Board of Directors

Rajendra Kumar Kale - Chairman of the Board

Rajendra Kumar Kale served at India’s Defense Research and Development Organization for 34 years. As a defense scientist he has also done teaching stints with the Indian Army and with a defense university in India. He has widely travelled across India and Europe. After his superannuation, he settled in Pune, Maharashtra, India, where he practices law.

Rajendra holds Master of Philosophy in physics, and a law degree from Pune University. Environment, development, justice and equality are issues close to his heart.

Bruce Weiner - Founder, Co-managing Director and Secretary/Treasurer of the Board

Bruce founded The Secular Community in May 2018. He holds a B.S. degree in Management from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Born in Rochester, New York, he has traveled extensively around the world, primarily in conjunction with his 23 years of military service as a United States Air Force officer. Following his retirement from the military, Bruce spent the remainder of his career in information technology, primarily in managment positions. He has run for public office and has been active in progressive causes for many years.

Bruce is the author of A Secular Bible for Today's World.

Joe Simonetta - Co-managing Director

Joe holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Colorado. He also studied architecture at the University of Southern California. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and has also studied at Yale Divinity School. Further, he holds a B.S. degree in Business Logistics from Penn State University.

Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Joe is the second of three sons of an immigrant blue-collar steelworker and his wife. He has lived for significant amounts of time in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, Greece, New Zealand and Ecuador.

His life experiences encompass many fields, including:

• Army officer
• Professional athlete
• Entrepreneur and businessman
• Architectural designer, real estate developer and home builder
• Environmental activist, author, public speaker, and senior editor of the World Business Academy
• Twice a nominee for the U.S. Congress and once a nominee for the U.S. Presidency (Democratic Party National Convention, New York City, 1992).

Joe is the author of Seven Words That Can Change the World, The Simple Truth and The Death of Sacred Cows; Religion, An Obstacle to Human Progress; The Skeptic's Book of Religious Quotes and Anecdotes; The Heroes Are Us: A Call to Rescue Our World, and more. Joseph R. Simonetta