he served as director of planned giving for the humanist foundation, the endowment fund of the american humanist association, from august 2014 to june 2018, the latter an organization he earlier served as editor of its national magazine, the "humanist", from 1995 to 2006, as executive director from 1984 to 1999, and as national administrator from 1980 to 1984. he was also editor of the association's membership newsletter "free mind" from 2002 to 2006 and editor of the "creation/evolution" journal from 1980 to 1991.