Board of Directors

Jason Sanders is President of the Founding Board.  He has bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Utah State University and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.  He has worked in the science and engineering fields as an engineer, scientist, and attorney.  Today, Jason is a patent attorney at Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton LLP where he provides patent counseling for Fortune 500 companies, universities, and start-up companies.  In college he was the payload manager for a number of experiments that flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.  As an attorney he was recently recognized as one of Denver’s rising stars.  Jason is active in his neighborhood and church.  He and his wife, Danielle, live in Roxborough with their four children and Kamas the Dog.  

You can contact Jason at jason@bfacademy.org.

Paige Brock is Vice President of the Founding Board. She primarily grew up in Colorado and received her bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Colorado.  As a former litigation attorney, she has worked in the Denver offices of two different national law firms counseling clients in a wide range of civil disputes.  She also previously served as a volunteer lawyer for Metro Volunteer Lawyers Family Law Court.

You can contact Paige at paige@bfacademy.org.

Jason Sunahara is treasurer of the Founding Board.  He is a third-generation native Coloradoan, grew up in Franktown, and graduated from Regis Jesuit High School.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing, small business management, and entrepreneurship from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has been a Farmers Insurance agent since May 1998 and owns Santa Fe Suds Car Wash (located in Highlands Ranch). Jason and his wife, Amy, have two children and have lived in Highlands Ranch since 1999.

You can contact Jason at jasons@bfacademy.org.

Staci Ferguson is secretary of the Founding Board. She is a native Coloradoan, growing up in Littleton and graduating from Heritage High School. She has spent time volunteering at local elementary schools and with her church. After college, she worked as both a paraprofessional and an assistant teacher in local elementary schools. Staci is currently a stay at home mom and piano teacher. Staci and her husband Henry live in Roxborough with their son. 

You can contact Staci at staci@bfacademy.org

Becky Mullen is an at-large member of the Founding Board.  She grew up in Leawood, Kansas, and moved to Colorado in 1999 after attending The University of Kansas.  She is currently a stay at home mom, which she treasures more than anything else.  Previously, Becky performed quality assurance at a technology company.  She has been a hospice volunteer and is a licensed personal trainer. She attended the University of Kansas.   In the school system in which she grew up, parental involvement and assisting each child to reach his/her full potential was of utmost importance – Becky wants the same for her children.  Becky and her husband, Rob, live in Highlands Ranch and have three children.  

You can contact Becky at becky@bfacademy.org.

Matt Matherly is an at-large member of the Founding Board.  He is a native Coloradoan and was raised in Longmont.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Northern Colorado.  He has worked as a social worker for an adolescent residential treatment facility, in the real estate development and construction industry, and in the start-up and sale of multiple small businesses.  Currently, he provides financial services as a Certified Financial Planner™ and Portfolio Manager at his wealth management practice.  He also has been active in Social Venture Partners, where he contributed to the development and growth of various non-profits for the benefit of disadvantaged youth.  Matt and his wife, Trish, live in Highlands Ranch with their son.  

You can contact Matt at matthew@bfacademy.org.

Ward Cerny is an at-large member of the Founding Board.  Ward holds a bachelor’s degree in international business from Georgetown University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.  He currently works for Bernstein Global Wealth Management as a Financial Advisor to individuals, foundations and endowments.  Previously, he worked in Denver and throughout the world in international mergers & acquisitions in energy & power.  Ward was a founding leader of the IDEA Academy, currently known as IDEA Public Schools, a leading group of charter schools in Texas.  He also serves on the boards of the Colorado Council for Economic Education and the Association for Corporate Growth, Denver Chapter.  Ward and his wife, Gabriela, live in Littleton with their three daughters.

You can contact Ward at ward@bfacademy.org.