Lauren Vaillancourt and Anika Wadehra

[Recorded Monday, February 26, 2024] UVA students Lauren Vaillancourt (19) from Yorktown, VA, and Anika Wadehra (19) from Loudoun County, VA, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." Both students grew up...

Colin Heil and Josie Fischman

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Colin Heil (17) is from McLean and Josie Fischman (17) is from...

Anika Wadehra and Lauren Vaillancourt

[Recorded: Monday, February 26, 2024] UVA students Anika Wadehra (19) from Loudon County, VA, and Lauren Vaillancourt (19) from Yorktown, VA, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Democracy and Public Service'. We talked about how...

Lori Mohr Pederson and Stephen Betts

[Recorded: Thursday, October 19, 2023] Lori Mohr Pederson (63) and Stephen Betts (35) have a One Small Step conversation at the VPM office in Charlottesville, Virginia. Their conversation was recorded during Democracy360, the Karsh Institute of Democracy’s three-day biennial conference....

Rosemary Henriquez and Z Maclin

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Z Maclin (15) is from Harrisonburg and Rosemary Henriquez (16) is from...

Lisa Woolfork and Kendall King

[Recorded: Thursday, July 21, 2022] Lisa Woolfork (52) and Kendall King (25) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both Lisa and Kendall have been active in the fight for racial justice in Charlottesville, and in this conversation,...

John Doe and Jane Doe

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students John Doe (19) and Jane Doe (20), both from Northern Virginia, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their 'Democracy and Public Service course'. They began the conversation by talking about...

Mackenzie Chen and Oscar Melendez Vera

Some of the major ideas they discussed were topics relating to socio-political values and how they are integrated into popular culture through contemporary media, examples such as the movies and shows like Barbie and Into the Spiderverse, differences in the...

Virginia Webb and Camille Williams

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19, 2024] UVA students Virginia Webb (21) from Lynchburg, Virginia and Camille Williams (22) from Summit, New Jersey recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere'. They talked about their experiences...

ES and CW

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students ES (22) from Fairfax Virginia and CW (21) from Annandale Virginia recorded a One Small Step Conversation as part of their course "Lead From Anywhere" class. They talked about their backgrounds (from Northern...

Zachary Harris and Ben Walling

[Recorded Tuesday, March 19, 2024] UVA students Zachary Harris (22) from Robbinsville, New Jersey, and Ben Walling (21) Chesapeake, Virginia, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Lead From Anywhere." These students discussed how the events...

Emma Wayne and Zade Haddad

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA Students Zade Haddad (21) from Fairfax, Virginia and Emma Wayne (22) from Charlottesville, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere.' Following basic introductory information, the major...

Vincent Cummins and Sheyma Yenigun

[Recorded: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022] Vincent (9th Grade) and Sheyma (12th Grade) have a short One Small Step conversation. They discuss the differences in where they have grown up - Vincent in the USA and Sheyma in Turkey. Values they...

Lally Northcutt and Grace Sgueglia

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Lally Northcutt (17) is from Sterling and Grace Sgueglia (17) is from...

Simone Nied and Diana Carlson

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Simone Nied (16) is from Virginia Beach and Diana Carlson (16) is...

Garrett Fulks and Om Sharma

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step mini-conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Garrett Fulks (17) is from Kingwood and Om Sharma (16) is from...

Brenna McNair and Bob Bailey

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students Brenna McNair (22) from Annapolis, Virginia and Bob Bailey (22) from Richmond, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead from Anywhere'. They discussed their political affiliations, how...

Nicolas Newcomb and Matthew Farina

[Recorded: Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Nicolas Newcomb (18) from Long Island, NY, and Matthew Farina (20) from Charlottesville, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Nicolas shares...

Nancy Barlowe and Cameron Madden

[Recorded: Thursday, February 29, 2024] UVA students Nancy (20) from the Fairfax, Virginia area and Cameron (20) from the Richmond, Virginia area recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." They talked...

Kat Liebowitz and Cadigan Periello

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Kat Liebowitz (17) from Alexandria and Cadigan Periello (16) from Charlottesville discuss...

Jane Motta and Raya Jabboure

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA students Jane Motta (22) from Fredericksburg, VA and Raya Jabboure (21) from McLean, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course (Lead from Anywhere). We discussed how our parents and...

Kamell Minor and Al Pola

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] Al Pola, a 64-year-old from Charlottesville, VA, and Kamell Minor, a 20-year-old from St. Louis, MI, shared their personal experiences with in-group identity and acceptance, emphasizing the need for empathy and open-mindedness in creating inclusivity....

Julia Wiedmer and Marissa Vicchio

[Recorded: Monday, September 11, 2023] Julie Wiedmer (19) and Marissa Vicchio (19) participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Julia describes her experience finding community at UVA, and...

Caitlyn Kunisch and Lily Egenrieder

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 13, 2024] UVA students Caitlyn Kunisch (19) from Allendale, New Jersey and Lily Egenrieder (20) from Loudoun, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Democracy and Public Service'."" We explored ideas of...

Juliana Paine and Logan Smith

[Recorded: Thursday, October 19, 2023] Juliana Paine (20) and Logan Smith (22) have a One Small Step conversation at the VPM office in Charlottesville, Virginia. Their conversation was recorded during Democracy360, the Karsh Institute of Democracy’s three-day biennial conference. Juliana...