The Team
The Archeologists Uncovering The Agora
The ancient Agora would have just been a dusty market place in Greece if it weren’t for the philosophers who would gather their disciples and unfold the mysteries of the cosmos in the most common of places. The Agora is built on people and the uniqueness of its members who transform a space into a culture.
Our team is a diverse group of professionals. We are made up of talented individuals, and polymaths who bring a wide range of research interests and expertise to the table. We have a passion for fostering environments of open dialogue and sharp inquiry that is marked by epistemic humility.
Our Team
Shane Reid | President, Founder
Experience
Philosophy Instructor and sole proprietor of Episteme Tutoring
Free Will, Agent Causation, and Quantum Indeterminism
Free Speech, Self-government, and Social Structure
Staff Writer
Education
BA Philosophy, Westmont College
MA Pastoral Ministry, Mosaic College
BA candidate, Mathematics and Physics, Moorpark College
Brandon Neuman | Vice-President
Experience
Associate Attorney, Global Immigration Partners
American Governmental Theory
National Security Law, Policy and Ethics in Global Business
Assistant Council Commissioner, Boy Scouts of` America
Editor-in-Chief, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal
Education
BA History, Political Science, Philosophy, The George Washington University
J.D., University of Southern California
Lynsey Reid | Creative Director, Founder
Experience
Wellness Coordinator, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Clinical and Educational psychology
Creative Life Coaching
Art and Design
Contemporary Faith and Belief in the Global Context
Staff Writer
Education
Psychology and Linguistics studies, Moorpark College
Jacob Melton | COO
Experience
SAG-AFTRA Actor
Political Theology, Christian Political Thought
Law, and public policy
AFROTC, MC Team Lead, Event Speaker and Coordinator
Education
BA candidate, Political Science, Pepperdine University
A.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences, Moorpark College
Tony D'Amico | Principal Consultant
Experience
Network Television Host
Philosophy Dialogue Facilitator
Jurisprudence Expert
Big Four Consulting Senior Manager, and Director in Big Tech
Corporate Transactional Attorney
Education
BA, Princeton University
JD, Notre Dame Law School
Tom Harrits | Vice - Chief Marketing Officer
Experience
Philosophy dialogue Facilitator
Research interests include: John Milton, Edmund Spenser, John Donne
Screenwriter
Novelist, Historical Fiction
Education
BA English, Princeton
Brian Herlocker | Resident Scholar
Experience
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Moorpark College
Former Latin Teacher at Villanova Preparatory School
The Dialogue Between Science and Religion; Investigating the Roots of the Popular Warfare Thesis that Pits Science Against Religious Belief
The Rise of Nominalism and its Role in the Reframing of Nature and in the Birth of Modernity
Thomistic Natural Philosophy and Natural Theology
Education
Ph.D. Candidate (ABD), Philosophy of Religion at the University of Chicago
Master's degree in theology at the University of Notre Dame
Bachelor's Degree in Biology, St. Olaf College