Staff

	Bill Gilles, National Director Bill Gilles founded Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow in 2001 at his alma mater – the University of Minnesota. Bill has lead and managed the organization ever since and now has active chapters on 25 campuses with over a 1000 active members. Before CFACT Bill was a technology consultant for industry and the Federal Government. He graduated with an MIS degree in Business from the University of Minnesota in 1999 and an MBA from Notre Dame in 2004.
	Ryan Sorba, National Field Director Ryan Sorba currently serves as the National Field Director for Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow. In addition, he serves as the Chairman of the Young Conservatives of California (YCC) and Chairman of the California Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Prior to CFACT, YCC and YAF, Ryan served as the Program Officer, Membership for the DeVos Freedom Center at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in Wilmington, Delaware, where he more than doubled the organization’s 55 year annual membership recruitment record, by registering 13,876 new students with the Institute in a single year. Ryan graduated from California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2007. During this time he founded the CSUSB chapter of the College Republicans. Taking time off from school in 2006 he helped found 22 independent conservative clubs on college campuses in Massachusetts and 8 in Southern California working as a Field Representative for the Campus Leadership Program at the Leadership Institute. In 2009, Ryan participated in the now famous undercover ACORN Investigation, which took the organization down. Ryan has appeared on Glen Beck, Keith Olberman, The Daily Show with John Stewart, The Howard Stern Show, ABC News and more. His work as an activist has been the subject of feature stories for the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Washington Post and more. Ryan currently resides in Orange County, California.
	Christina Wilson, Upper Midwest Regional Director Christina Wilson joined CFACT in 2008 as the Upper Midwest Regional Director based in Madison, WI overseeing chapters in the upper Midwest. Christina graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2008 where she obtained her B.A. in Political Science. She was born in S. Korea, adopted as an infant and has lived all over the U.S. and Latin America since. During her time abroad she gained a broad cultural viewpoint and true appreciation for America. At UMD, Christina chaired the College Republicans, founded and ran a Pro Life group, founded and ran a conservative newspaper, and chaired her CFACT chapter for 4 years. Since fighting the good fight on college campuses is what she loves doing the most, she is thrilled to be working with CFACT.
	Ryan Nichols, Director of Development Ryan joined the staff of CFACT as the Midwest Regional Director in 2003. He currently serves as the Director of Development. Ryan grew up in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He graduated with BS and MS degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering. After college Ryan moved to Milwaukee to work in the construction industry. In 2004 he moved to Washington, DC to serve as Director of the Leadership Institute’s prestigious Youth Leadership School. While working for this multi-million dollar non-profit he was charged with managing thirty-three full-time employees working in all fifty states. He delivered practical, information-packed leadership seminars to thousands of students from six countries and all 50 US states. In 2008 Ryan managed the UW-Madison chapter of CFACT. Under his direction the organization’s membership grew to over 700, including 252 interns. Ryan stays active with his church and the Knights of Columbus. He currently resides in Virginia, but remains a “Cheesehead” at heart.