Who We Are
Get to know the incredible team championing the Beyond Valor mission.
BECKY LASH
is the founder of Beyond Valor. She is from Colorado Springs, CO.
Her undergrad is in Industrial-Organizational (IO) Psychology, with a Human Services Emphasis (2009). Later went on to work for corporate in the career field in IO. She is a National Vice President and Independent Consultant with Arbonne and has been with the company for almost 13 years. Because of Arbonne, she has been able to serve time, tithe, and give other resources to Beyond Valor. She is an event volunteer at Mountain Springs Church for 5 years. She is a military spouse and has a baby on the way.
TIHARA TAVERNER
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma therapist. She’s a military wife and mom to three boys.
Tihara received her Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from Liberty University in 2002 and worked for two years with Christian international aid organizations in India and Haiti. In 2005 after activation from the Army Reserves to an active duty deployment to Iraq, she moved to Texas and earned her Master’s degree in Social Work and Master’s degree in Divinity from Baylor University. Upon graduation, Tihara worked as the Director of Special Projects for the Waco Foundation which provides grants to nonprofits in McLennan County.
Tihara moved to North Carolina where she met her husband and began her work as a clinician treating combat and sexual trauma. She works in private practice and serves the mission of Beyond Valor.
TERI LINDER
currently serves on the Board as the VP of Finance. She has a Bachelors’ Degree of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She worked at BMO Harris Bank for seven years as an Investment Coordinator. She currently is a Regional Vice President for Arbonne International where she leads and trains a team of professionals to build and manage their own businesses.
Teri is a proud wife to her husband Tom and mother to four children. They reside in Southern Wisconsin. Her passion is dance and has been a Dance Instructor for 14 years. She loves to teach dance to children to help engage, encourage, and motivate students to reach their goals. She also serves her community as a Paraprofessional for elementary students with special needs.
As a victim of child abuse herself, Teri is determined to help serve other innocent children to get the care and support they need to move forward in a positive way. After learning and researching the ugly truths about child sex trafficking in the US alone, she couldn’t stand by the side and watch any longer. She is honored to be a part of Beyond Valor as they work together to help dismantle child sex slavery.
“You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know” -William Wilberforce
BROOKLYN NELSON
Brooklyn is a Regional Vice President with Arbonne Inc, a US Army Officer Veteran, and has a Masters Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy. She is raising four beautiful children with her husband Josh, and lives just North of Knoxville, TN.
A founding board member of Beyond Valor, Brooklyn joined the fight against sex trafficking in 2019 and remains an advocate of life giving Christian focused groups and pro-life organizations. She is a beginner guitarist, CrossFit athlete, world traveler, and puzzle enthusiast. She is proudly married to her husband for 12 years.
KATIE EDWARDS
Katie is an Assurance Manager with EY where she started her career in 2016. She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a degree in Accounting and Finance and is a licensed CPA. She is residing in Memphis TN and is a member of Highpoint Church where she first became involved in missions. Katie is passionate about serving, giving back, sharing God’s love, and joined Beyond Valor to fight against sex trafficking in March of 2022.
We Collaborate Across Sectors To Diminish Demand, Support Law Enforcement Against Traffickers And Fill In Gaps To Serve Victims.
We exist to strategically dismantle the business of human trafficking in the United States.
We accomplish this by…
- Thoroughly researching best practices to inform strategy.
- Officially collaborate with nonprofit and government entities whenever it makes the most sense.
- Only actively take on initiatives when there truly is a gap no one else is filling.
- Facilitate and implement research based programs and interventions through relationship building and partnerships. Interventions are run by partners.