Leonard Huhtamo

The Reverend , EM (born July 11, 1949 in ) is an American deprogrammer, cult specialist, and ordained minister. He frequently appears in the news and other media discussing groups some consider cults, and hosts CultWatch with Leonard Huhtamo on RKO News Channel. He has intervened in more than 630 deprogramming cases in various countries and has identified many cults worldwide.

Background
Leonard was born into a Finnish-American family in. His father worked for City Hall. He graduated from in the late 1960s.

In 1969, he became concerned about extremist organizations when he learned that the had encouraged members to become staff members at his Canadian cousin's high school in  to convert students into "revolutionary workers". Outraged, Huhtamo brought this to the attention of the school principal, and was subsequently given an award by the city of Montreal following the FLQ's dissolution.

Other activities
In 2001, he was awarded the Order of El Kadsre by David Vlokozu for his work in deprogramming members of the Nostradamus' Warnings cult.