Sasha Pixlee
Content Manager and Bartender
Sasha was born in the office of a homeopath/chiropractor and was raised Mormon (the second Whitest religion in the world, after Scientology). He reasoned his way out of his intellectually disadvantaged upbringing and has become passionate about feminism, LGBT equality and anti-racism as a reaction against the culture in which he was raised. He likes justice, American whiskies, British gins, and hiding in his west coast liberal fantasyland.
Matt Lowry
WTFF Secretary and “Sexiest Legs on the Board”
Matt is a high school and college physics professor, and he runs the Skeptical Teacher blog… thus, he is both white and nerdy! He attempts to promote science, skepticism, and critical thinking to not only his students but the wider population because critical thinking begins, not ends, at the classroom door. He believes in the adage attributed to Carl Sagan (another white and nerdy dude): “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
Throughout the years, Matt has been involved in many aspects of education and the skeptical movement. In that time, he has seen the benefit of approaching these topics from the viewpoint of non-white non-dudeness, because while he thinks he’s smart, he is also smart enough to know that other people’s experiences and perspectives on these topics are also valuable. So yeah, he’s just that smart.
Ben Lurvey
WTFF Board Member and Reacher of High Things
As a young and enthusiastic board member of the WTFF with a passion for all things scientific and skeptical, Ben’s talents are applied behind the scenes. Whether planning events, manning posts, or researching, Ben’s dedication to the WTFF is unflinching.
Ben was recognized as white at a very early age, and for this reason decided that a career spent indoors pursuing a career in medicine was best for him. He is currently in the private sector but working to get back into school.
Don Riefler
WTFF Volunteer Coordinator and founding member
Don’s whiteness owes itself to a largely Germanic and Scandinavian genetic background and a complete inability to tan. His paleness is legendary across the Midwest every time he goes to Florida people marvel at his complete lack of a tan (it’s true). He is leveraging his whiteness to help educate the masses in science in the informal setting of a museum somewhere once he finishes his Master’s and get a job. He enjoys such traditional white people activities as skiing, scuba diving, and listening to old rock music.
Patrick Orlob
Some white guy we found
Patrick Orlob live in Salt Lake City (which isn’t nearly as bad as everyone thinks) and is the founder of Salt City Skeptics. His Twitter stream flails violently between “dry riverbed” and “firehose,” but you can follow him anyway at @porlob.