2012 National Conference

Trustee

Sonya Campion brings a 26 year career in fundraising to the field of philanthropy through her work as principal of The Collins Group, a regional fundraising consulting firm. Along with her husband Tom Campion, she co-founded the Campion Foundation in 2005, which focuses on permanently preserving wilderness, ending homelessness through advocacy and systemic change and strengthening the capacity of the non-profit sector. She is co-chairing, along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the launch of the Northwest affiliate of Funders Together, a national network of foundations supporting strategic grantmaking and advocacy to end homelessness. In addition, she co-founded Philanthropy Northwest’s Capacity Building Learning Circle, a network of 70+ northwest foundations committed to strengthening the non-profit sector. Campion received the 2009 lifetime achievement award from the Northwest Development Officer’s Association for her leadership in fundraising excellence; and her and her husband were recently honored as Outstanding Philanthropists at AFP's National Philanthropy Day.

President & CEO

Diana Aviv is president and CEO of Independent Sector, the national leadership forum for America’s nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs. By representing tens of thousands of organizations across the country, Independent Sector advances the common good by leading, strengthening and mobilizing the charitable community. Aviv is a leading speaker on key issues for the sector, such as the financial state of nonprofits, public policies affecting charities and foundations, the role of civil society and engagement in democracy. She has testified several times before Congress and has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, NPR and MSNBC.com. Aviv served as executive director of the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, convened by Independent Sector at the encouragement of the leadership of the Senate Finance Committee. In December 2010, President Obama appointed her to the White House Council for Community Solutions.

Program Officer, Pacific Northwest Initiative

Kollin Min is a program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the Pacific Northwest initiative in the United States Program, where he leads the advocacy work for the foundation’s family homelessness initiative. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as the Seattle/Washington state director for Enterprise Community Partners Inc, a national nonprofit housing intermediary. Min is an attorney with more than 10 years of experience in the nonprofit, governmental and private sectors. He also serves on the Board of Commissioners of the Seattle Housing Authority. He received his law degree from the University of Washington, a master's in environmental policy from Lund University in Sweden and a bachelor's in political science from Yale College