Champlin Foundation

A senior administrator and external affairs professional with over 25 year experience in the private, government and nonprofit sectors, Nina became executive director of The Champlin Foundation in June, 2018. She comes to the position after serving more than 13 years as president of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers.

Prior to joining the Council, Nina spent ten years as director of external affairs for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. In addition to her government work, she has held marketing and communications leadership positions within several nonprofit organizations. This included serving three years as the executive director of the Block Island Tourism Council.

Nina is a former chair of the board of the United Philanthropy Forum, the largest network serving philanthropy in America. She also served as a trustee of the Council on Foundations, Planned Parenthood of Bucks County, and ArtPride New Jersey. Currently, she serves is a trustee of the Robert Sydney Needham Foundation.