book "De-Converted" and tells of the struggles he has gone through reclaiming his life to be his own man. Seth is the host and creator of the very popular "The Thinking Atheist" podcast and is a prolific and amazing video producer.

Author and researcher, David Fitzgerald does with historic facts what many theologians do with religious dogma, he makes it easy to understand.David has written many articles and book including NAILED: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All. One of David's favorite topics is examining the sexual references that are throughout the Bible. Coming Soon: Jesus Mything in Action

Teresa MacBain was the first woman clergy to complete her process of leaving the clergy through The Clergy Project. MacBain was a life long devoted Christian and always wanted to serve God but as it turned out, there wasn't anything to serve. Teresa works with several local and national groups and is a crowd favorite when she speaks. Teresa is also instrumental with getting "The Hotline Project" active and working nationwide.

PZ Myers is a professor of evolutionary biology at University of Minnesota-Morris and author of the blog pharyngula pn Freethought Blogs. Myers is an outspoken critic of Intelligent Design and creation "science." He is widely regarded as a confrontationalist. in 2009, Myers was awarded, "Humanist of the Year."

Al Mutar is the founder of the Global Humanist Movement as well as a prolific writer and public speaker. Al Mutar when living in home of Iraq worked for Christopher Hitchens as a corespondent. AL Mutar spends his time in New York and DC when not traveling on his speaking circuits. Al Mutar has written for The Huffington Post, The Humanist, Free Inquiry Magazine, The  National Post in Canada, Big Think, The Richard Dawkins Foundation of Reason and Science, Secular World, Secular Nation Magazine and many others.

Missouri State University alum, JT Eberhard was one of the founders of Missouri's only free Skeptic conference, Skepticon. But that is the the beginning of this dynamic opera singer and magic trick performing man. He writes for the blog WWJTD and works with the Secular Student Alliance and and writes for other publications in addition to speaking on a wide range of humanist topics.

St. Louis area native, Matt Dillahunty is a regular host on the Atheist Community of Austin's "The Atheist Experience." Dillahunty was once on his way to become a Baptist minister when he lost his faith and found reason. Dillahunty is an "in-demand" debater having debated such prominate Christians apoligists as Ray Comfort, Sye Ten Bruggencate and others. Many of Matt's debates and TV shows can be found on You Tube.

Hemant Mehta has a background in teaching mathematics and recently became a full time atheist blogger and podcaster.Mehta has written several books including " I sold my Soul on ebay" and "The Young Atheist's Survival Guide." He is also the spokesperson for the Chicago Coalition of Reason and the former chair of the Secular Student Alliance.

Former St. Louis native Steve Hill has served his country both in the Marines and as a corrections officer. Today, Hill finds that making people laugh is much more rewarding. As a professional comedian, Hill reaches across barriers to bring out truth that otherwise cannot be seen. Based out of LA, now, HIll has his own business and still has time to be a active promoter of humanity and comedy.

Tulsa Based Comedian, Kenny Nipp, travels the world delivering his brand of humor to a very diverse audience. Even though being raised in the middle of "God's Country" Nipp was able to escape, unscathed, from religious indoctrination. The focus of NIpp's humor is often right wing politics and religion.

Russell Glasser is from Austin, TX and is a member of the Atheist Community of Austin and is a co-host of "The Non_Prophets" and over can be seen on the ACA's TV show "The Atheist Experience." Glasser is a fourth generation atheist and also speaks on a wide range of skeptical topics. When not doing his "atheist thing" Glasser is a software engineer.

Bro. Sam's brand of down home, common sense rings true of a sound one may have heard Will Rogers or Mark Twain once speak of. But as a much needed voice of reason in Today's world, Bro. Sam is a breath of fresh air in a garbage pit of religious decay. goddamn! There is no snake oil or laying on of hands but you may want to give a hardy "RAMAN" when you hear Bro. Sam speak!

Once a devout follower of a misogynistic dogmatic faith that places women as little more than breeding and care giving devices, Garrison has found relief in her freedom from religion and speaks about families and women that resort to forcing all sorts of harm upon women and children int he name of a god. Garrison writes the blog, "No Longer Quivering" which has gotten much recent attention do to the "Drugger" situations as they are a clear example of a quiver-full family. Garrison is this year's [2015] American Atheist of the year.

From the Dallas area, Aron Ra has built a large following of viewers with his well researched and written videos on You Tube. Ra is one of the best speakers to street preachers you will ever meet. No matter what topic, Ra can address their specific issue. [It's another thing to get them to hear what he says.] Ra also hosts the podcast, "The Ra-men" and is the Texas state director of American Atheist.

After a Category 5 tornado struck Moore, Ok in 2013, Vitsmun was interviewed near her destroyed home, CNN's Wolf Bliter asked her is she was thankful to god to be alive to which she replied, "Actually, I'm an atheist." and as such her secret was out to all her friends and family and everyone. After getting there lives someone what together, Vitsmun and her family moved to Seattle Washington, where tornadoes rarely hit, and help organize the Foundation Beyond Belief's Humanist Disaster Recovery Teams. Rebecca spends time also writing and speaking on "Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey."

Film maker Jeremiah Camara has created a power documentary about the role of religion in the African American communities entitled "Contradiction." Camara's film highlights the way religion is used in these communities against the best interest of the followers of it, a contradiction of purpose.

True is the organizer of this years Gateway to Reason and has been an atheist since 2001. His background includes a 18 year evangelical stink in Christianity with DJ jobs at two Christian radio stations. True was involved in journalism in Kansas which got him access to many of the future awful leaders they have Today, face to face, and some as former family. True now works to promote rationalist thought and community while being a pet photographer for his real job.