Sarah Marie Levin / Founder & Principal
Sarah founded Secular Strategies in 2019 to help leaders champion secular policy in government.
Sarah’s track record of successful coalition building, strategic communication, and issue campaigns has uniquely positioned Secular Strategies as a bridge between secular and religious allies in the cause for religious freedom for all.
With a broad range of experience in government relations work at the federal, state, and local levels, she has served roles in both grassroots and grasstops advocacy, and has a knack for seeing the big picture. She prides herself on providing a high standard of professionalism and pragmatic, strategic advice to her clients.
Her background also includes volunteer and program management, public speaking, and fundraising—from five dollar donations at a conference booth to six-figure gifts from major donors.
In her personal capacity, Sarah proudly represented the secular community as a Co-Chair on the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Interfaith Council from 2019-2025 and currently serves as Council Secretary. She helped to pass a resolution at the DNC in 2019 that expressly welcomes religiously-unaffiliated voters into the party, recognizing their values and historic marginalization.
Previously, Sarah worked at the Secular Coalition for America (2013–2019).
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 Secular Student Alliance.
After spending a decade in Washington, DC and five years in Los Angeles, she now splits her time between her hometown of Philadelphia and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Kyle Marie Colucci / Communications Coordinator
Kyle was raised in a small, conservative town in Northern California that had no stop lights and even less desire for social change. Knowing this myopic and religiously oppressive environment was the antithesis of her moral compass, she escaped, seeking a brighter, more inclusive atmosphere to grow and thrive.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California and has lived in Los Angeles for over 15 years. As a social media marketing and branding specialist, Kyle started her company Socially Aware in 2015 and has thoroughly enjoyed advocating for clients ranging from small businesses to large corporations, across a dozen industries.
With a particular skill for storytelling, she helps shape and amplify the unique voices of her clients and their organizations, with an ethos of integrity as the guiding principle of her work. As an Ex-vangelical, atheist, and fierce advocate for women’s equity, joining the Secular Strategies team is one of her most personally and professionally fulfilling assignments to date.
She’s passionate about filmmaking, interior decorating, environmentalism, and caring for her 32 houseplants.
Sean LeHockey / Legislative Assistant
University of South Florida.
monitored committee activity on Capitol Hill. He previously interned with Platinum Advisors in Washington, D.C., where he broadened his knowledge of international affairs and trade policy.
CJ Smith / Legislative Assistant
CJ Smith, a native of Tennessee’s Sequatchie Valley, is a dedicated political scientist and activist deeply committed to civic engagement. She earned her M.S. in Urban Studies & Planning from Savannah State University in 2009 and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at Clark Atlanta University, focusing her dissertation on Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act.
Smith has led numerous political and issue-based campaigns in Georgia, notably contributing to a voter registration initiative that registered 120,000 voters in Chatham County and 2,500 Savannah State University students. Currently, she serves as a voter activist and advocate in coastal Georgia. Smith was featured in the New York Times article, “3 Georgia Women, Caught Up in a Flood of Suspicion About Voting,” for her activism to protect voter’s rights in Georgia.