Sarah M. Levin is a strategist, lobbyist, and grassroots organizer specialized in secular policy and engaging nonreligious Americans. She has worked in the secular movement for over a decade. Her past and current clients include the nation’s leading secular leaders and nonprofits, including Huffman for Congress, the Center for Freethought Equality, Jews for a Secular Democracy, Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers, Rights and Religions Forum, among others.
Sarah worked for the Secular Coalition for America from 2013–2019 in various roles, including Director of Grassroots and Community Programs and Director of Governmental Affairs. In her personal capacity, Sarah proudly represents the secular community as a Co-Chair on the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Interfaith Council.
In 2019, Sarah helped to pass a resolution at the DNC that expressly welcomes religiously-unaffiliated voters into the party, recognizing their values and historic marginalization. She then spearheaded the DNC’s 2023 resolution condemning white religious nationalism and its role in the January 6 insurrection.
In 2016, Sarah facilitated the establishment of the first ever Secular Caucus in the Texas Democratic Party and worked with secular Democrats to successfully incorporate three secular policy resolutions into the party’s platform. She went on to co-found Secular Democrats of America, which she continues to lead in her role as executive director.
Prior to joining the Secular Coalition, Sarah completed a year of AmeriCorps service and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from American University, where she served on the leadership board of the university’s Secular Student Alliance affiliate. After spending a decade in Washington, DC, she is now living in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and cat Donna. Sarah proudly counts herself among the ranks of childless cat ladies everywhere.