Staff Directory

April is currently serving as the Assistant to the Director of Programs.  In this role she has primary responsibility for coordinating and executing recruitment and outreach efforts for the College and High School Leaders Programs. She also provides other program support, including recruitment efforts for the Political Leaders Program and Candidate Training Program.

434-243-2470,  april.auger@virginia.edu

Coy Barefoot is a Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com best-selling author. His books include Thomas Jefferson on Leadership and The Corner: A History of Student Life at the University of Virginia, which won the 2003 Nalle Prize for Outstanding History. He has written and reported for magazines and newspapers around the country as well as a long list of online publications. Coy has also worked in radio as a producer, investigative reporter, and talk show host. He is the host and producer of "Charlottesville--Right Now," a public affairs radio program that is broadcast on NewsRadio 1070AM WINA each weekday from 4-6pm.

(434) 243-2427, barefoot@virginia.edu

Tracy Tanner Bond is looking forward to receiving soon her twenty-five year service award from the University of Virginia.  Before joining Sorensen in 2006, her background at the University has been diverse, from experience in the Bursar's Office, Construction and Facilities Management and Real Estate Contract Administration.

(434) 982-4943, ttm@virginia.edu

As Development and Events Coordinator, Rachel is responsible for the logistical arrangements for all Sorensen Institute programs and special events. She also provides support in the area of development, helping with donor stewardship and cultivation.  Before coming to Sorensen, Rachel oversaw the publications section of the National Drug Court Institute in Alexandria, Virginia.  She is a 2005 graduate of the College of William and Mary, where she studied Government and Religion. She is also a graduate of the College Leaders Program Class of 2005.

(434) 982-5234, rachel.casebolt@virginia.edu

Before coming to Sorensen, Bob Gibson was the political writer at the Charlottesville Daily Progress for over 30 years, where he specialized in covering local, state, and national politics. He is the winner of several Virginia Press Association awards, the 1993 Virginia Bar Association Award in the Field of Law and Justice and the 1993 Southern Journalism Award for investigative reporting. He is also familiar to many Virginians as the host of WVTF Public Radio's Evening Edition program. 

(434) 982-4998, bob.gibson@virginia.edu

Marc currently serves as the Assistant Director and Director of Programs.  In this role, he has responsibility for overseeing all of the Sorensen Institute's programs, including all program planning, development, operations, analysis and evaluation.  He also works with the Executive Director on other projects and administration and staffs the state and regional boards.  Marc originally came to the Sorensen Institute in 2004 as the College Leaders Program Manager, and then worked as the Director of Youth Programs until taking his current position in the summer of 2008.

(434) 982-4527, rmjohnson@virginia.edu

Colleen Smith joined the Sorensen Institute as Director of Development in September of 2007. She is responsible for developing and implementing the Sorensen Institute's fundraising objectives.

(434) 982-4910, cms3q@virginia.edu