Roy Goble is the founder of PathLight International. Although he started his career in real estate in 1981, he always felt called to ministry and, inspired by a course he took at Westmont College, started a non-profit to serve the poor in regions of the world threatened by environmental problems. The organization sent short-term mission teams to over twenty five countries, but much of their focus was on Belize, Central America, where a development facility, Jaguar Creek, was constructed as a base of operations. In response to the obvious needs for a higher quality education in the villages around Jaguar Creek, Roy started PathLight International in 2007. In collaboration with his wife D'Aun and their long time friends Mark and Adrienne Parcher, Roy started PathLight in hopes of transforming Belize and other nations by breaking the cycle of poverty and offering hope through faith and learning.

Roy lives in Pleasanton, California with his wife D'Aun and not far from their grown children, Rachel and Jedd, who are also involved in non-profit work. Roy splits his work day between real estate and PathLight, but in his spare time, Roy enjoys golf, jazz, and good wine. He also serves on a variety of boards including Westmont College, Goble Family Foundation, and Emerging Ministries. Roy writes an interesting blog and can also be followed on Twitter.

D'Aun Goble
Roy and D'Aun were high school sweethearts, and after graduating together from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, they married and settled in the San Francisco Bay Area. D'Aun helps at-risk children through a variety of organizations. In addition to being co-founder of PathLight and a Director of the Goble Family Foundation, she serves on the advisory board for King's Children's Home, an orphanage in Belmopan, Belize. Outside of her volunteer work, D'Aun is planting olive trees which she plans to harvest for olive oil within a few years. In her spare time she loves hiking, gardening, cooking, and her golden retriever, Sadie.

Born in Tupelo, MS and raised in San Francisco, Bryant attended Wheaton College where he earned BA's in Business/Economics and also in Biblical/Theological studies. He is currently working toward his Masters of Spiritual Formation, part-time with George Fox Seminary. He has been involved extensively in the Human Resource consulting sector and as well in Christian NGO work. He has experience leading many short-term service trips to Thailand, with the Sustainable Development Research Foundation. Most recently, he worked with a consulting company to provide cross-cultural training for business leaders in Seoul, Korea. Prior to joining PathLight he lived in Korea with his wife Hyojung and their one year old son.

Prior to starting an MBA in Asia, Bryant and his family felt a call to go back into ministry and decided to wait upon the Lord in Korea. It was during this wait that the Lord led him to the PathLight team to become the next Belize Program Director in 2011. As of June 2011, they will be based in Belize full-time alongside our Facility Director Antonio Bol and our Youth Pastor Louis Wade, mentoring the students in PathLight's program and overseeing operations in Belize.

As a young person, Bryant's heart to help others was shaped from growing up in an at-risk environment in the inner city of San Francisco. Watching God use others to help lead him through safely and blessing him in his walk ever since, he is excited about being in a position to do the same for children in Belize by offering them a chance for a brighter future and helping them understand just how much they are loved by God.

After successful careers in engineering and education, Mark and Adrienne felt God calling them to do something new. They joined PathLight following a year as missionary teachers in Costa Rica. In their short and long term mission trips to Central America, they saw first hand the difficulty and hopelessness that face many children who are unable to obtain a good education.

At the same time, they have seen the tremendous power and hope created by a faith in Jesus Christ. They are excited about the opportunity that PathLight provides to bring hope through faith and learning to children who so desperately need it.