FORGING HEALTHIER FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
CORE CONVICTION
We believe that all persons were made in the image and likeness of God, and value all human life from conception to natural death.
CORE VALUES
SPIRIT LED BOLDNESS
Our deep confidence that provision comes from God alone is the animating principle which guides our decision-making and gives us an inspired audacity.
We are slow to discern and quick to act.
RIGOROUS EXPLORATION
We value relentless problem-solving and seek honest solutions that address root issues.
Motivated by impact, we look to see what is broken and ask hard questions embracing failure as a step towards innovation.
MADE FOR RELATIONSHIP
We believe that all people were made for relationship. As image-bearers we value people over business, we pursue transformational connections, celebrating, supporting, and praying for one another as a family committed to change through relationship.
HUMBLE engagement
We commit to humble engagement, laying aside our egos and fostering an environment where everyone can speak up, be authentic, and embrace vulnerability. We boldly utilize our unique gifts, acknowledging our limitations while continuously seeking growth and learning.
INTENTIONAL BALANCE
We create space to delight in life - intentionally prioritizing family, relationships, and health - ordering our time to focus on what is most important.
We commit to keeping first things first and embracing seasons of both work and rest.
WE ARE
PURPOSEFUL
INNOVATIVE
THOUGHTFUL
STRATEGISTS
CONNECTORS
PASSIONATE
CONVICTED
ANALYSTS
WE STAND FOR
AUTHENTIC
RELATIONSHIPS
LOCAL
LEADERSHIP
THRIVING
FAMILIES
COMMUNITY
INITIATIVES
INTENTIONAL
GROWTH
WE AVOID
INEFFICIENCY
INSINCERITY
MEDIOCRITY
ARROGANCE
MEET OUR TEAM
An organization is marked by the quality of its team. At Life on Belay, we’ve gathered a group of profoundly effective and dedicated community builders, each individually devoted to our core values and to living out our mission.
Jeremy Aranda
President, Co-founder
Stacey Chik
Executive Vice President
Colin LeCroy
Vice President, Co-founder
Tim Chik
National Director of Strategic Partnerships
Samantha Wyman
Director of Program Services
Darcie Tallman
Human Resources Manager
Adam Henrichs
Senior Consultant
Tiffany Pitcher
Senior Consultant
Tim Furrer
Senior Consultant
Heather Isaac
Senior Consultant
FOUNDING STORY
Our story is one of God drawing men and women together in relationship to develop a new approach to transforming entire communities, increasing their capacity to love those most vulnerable.
In 2019, co-founders Jeremy Aranda and Colin LeCroy met as coworkers at a national nonprofit operating a network of clinics across the country. Their task was to help the organization reach its potential through innovation, data-driven insights, and a rigorous discipline of operational excellence and continual improvement. Through their work, they began to see that initial intervention in the midst of a crisis was not enough to transform the way a vulnerable individual responds. Further, as Jeremy and Colin began to recognize that a nonprofit’s budget and caseload constraints made it impossible for the organization’s staff to offer the deeply personal and long-term care that was needed to transition an individual from entrenched instability to long-term stability. They needed a new model.
Life on Belay launched in 2020 to pursue this mission. As a collective of talented and experienced leaders from across the nonprofit space, we are committed to helping communities increase their capacity to love the people they serve. Christians are individually called to serve and love our neighbors in a way that affirms their dignity, establishes God’s kingdom, and brings peace to their community. This service should extend beyond an initial crisis response and into vulnerable individuals’ lives. At Life on Belay, we believe that God designed the family with a particular plan in mind. It’s our goal to equip nonprofits, churches, and other frontline organizations with the tools they need to offer vulnerable individuals and families with the opportunities that allow them to build a life consistent with God’s design, in which they are free from fear and shame and able to flourish.