Our Board

Lisa Brown
President

Lisa Brown is a native Californian who has always been deeply committed to community service. Lisa’s professional experience includes work in interior design and finance. But her passion has truly been rooted in volunteerism. Lisa has previously served on the Board of Directors for the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association and the ValleyCare Charitable Foundation and she is currently a Director for the Museum on Main. As a volunteer she has also been active with Agape Villages Foster Families, Relay for Life and many others. Lisa and her husband Randy have been married since 1982 and she is a proud mom of three children and devoted grandma to two granddaughters and one grandson.

Richard Lysaght
Vice President

Richard has over 35 years of Executive Management experience in Service, Operations, Product Management, Marketing and Sales. He retired from Siemens Enterprise Communications in 2013 as the Director of Sales Operations for North America. He then joined a local Pleasanton Company: RS Calibration Services Inc. where he ran Field Operations and then as Vice President of Sales and Marketing completing his business career in 2017.

Throughout his working life, Richard has made an ongoing commitment to contribute his time and efforts to volunteer in the local community including: Coaching Youth Sports, Tournament Director for Pleasanton baseball and soccer Leagues, Site Council Chair in Pleasanton School District, Cub Scout Steering Committee and Career Counseling.

His passion is helping our neighbors in need. He and his family have been blessed over the years and he believes we are here on this earth to make a positive difference in the lives of those less fortunate. He has been active in support of Special Olympics, Feed My Starving Children, Drivers for Survivors, Convoy of Hope and Operation Cranberry Sauce. He is pleased to be now engaged in making Goodness Village a successful endeavor to provide a Fresh Start for the Homeless in our community.

Leslie Konher
Treasurer

Leslie Konher has over 13 years of experience in the biotechnology industry. Currently, she is a Senior Scientist working on process developments for clinical therapeutics. She serves as the Career & Leadership Development co-Lead for the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). She organizes the Conversation with Woman Leader Series, connecting WLI members and industry leaders to advance professional growth. 

Leslie has been a part of Crosswinds Church for over 7 years, where she has led small groups and volunteered within various ministries. Leslie co-founded the Crosswinds Welcome Wagon, which strives to engage first time guests and connect them with available resources. She has a passion for creating a welcoming experience for all that attend. As a Board Member for Goodness Village, she has a focus to create a community of inclusion and acceptance.

Randy Brown
Fundraising, Community Outreach Committees

Randy Brown is a proud Veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He has over 17 years' experience as a Real Estate Agent and has a strong passion for giving back to our community.

Randy has been honored to serve on the board of directors for Standford ValleyCare Charitable Foundation, Pleasanton Downtown Association, and The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce. He is also active in the Pleasanton Downtown Rotary Club where he served as Club President. Randy volunteers for several local nonprofits such as Agape Village Foster Families and The American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Randy is passionate about literacy and loves to build Lending Libraries for the community and even taught a local Girl Scout Troop how to build their own!

Randy and his wife Lisa are Pleasanton residents and are blessed to have three children and three grandchildren.

Doug Miller
Sponsorships and Community Outreach Committee

Doug has had two fulfilling careers – the first in the military and a second one is Silicon Valley.  He served as an Army helicopter pilot during two tours in Vietnam, where he witnessed personal hardships and the resilience of many survivors.  During a twenty-eight yearlong career in Silicon Valley, Doug worked in marketing and sales where he learned that if you have a compelling message, there is always a receptive audience if you work hard to find them.

After retiring in 2004, he turned his focus towards his community.  He was appointed as an Alameda County Commissioner for Veterans Affairs, served as Director for East Bay Stand Down, and organized the effort to build the Pleasanton Veterans Memorial. He also worked for the United States Army Wounded Warrior Program as a mentor to severely wounded veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and currently serves the Pleasanton Unified School District where he is a member of the Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee.  Along the way, Doug has established many relationships in local business and government organizations.

Noticing several dozen new tiny homes parked in from of CrossWinds Church in early 2021, Doug was intrigued by the idea of a comprehensive approach to addressing the growing unhoused population and chose to get involved in Goodness Village.

Doug and his wife Jan raised three children in Pleasanton after moving from New England more than 30 years ago. Their three adult children have brought forth five amazing and wonderful grandchildren.

Darcy DeCoite
Secretary

Darcy runs a boutique HR consulting firm providing leadership coaching and employment law compliance to small businesses and nonprofits.  She holds a BA in Communications from the University of San Diego and is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR).  Darcy is an active Rotarian, having formerly served as the Community Service Chair and Foundation President of Pleasanton North Rotary, as well as Club President of Tri-Valley Rotary.  She is also a member of the Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance and the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce.  Through her business and Rotary, she has worked with many local charities and devotes much of her spare time to serving those in need.  She is truly honored to be part of the Goodness Village team and their efforts to create a holistic and sustainable approach to helping the unhoused.  

Outside of her love for humanitarian work, Darcy is a doting aunty, a music lover, bohemian, world traveler, outdoorswoman, and amateur whiskey connoisseur.

Brian Metcalf
Finance Committee

Brian has been a dedicated husband to his lovely wife for over 19 years and father of two teenage boys. He’s a Licensed Architect with KTGY Architecture and Planning in Oakland Ca for the past 12 years and has over 28 years of experience in various forms of residential architecture. Brian has been attending CrossWinds for over 20 years and has involved in several volunteer projects including Day of Hope and Operation Cranberry Sauce.

He has a strong desire to put his passions to work for those in dire need of shelter and community. He looks forward to the friendships and opportunities Goodness Village can provide our un-housed neighbors.

Matt VanGent
Finance Committee

Matt is the Executive Pastor at CrossWinds Church and has worked closely on the construction project to get Goodness Village up and running. He was raised in Southern California and has spent all of his adult life living and working near Los Angeles, where he’s served in full-time ministry since graduating from college and absolutely loves the blessing of serving people in the church and in the community.

As a partner and leader for Goodness Village, Matt is really excited about seeing this community grow and flourish. The Tri-Valley has an affordable housing crisis; the church has plenty of land available; what a blessing to be able to help use an existing resource to meet such a crucial need!

Mark Williams
Emeritus Board Member

Mark Williams joined Pulte Homes in 2002 as Vice President of Operations, managing 202 Employees and 5 Disciplines. Prior to Pulte, Mark Williams was President and CEO of Floorspace Inc and Peninsula Floors Inc, spending close to 20 years in the flooring industry.

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from California State University, Sonoma. He completed 4 years of Apprenticeship-Journeyman and holds a C-15 California Contractors License

Mark has been on the HomeAid Northern California Board of Directors since 2001. He has personally been involved in five HomeAid shelter projects as both a trade contractor and a builder captain. Mark has been a public spokesperson for HomeAid for several years and even founded HomeAid’s signature fund raising event, the Trapshoot. This even has been adopted by five other HomeAid chapters and has raised over $3M for HomeAid Northern California. Mark was Chairman of the Board in 2009 and now serves in an active Emeritus role.

Mark Williams also worked for Joni and Friends as the Northern California and Thailand Director and Young Life. He has spent the last 11 years in the nonprofit industry with his wife Sue. They enjoy working together with Leadership of nonprofits and coined the phrase, “ We are helping people who are helping people.”

Sue Williams
Emeritus Board Member

Sue Williams grew up on Naval bases all over the USA and Japan. Her Dad retired at Moffett Field which landed her in California with her husband Mark. Sue attended St. Mary’s College, California College of the Arts and Sonoma State. After 10 years as a unit clerk at St. Mary’s Hospital, Sue has enjoyed 30 years as a Realtor in the Tri Valley, helping families purchase, market and sell their homes. She was the 2012 President of Alameda County Women’s Council of Realtors, planning educational events and fundraisers. For the last 11 years Sue and her husband have been supporting and getting behind nonprofit leaders through their organization “Tent Makers”.

She is blessed with four children and seven perfect granddaughters.