Board of Directors
Broken to Beloved exists to provide resources in awareness, safeguarding, and recovery for those in and coming out of spaces of spiritual abuse, religious trauma, and church harm and offer pathways toward healing and wholeness.
To help us fulfill our mission, Broken to Beloved is honored and grateful and have the following individuals serve on our Board:
Kat Wilkins, LPC
Board Member
For nearly a decade, Kat has helped adults pursue wholeness and healing in a clinical setting and is convinced of the goodness and wisdom of our bodies.
Specializing in religious trauma, her formal training includes EMDR, Polyvagal Theory, Ego State therapy, and Bowen Family Systems, Kat is constantly reading and learning new approaches and skills.
She holds a Masters degree in clinical counseling, and is professionally licensed by the state boards in Missouri and Florida.
Brett Deal
Board Member
Brett serves in Richmond, VA, at Eternity Church.
Over the last 20 years, he has pastored churches in America and Africa, teaching and training new pastors, planting churches as well as revitalizing others recovering from spiritually abusive leadership.
He serves local congregations, pastors and missionaries who’ve experienced religious trauma. Because of this, Brett is grateful to join Brian to see more people move from broken to beloved.
Laura Barringer
Board Member
Laura is a passionate advocate for the wounded resisters of institutional abuse. She is also a full-time teacher, a part-time writer and speaker, and coauthor of A Church Called Tov as well as Pivot: The Priorities, Practices and Powers That Can Transform Your Church Into a Tov Culture.
She previously co-authored the children’s version of The Jesus Creed and wrote a teacher’s guide to accompany the book.
A graduate of Wheaton College, she resides in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband Mark and their beagles.
Tim Wiggins
Board Member
Tim served as a pastor in the suburbs of Chicago for nearly a decade. While also being the son of a church planter, he has seen both the joy and devastation that can come from life in the church.
He holds a B.A. from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Biblical and Theological studies from Covenant Seminary, and is in pursuit of a Doctor of Ministry degree. Â
Currently, Tim serves on staff in Wheaton College’s Litfin Divinity School, while continuing to contribute to local churches through his preaching and worship leading.Â
Mariah Heinz
Board Member
For nearly a decade, Mariah has served in fundraising, advancement, and church engagement for one of the largest social service providers in Illinois.
She is a gifted strategist and communicator, and has utilized her skills to organize large events, help people get the support they need, and build partnerships with local churches across the state.
Outside of her work Mariah enjoys gardening and being with her dogs (Bunny and Pepper).Â
