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Laura Winter previously served as Vice President for Donor Relations at The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), and brings 27 years of nonprofit leadership and donor relationship experience to her current role of Donor Relations Consultant at OCF. She has deep knowledge of working across generations and with families to create and celebrate legacies in philanthropy. Laura enjoys working alongside her… Read More

Laurel O’Sullivan, J.D. is a teacher, speaker, writer, consultant and the Principal and Founder of the Advocacy Collaborative, LLC. The Advocacy Collaborative equips nonprofits and foundations with the tools and knowledge to establish advocacy as a leadership strength and catalyst for mission fulfillment. Prior to founding TAC, Laurel spent nearly two decades leading and advocating on behalf of nonprofits. As… Read More

Kylie Semel, a high school sophomore, first began serving as a member of the Junior Board of the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation when she was 8 years old. As a junior board member she has made multiple grants and had the honor of sharing her experiences at Exponent Philanthropy’s national conference. She is also a member of the Youth… Read More

La June Montgomery Tabron is the President and CEO of the Kellogg Foundation. Tabron has played an active leadership role in the Kellogg Foundation’s racial equity, diversity and inclusion work for more than two decades – both internally through work with its board and staff, and externally through its work with grantees, partners and vendors. Prior to becoming president and CEO in 2014,… Read More

Laily Pirbhai is a trusted philanthropic advisor. Prior to starting her consulting practice, Laily spent more than a decade working at the Calgary Foundation, likening her role to a “philanthropic advisor” in the community. Under Laily’s leadership, effective donor engagement at the Foundation means starting a philanthropic conversation with the family’s “why”. Understanding a donor’s charitable motivations and objectives through… Read More

Lana Volftsun is the Executive Director of the One Percent Foundation, an organization that makes philanthropy accessible to Millennials and empowers them to change the world together. She serves on the Board of Slingshot, sits on the Issues Committee for the National Center for Family Philanthropy, and is member of the Impact Grants Initiative and Innovation Fund committees for the SF Jewish… Read More

Kristin Laird is the Marketing Communications Manager at Foundant Technologies… Read More