Advisory Council
Diverse Professional Skills
The Advisory Council at Undaunted Futures plays a critical role in advising, planning, and delivering upon our purpose and promise. Upon learning about the mission of Undaunted Futures, each of these individuals raised their proverbial hand and asked, “How can I support your efforts?”
Advisory Council members bring diverse professional skills that add an important dimension to our work. From legal to finance, project management to operations, their professional backgrounds span the gamut of expertise needed to effectively, and efficiently, run a nonprofit organization. Collectively, the Advisory Council is a highly committed group of people who are laser-focused on the overall success of building, growing, and sharing the mentorship program at Undaunted Futures.
Scott August
As CFO for public, private equity and venture backed Edtech companies, he is passionate about social impact and has spent the last 20+ years leading education company senior management teams in trying to ensure positive outcomes for students.
Flynn Bucy, PhD
Dr. Bucy is a senior consultant in the areas of entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. He has a unique combination of academic, business, and nonprofit experience to integrate research and practice into pragmatic strategies for innovation and change management.
Dave Blaiklock, PhD
Dave has over 20 years of experience in K-12 education and has served as a research consultant to over 100 school districts. His work has had influence on state and national policy. Dave has a Ph.D. in education policy from George Mason University.
Julie Doar-Sinkfield
Career educator, school founder, and social entrepreneur, she has an MA in Sociology, and. BA in African-American studies. Currently, she works in Inclusion services for Neurodiverse and First Generation college students. She is also a volleyball mom.
Jakki Mathis-Hull
Jakki is an attorney who has served in the EdTech industry for over 15 years. She currently serves as General Counsel for Edmentum. As a life-long learner who contributes part of her successful career to her mentors, she is committed to giving back through mentorship, notably to underserved youth of color.
Mark Ferguson
Advisory Council - Emeritus
Alan Hall
Alan has spent more than twenty years working with education organizations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. His work focuses primarily on business operations. A Project Management Professional (PMP®), Alan has also served as an Associate Vice President of Academic Partnerships for the Washington, DC chapter of the Project Management Institute.
Brian Salter
Brian Salter is a Information Technology and Data Analytics consultant with over 20 years of experience. He has brought his skills and knowledge to various organizations in the public and private sector as well as multiple start up businesses.