Staff Directory

April is currently serving as the Director of Programs.  In this role she has primary responsibility for overseeing all of the Sorensen Institute's programs, including all program analysis and evaluation.  She is also responsible for coordinating and executing recruitment and outreach efforts for all Sorensen programs.

434-243-2470,  april.auger@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 in March of 2008, Bob Gibson was a political writer, columnist and editor at the Charlottesville Daily Progress for 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 about racial disparities in sentencing. He is also familiar to many Virginians as a guest on public radio WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi Show in Washington and as a host of Evening Edition on public radio WVTF. 

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

As Sorensen’s Manager of Youth Programs, Ben facilitates the successful implementation of the College Leaders Program and the High School Leaders Program. Ben also provides logistical support to the Director of Programs and the Executive Director. A Sorensen alumnus, Ben is a graduate of the College Leaders Program Class of 2008.

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