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:
Brian Lee
Founder & Executive Director
Brian Lee is a pastor, coach, and speaker. As a survivor of spiritual abuse and religious trauma, he has spent his time since leaving vocational ministry in 2021 working to provide recovery and resources for fellow victims and survivors.
Based in Richmond, VA, Brian loves to go on mini-adventures with his family, exploring their neighborhood, community, and city. As a coffee snob and addict, he could always use another cup.
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.
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.
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.
What's Expected?
We ask each Board Member to commit to seven expecations:
- Determine, clarify, & support mission
- Participate in group processes
- Review Performance
- Ensure Effective Organizational Planning
- Steward Resources Effectively
- Determine and Monitor Programs and Services
- Promote Organization
Board members serve a 3-year term (beginning with the month they are voted in), with a limit of 2 consecutive terms. After a year off, individuals are welcome to apply or join again.
Board members will abide by the organization Bylaws and Code of Ethics, and operate according to our Values when representing the organization in any official capacity.
If you'd like more information about any of these expectations, please send an email to [email protected] and include "board member interest" in the header.
Join the Board!
We are currently looking for new members to join our team with experience in fundraising and/or marketing.
For more information on becoming a Board member and a list of expectations, please email [email protected] and include "board member interest" in the header. Please include CV, reason for interest and relevant experience.
