Shannon Marion

Shannon Marion became InterVarsity’s Executive Vice President of Development in 2023. He met InterVarsity during his freshman year at Northwestern University. After graduating, Shannon became a campus staff minister, planting and growing InterVarsity chapters in the Chicago area. In his 27 years of field leadership, Shannon served as an Area Director in Chicago, a Divisional Director for Northern Illinois, a Regional Director for Great Lakes West, and a National Field Director for the Upper Midwest.

As a field leader, Shannon was heavily involved in training, mentoring, and encouraging staff in fund development. It was natural for him to transition into full-time development work as the Vice President of Annual Giving in 2017. Since then, chapter account giving increased 68% and average staff funding increased 20%.

Shannon and his wife, Kriss, met as undergraduates in InterVarsity. They have been married for 35 years and have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. They live on a small farm in rural Wisconsin. Shannon holds a B.A in Integrated Science from Northwestern University.