hi, we're beautiful day
Founded in 2004 by a group of people from all walks of life, Beautiful Day has sought to invest in communities with simple, direct and unyielding kindness. Each project is a compassionate act of service to come alongside an individual or community to help them flourish. Our goal is to aggressively spread compassion, to discard apathy in favor of activity and light fires of good will in the neighborhoods we work and live in, and have a direct effect on our community.
beautiful day leadership
get to know beautiful day's board of directors and senior leadership staff.
executive board members
Vicki Field
Vicki loves family, friends, volunteering and travel. She is passionate about helping others as has been shown in her commitment to Beautiful Day since its inception. She loves to connect people who enjoy working together as a team, and to find personal ways to connect the volunteers and recipients for meaningful experiences together.
advisory board members
Deacon Wightman
With 40 plus years of construction knowledge, both hands on and management, Deacon's passion is to share his knowledge with people, but especially those who want to help others, Deacon also has a passion for the homeless in the Bay Area and one day hopes to build a shelter that can provide not only housing and food, but life skill training and counseling for those in need.
Jen Laity
Beginning in 2009, Jennifer started volunteering with Beautiful Day at a variety of projects learning what it takes to make a project successful for everyone involved. Her goal is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the behind-the-scenes operations of Beautiful Day while ensuring good stewardship of all available resources.
John Collins
John got involved with Beautiful Day 14 years ago to teach his children the importance of service to others and how this is reflected in scripture. Following the experience of leading a project, he was invited to become a Beautiful Day Director and lead our largest project in terms of scope and duration, dubbed the Legacy Project.
Kim Stedman
Kim joined the Beautiful Day leadership team in September of 2017 and is passionate about providing organizational leadership to the team, serving others and helping others find their sweet spot to serve their community. Kim currently serves as the bd365 Director. bd365 is Beautiful Day's platform that encourages people to participate in smaller Beautiful Day projects year round.
Leslie Wightman
With more than 30 years experience in the home building and land development disciplines, Leslie is happiest helping others achieve their ideal space. ``With Beautiful Day, we're able to do that holistically, not just aesthetically, and throughout the community. I'm so grateful we get to do this!``
Matt Persing
Matt has been volunteering with Beautiful Day since 2018 and joined the leadership team in 2019. He is passionate about giving Beautiful Day volunteers the best experience possible and hopes to instill a love of volunteering in as many as possible. Besides volunteering, he enjoys spending time outdoors.
Scott Katric
Scott is a career public servant. During his career, he found opportunities to volunteer for various institutions and organizations as a way of giving back and paying it forward. He first volunteered to help on a Beautiful Day in 2012 and has increasingly stepped up his involvement. Scott has enjoyed his time supporting Beautiful Day and gladly accepted the invitation to become a Project Director as he looks for new ways to serve others.