About NOBL
Neighbors of Belknap Lookout (aka “NOBL”, pronounced noble) is a resident-led non-profit organization in Northeast Grand Rapids. We have been building community in the Belknap Lookout neighborhood since 1980!
We organize community-building programs and events such as neighborhood cleanup days and parties in our parks. We plant flowers and trees. We work with neighborhood volunteers and create neighborhood leaders. We promote public safety activities. We operate the Belknap Collaborative Garden, run the Belknap Tool Library, and facilitate neighborhood committees.
MISSION
To empower residents of the Belknap neighborhood to identify their interests, support their own well-being, and to facilitate community health and prosperity.
VISION
NOBL is a neighbor driven organization, committed to making a deep impact on the major institutions around us and collectively improving our built environment and our neighbors’ quality of life.
VALUES
• Community
• Justice
• Quality of Life
• Accountability
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Chair: Tom Doyle (he/him)
- Vice Chair: Lara Dengerink Van Til (she/her)
- Secretary: Dustin Lautenbach (he/him)
- Treasurer: Brandon Ryan (he/him)
- Tom Ralston (he/him)
- Peter VandeHaar (he/him)
- Katrina Winston (she/her)
STAFF
Kristina Colby (she/her)
Executive Director
kristina@belknaplookout.org
Office Hours: Typically Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 10am – 5pm
Schedule a meeting with Kristina
Josie Skinner (they/he)
Tool Library Manager
tools@belknaplookout.org
Office Hours: Saturdays, 9am – 12pm
Bonnie Bertin (she/her)
Social Work Intern
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30am – 5pm
Neighbors of Belknap Lookout
is proudly supported by:
