Tips and Tools

Christopher Koenig is the senior vice president of strategic media initiatives at Plowshare, where he focuses on advancing how public service messaging reaches and engages modern audiences. With nearly two decades of experience in digital media, he brings deep expertise in strategy, audience development, and media innovation, specializing in turning complex objectives into scalable, data-driven programs that drive measurable impact. In this role, he helps power Plowshare’s efforts to secure over $1 billion in donated media annually for nonprofit and federal organizations.

Amber Crayton is a self-motivated and detail-oriented cybersecurity professional bringing more than four years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity and more than seven years in customer service. With strong problem-solving skills, she focuses on troubleshooting technical and security issues. She has a strong foundation in risk assessment, digital privacy, and network security. With a background in both public and private sectors, Amber has worked across diverse IT environments performing system audits, evaluating security protocols, and supporting data protection initiatives.

Her expertise includes conducting vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate risks, supporting secure system configurations, and managing sensitive information through strong compliance practices. Amber is also skilled in implementing secure file handling protocols, auditing embedded systems, and assisting with phishing simulations and user awareness training to improve organizational resilience. She is passionate about translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, improving end-user security behaviors, and enhancing privacy in AI-integrated environments.

With a bachelor’s degree in applied technology: cybersecurity, Amber holds the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) certification and a level one CISSP certificate, as well as a Cybersecurity Infrastructure Technician certificate. Her proactive mindset, attention to detail, and ability to foster collaboration make her an asset to the Undaunted team and its clients.

John Wechsler is the founder of Spokenote and a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience building and investing in high-impact organizations. He is passionate about using emerging media and technology to solve real-world problems. At Spokenote, John leads the vision to make communication more personal and engaging through simple, scalable video experiences.

Howard Adam Levy is president of Red Rooster Group. For more than 30 years, Howard has helped hundreds of nonprofits clarify their positioning, revitalize their brands, and build donor-centered marketing and fundraising campaigns that exceed goals. His campaigns have driven record-breaking year-end results, increased average gifts by as much as 65%, reactivated lapsed donors, and launched new campaigns that achieved a four-times return on investment.

Howard brings a top-of-the-pyramid perspective, aligning brand, message, marketing, fundraising, and technology with organizational priorities so that strategy, systems, and storytelling work together. Howard leads both high-level strategy and hands-on execution, identifying the highest-leverage opportunities and building data-driven campaigns grounded in behavioral psychology, audience targeting, A/B testing, and clear performance metrics. He is the creator of the Actionology method, a behavioral science-based framework that strengthens donor connection and action.

In recent years, he’s been helping nonprofits harness the potential of AI by developing tools that improve efficiency, generate deeper insights, and strengthen donor engagement, and educating them.

Wendy Wilsker is the managing partner and nonprofit co-global practice group leader at Boyden.

Nick Cozzolino is a principal with FoxPointe Solutions, a division of The Bonadio Group. He is an experienced IT professional with a background in the accounting industry. He specializes in network security, business continuity, information security, disaster recovery, and cloud computing.

Carlos Peña is the founder and president of Peña Search, a Dallas-based executive recruitment firm that focuses solely on placing leaders in mission-driven organizations.

Mohammad Sheikh is CEO and managing partner at Sheikh Osher & Scott CPAs & Advisors. Mohammad Sheikh believes finance should serve the mission. He’s an ACCA, certified public accountant, and U.S. Tax Court Practitioner who helps nonprofits and CHCs get grant-ready, pass single audits, file clean 990s, and brief boards in plain English.