Dave Spencer, Founder and Chairman
Dave Spencer founded BayKids in 1997 and served as the Executive Director until 2001. He continues to be an active member on the board. He is the founder of the premier San Francisco health and wellness spa, Sen Spa. Dave is the board president of the Florence Academy of Arts and serves on the board of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Dave also worked many years doing community outreach with the S.F. Giants and the Oakland A’s. He received an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Mimi Rauschendorf, Executive Director & Producer
Mimi has been with Baykids Studios for many years and recently took over the leadership role. She has been working as a videographer for Baykids in multiple hospitals over the years and her experience in the field guarantees ongoing training for our staff. Before moving to San Francisco and exploring the independent film landscape here, she worked as a producer in Europe on over 15 major feature film productions.
Charles “Trey” Houston, Producer
Trey has been engaged in teaching and training young people in the visual arts for more than twenty years. Whether working in one-on-one sessions, with groups, or in classrooms, he remains committed to serving and enriching the lives of children and youth. Through his video/photography production company Chuck Three, Trey specializes in capturing the magic and vitality of the nonprofit sector, arts/community organizations and grassroots businesses. Trey has worked on numerous productions of all shapes and sizes locally and internationally. He studied film production and photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design and Vancouver Film School. trey@baykids.org
Jeremy Veit, Board Member
Jeremy is a Partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s San Francisco office. His practice at Kirkland focuses on all aspects of private equity transactions, particularly leveraged acquisitions of both public and private targets and equity and debt financings. In addition, Jeremy has experience in both public and private securities offerings, fund formation, executive compensation matters and general corporate matters.
Kelsey Cullen, Board Member
Kelsey is the founder of KCPR, a boutique public relations agency she launched in 2017, specializing in venture capital firms and startups. With over 13 years of experience in PR, Kelsey has worked with more than a dozen venture firms and over 100 startups, supporting companies from pre-seed to IPO stages both in the U.S. and internationally.
Before starting KCPR, Kelsey led global communications at 500 Global, the world’s largest seed-stage investment firm, and previously honed her expertise at boutique and mid-sized PR agencies, focusing on venture and technology clients—a passion she continues to pursue.
A native of the Bay Area, Kelsey resides in San Francisco’s Marina District. She holds a B.S. in Business and Marketing from the University of San Francisco and has served on the board of the local nonprofit BayKids for six years. In her free time, she enjoys walking her Pomeranian, Tulip, and practicing Reformer Pilates.
