ALL ABOUT US

We believe that great design contributes to a quality of life that EVERYONE deserves.

COLLABORATIVE

We strive to deliver good design and planning that support working families and individuals. We thrive on collaboration and view teamwork as an essential element in the design and building process (see our team of experts below).

COMMUNITY

Our spaces include elements that nurture community and build on positive human experiences that are good for the community, the environment, and the earth.

Meet the Team

We focus on sustainable design practices, historic preservation/reuse principles, affordable housing and walkable neighborhoods

Co-Founder & CEO

Diane Coward

Diane Coward is co-founder and CEO of REVision West,and Lineametrics Group. Ms Coward holds an architecture degree from UC Berkeley with a specialty in green design. In addition to her design work, Ms. Coward has over 20 years working in leadership positions in the non-profit sector as well as a strong commitment to social justice, smart growth and equity. Ms.Coward founded and ran her own restaurant for many years and volunteers at many levels in the community.

Co-Founder & President

Brendan Connolly

Brendan Connolly is co-founder and President of REVision West. Brendan has been working in real estate development and construction on the Monterey Peninsula since 2002, and is the CEO and President of Wayfinder Development Inc., a full-service general contracting company serving the Monterey Peninsula. Brendan has a degree in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley, and proudly served as a firefighter and paramedic in Monterey for eight years.

Partner

Chandler McCoy, AIA

Mr. McCoy holds a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Master's Degree from Columbia University. Mr. McCoy has over 20 years experience in design, planning and historic preservation work. Most recently he has been the Associate Director of Planning for the Presidio Trust of San Francisco. Mr. McCoy is an expert on the preservation and conservation of the modern movement, founded the Northern California Chapter of DOCOMOMO and is currently a Senior Program Officer at the Getty Conservation Institute

CFO

Jim Coward

Jim Coward is co-founder and Chief Financial Officer for Lineametrics Group,LLC, one of the parent companies of DCA Design Group. Mr. Coward handles all business and financial operations of the company. Mr. Coward has over 20 years of business development experience having co-founded multiple high technology companies in Silicon Valley, and a successful small business in Portland, Oregon

Consultant

Tom Graul, AIA

Mr. Graul holds a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Graul has been instrumental in many large projects nationally as well as internationally. He served as Project Architect for the Getty Center Development in Los Angeles, with Richard Meier & Partners. Mr. Graul has worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Tom Erickson, and Architectonica among other notable firms.