Our Story

Our Mission.

SpringSpirit exists to provide pathways for youth to realize life opportunities through sports, education, and mentoring programs based on Christian principles.

Our Story

Melissa and Kenny Baldwin
Co-Founders and President

The foundation of SpringSpirit began several decades ago in San Antonio as Kenny Baldwin, President and Founder, grew up and played baseball in a neighborhood much like the one SpringSpirit serves today. He was given the opportunity to attend Rice University on a baseball scholarship and then played professional baseball before spending twenty-eight years as a successful consultant in the oil and gas industry. Kenny credits his success to strong coaches, great teachers, loving mentors, and faith leaders who encouraged him throughout his life. It is his greatest desire to create these same opportunities and relationships for other under-served youth through SpringSpirit Baseball.

Our Team

Administration

Kenny Baldwin President/Founder	Rachel Owens (Chief Operating Officer)
Jeanne Grube (Controller)	Yesenia Merchan (Operations)
Brian Dennison Pitner Campus Director	Juan Ramirez Assistant Director at Pitner Campus
Ana Mendoza Campbell Campus Director	Marc Laney Senior Director of Development
Kakki Lange Development Manager	Jay Davis Corporate Development

Pitner Campus Team

Juan Ramirez Assistant Director a Pitner Campus	Katie Whalley Development Coordinator
Laura Smith Director of Education	Susan Hall Education Manager for Pitner Campus
Carin Thorn Education coordinator/Early Literacy	Connally Mooring Mentoring and Literacy Coordintor
Blanca Gallegos Whole Child Program	Kevin Witt Athletic Director
Gabriel Castillo Competative Baseball Coach	Michael Kidd Recreational Sports Coordinator/ Youth Ministry

Campbell Campus Team

Ana Mendoza Campbell Campus Director	Sergio Razo Recreational Sports Manager for Campbell Campus	Adrian Lucero Recreational Sports Coordinator
Elmer Villa Competitive Soccer Coordinator	Lizandro Salazar Competitive Soccer Coordinator	Said Perez Adult Ministry

Our Community

Spring Branch is a vibrant, growing and dynamic part of Houston. Among the local churches, schools, businesses, non-profits and mix of residents there exist many interested stakeholders that are working to see the community grow and thrive. There is a level of passion and commitment shared for the overall development of Spring Branch. The 1970’s marked a significant change in Spring Branch with the building of apartment complexes. During the 1980’s the City of Houston sought to build public housing in the area and was opposed by concerned homeowners and civic leaders. During that same decade, Houston’s economy declined rapidly and area apartments were vacated to families looking for inexpensive housing. The change in occupants is significant because it changed both the demographic and socio-economic status in the region. Beginning in 1980 to recent times, U.S. Census figures show a rapid and growing increase in the number of Latin American immigration to the community. The clear characteristics, noted both in the past and present, is the abundance of inexpensive multi-family housing and the excellent education provided by SBISD.

Our Board

Carlos Abello	Mike Gilbert	Mark McAdams	Steve Scott
Kenny Baldwin	Jay Graham	Brooks McGee	Aimee Snoots
Melissa Baldwin	Mark Hamilton	Stephen McNair	Richard Spitzer
Lance Berkman	Bill Herman	Philip McRae	Steve Stephens
Ryan Bishop	Doug Hodo	John Meredith	Trey Strake
Keith Booke	Howard House	Jeff Miers	Drew Taggert
David Buck	Eric Hudson	David Milich	Leslie Teel
Steve Buckley	Will Huthnance	David Miller	Ken Theut
Linda Castaneda	Sean Keenan	Michelle Mouton	Brian Thompson
David Cecil	Steve Kim	Mary Tere Peresquia	Beth Tilney
Gus Comiskey	Duncan Klussmann	Tony Pilegge	Marlen Trujillo
Jeff Dietert	Peggy Kostial	David Pluchinsky	Tim Tully
Bill Dor'e	Bob Kurtz	Jon Prather	Jesse Tutor
Gary Edwards	Dan Lang	Paul Primavera	Luke Vammen
Christina Feder	Mark Lange	Luis Rojas	Trey Vick

Our Founding Partners

The Stoller Foundation strives to be HIS witness “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Our Core Values

Teamwork: We rely on the talent and experience of every member of our staff to meet our mission goals. We will work as one team to achieve our common and individual goals. We will communicate openly, share ideas and support each other.

Respect for the Individual: We strive to create a workplace where employees learn from others and each person’s unique skills, gifts and experience are recognized. We will demonstrate grace, compassion and patience with colleagues, volunteers and participants.

Integrity: We believe that trust is built on honesty and ensuring that our behaviors match our words. We will act ethically, legally and according to our Christian principles in all situations.

Focus on the Family and Community: We are committed to improving the lives of the families and youth of Spring Branch. We will serve them willingly and with humility. We will listen to the community in order to understand the specific ways in which we can help and we will deliver quality programming.

Perseverance: We will be consistent and dedicated in our mission. We will serve with a positive attitude and remain focused when we encounter obstacles.

Operational Excellence: We are committed to building a team of competent, caring individuals who will represent the values of SpringSpirit.

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Melissa and Kenny BaldwinCo-Founders and President

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Melissa and Kenny Baldwin
Co-Founders and President