David Warden - Chair
David Warden was born in Bournemouth and he grew up as a Christian. After studying Christianity at university he lost his faith and gradually came to identify as a humanist. He edits Humanistically Speaking online journal and is an honorary member of Humanists UK. Locally, he is a member of the Bournemouth & Poole Holocaust Memorial Day committee and he speaks to hundreds of students every year about humanism in local schools. When time allows he plays piano.
Lyn Glass - Vice Chair
Lyn Glass is a former Chair of Poole Arts Trust (Lighthouse), and board trustee director of BH Live (BIC, Pavilion, and five south coast leisure centres). Lyn is particularly fond of comedy and cats.
Daniel Dancey - Treasurer
Daniel works in computer security and he's given us some brilliant talks on artificial intelligence, cryptography, and logical fallacies.
Steve Neel - Secretary
Steve who has a background in design deals with our admin and membership, and with our web design and social media promotion.
Dean Robertson
Dean Robertson co-hosts our pub social nights and he cooks a superb curry for our annual Darwin Feast Day in February.
Phil Butcher
Phil Butcher is our leading audio-visual technician and he's given us a number of excellent science-related talks. He worked in the nuclear industry before retirement and he is a keen cyclist and saxophonist.
Simon Whipple
Simon Whipple co-hosts our Humanist Forum evenings. He was a junior officer in the Army, serving in the Falklands War, and subsequently he worked as a solicitor specialising in Social Welfare Law.
Sally Hawksworth
Sally Hawksworth is a retired teacher and she represents Dorset Humanists on BCP SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education). When not attending Dorset Humanists events she may be seen Molly dancing!
Barry Newman
Barry grew up in South Africa and he is a retired intensive care consultant. He speaks to hundreds of students every year about humanism in local schools and he represents Dorset Humanists on the Dorset SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education). Barry has given us some very thoughtful and informative talks on medical ethics, assisted dying, how to fix the NHS, and philosophy of science.
Sandra Lucie-Smith
Sandra hosts our hotel social events and organises our annual festive dinner. Now retired, has previously worked in London managing dental practices, followed by marketing and promotions.
Roger Mann
Roger is our webmaster and tech specialist. He has travelled extensively, working for overseas volunteer organisations, and he currently supervises our website and systems maintenance.
Dorset Humanists is run by a committee of up to 12 of our members. Members can be co-opted onto the committee during the year and elected at the AGM in March. We try to be demographically diverse and currently we would particularly welcome expressions of interest from women. You would be expected to attend at least four committee meetings a year and volunteer your skills and talents to help Dorset Humanists to achieve its aims. The ability to work well as part of a team is a requirement of the role. Please have a word with David at one of our events if you would like more information.