She did not identify as an atheist until she learned that word two years later; her family and teachers were not supportive of her disbelief.
[7] She attended Montgomery County Community College, and became president of the school's chapter of Campus Freethought Alliance.
There, she tried to start an atheist club, but her friends opposed the idea because they considered atheism and humanism to be "harmful, Eurocentric ideologies.
[8] Goddard participated in the secular movement as a volunteer and activist for several years before being hired as a field organizer by the Center for Inquiry in 2006.
[14] In 2019 she became the vice president of programs for American Atheists where she serves as a senior member of the leadership team.