OUR TEAM
To accomplish our mission of providing easily-accessible resources which are free for all who need them, FINDINGbalance has a lean staff and a highly engaged joint Board/Leadership Team.
Chrissy Kirkman
Program Director
With experience as a software analyst, marketing director, worship leader, and Christian life coach, Chrissy brings 23 years of diverse ministry and professional skills to FINDINGbalance. A former participant in Fb’s Lasting Freedom program, Chrissy has firsthand experience of the struggle faced by those battling food issues, and the courage it takes to seek help. No longer a captive of "diet culture", Chrissy is passionate about sharing the truth she’s found, and helping others find HOPE and tools to break free from eating and body image issues. Chrissy lives in Kansas City, MO and is married with one son.
Alisa Shanks, PhD
Chair
Alisa is a clinical psychologist licensed in the state of Colorado since 2004. She is passionate about university mental health having worked at Biola University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and now Colorado Christian University, where she is the Director of the Larry Crabb Center for University Counseling. Alisa believes in full eating disorder recovery and is dedicated to helping others find freedom. She has been married since 2000 and has two sons.
Bruce Donaldson, Esq.
Vice Chair
Bruce is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis office, where he concentrates his practice in the area of municipal finance. He is also co-founder and former owner of Selah House, a Christian treatment program for eating disorders. Mr. Donaldson received his J.D. summa cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington, where he graduated first in his class and served as articles editor of the Indiana Law Journal. He earned a B.A. in economics from DePauw University where he was a Malpus Scholar. Bruce and his wife Robon reside in Carmel, Indiana.
Constance Rhodes, ACC
Secretary/Treasurer
Constance founded FINDINGbalance in 2002. She is the author of Life Inside the Thin Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter, and The Art of Being: Reflections on the Beauty and the Risk of Embracing Who We Are. A former marketing director for what is now Capitol Christian Music Group, Constance's experience in the entertainment business helped shape FINDINGbalance as a media-based resource for those seeking freedom from eating and body image issues. To learn more about Constance's new coaching and artist development practice, visit www.truevoice.co.
Travis Stewart, MA, LPC, NCC
Board Member
Travis is a Licensed Professional Counselor and professional life coach with a Master's of Arts in Counseling and a Master's of Arts in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary. He was the original visionary for FINDINGbalance’s Hungry for Hope conference and has been a frequent featured expert in our Lasting Freedom course. An excellent communicator and teacher, Travis has spoken at schools such as Pepperdine University, Baylor, Washington University, and is a visiting instructor at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis where he lives with his wife and kids.
A.J. Rhodes
Board Member
A.J. is Vice President of Information Technology at Capitol Christian Music Group in Brentwood, TN, where he has worked since 1995 managing hundreds of users and millions of dollars worth of technical systems and equipment. He is also an accomplished musician, and regularly serves on the worship team at his church in Franklin, TN. The husband of founder Constance Rhodes, AJ has served FINDINGbalance in a variety of capacities since its inception.
Mark & Amy Schaller
Leadership Team Members
Amy has been involved with FINDINGbalance since 2006, volunteering in various capacities including piloting the Finding Balance with Food curriculum, blogging, moderating social media pages, and mentoring Lasting Freedom members. She has also assisted at five of the seven Fb Hungry for Hope summit events. She recently retired from her 25-year career as a Personal Trainer. Mark has been serving FINDINGbalance alongside his wife Amy since HFH 2012. He is a retired Police Lieutenant with experience in a broad variety of enforcement and management assignments over his 30-year career. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys sharing his passion for fly fishing with others by hosting events for his church’s adventure sports ministry. Mark and Amy currently reside in Northern California where they are active members of their local church. They have been married 36 years and have one son.
Samantha Davis
Book Keeper
Samantha's experience includes corporations such as Capital One and Circuit City, and a government position with the City of Richmond’s Police Department. For the past 10 years, she has been managing and organizing the lives of her husband and three young kids as a stay-at-home mom, as well as volunteering in church and her children's schools. She and her family reside in Richmond, Virginia.