BAYCAT is modeled after Manchester Bidwell Corporation, a ground-breaking social enterprise based in Pittsburgh, PA and founded by Bill E. Strickland, Jr. in 1972. We acknowledge with deep gratitude the affiliation we share with Bill and his organization.
BAYCAT’s ongoing success results from the efforts of our students, their families, and the networks of support and encouragement we forge together. None of this would be possible without the dedicated efforts of a core group of individuals who have worked on the BAYCAT team.
- Jose Alfaro
Video Producer - Katie Cruz
Program & Project Manager - Ariel Dovas
Senior Producer - Tim Harrington
Art Director & Instructor - Villy Wang
President & CEO - August Zajonc
Fiscal Manager
Jose Alfaro
Jose graduated from SFSU with a BA in Broadcasting, and has been a filmmaker and media producer for the past 7 years. He first joined BAYCAT as an intern while in college and is now a mentor for the Internship program and BAYCAT Studio Producer.
Katie Cruz
Katie has a BA in Theater from SFSU and is very passionate about youth and their exposure to the arts. When she isn't at work she's either volunteering at an after school program or working in the Theater.
Ariel Dovas
Ariel is an independent filmmaker who brings to BAYCAT both his technical skills and passion for youth education. Prior to BAYCAT he co-founded the nonprofit youth Shakespeare theater company "No Holds Bard."
Tim Harrington
Tim has an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design and over ten years experience as a graphic designer for local and national clients. He also teaches graphic design at City College of San Francisco.
Villy Wang
Villy brings a unique 20-year background in education, arts programming, nonprofit business and law. Villy has a BA in Engineering and Economics from Brown University and a JD from Northwestern.
August Zajonc
A graduate of Pomona College, August worked as a Program Finance Officer for 4 years at a Social Finance Foundation supporting a portfolio of $38 million. He has a passion for turning the accounting function into a source of support for nonprofits in their missions.
Board
Keith Kappmeyer, Chair
Eric Pearson, Vice Chair
Charles Patton, Treasurer
Linda Pettus, Secretary
Joe DeLucchi, Chair, Finance Committee
Herbie Hancock, Emeritus Founding Board Member
Cameron Douraghy
Ryan Dunn
Todd High
Julius Robinson
Melissa Tidwell
Advisors
Barb Crist
Benjamin Bratt
Bob Edwards
Bill Strickland, Jr.
Delroy Lindo
Dixie Horning
Jaime Durr
Joy Hoffmann
Peter Bratt
Roger Bulosan
Will Rosenzweig
THANK YOU for helping us be who we are today
Aaron Ackerman, Adam Langton, Alia Curtis, Andy Donner, Atiba Phillips, Barb Crist, Ben Landers, Bill Strickland, Carole Bailey, Carolyn Alexander, Chad Grochowski, Charles Ward, Dan Brandon, Dan Perkel, Dave Yanofsky, David Waisman, Debra Dunn, Dolores Gray, Erica Deiparine-Sugars, Ernest Jackson, Fedele Bauccio, Gemmie Jones, Gina Guttierez, Hollis Pierce, Isabel Yrigoyen, Jade Green, Janet Davis, Jennifer Severin, Jesse Madway, Jim Losi, Joseph Mouzon, Joseph Pinto, Joseph Simon, Julie Obbard, Judd Antin, Kenya Davis, Kimberly Brandon, Kyle Salyer, Lorelei Goll, Lynette Sweet, Mari Mielcarski, Mark Habib, Marty Ashby, Morry Hermon, Ray Hildreth, Rene Govanucci, Sandra Geiger, Shane King, Sharon Wamble-King, Sonali Joshi, Sophie Maxwell, Sue Sacks, Suzanne Di Bianca, Tara Beyhm, Walter Johnson
