At the age of 34 Dr. Vladimir St. Surin has experienced quite a bit of good and bad in his lifetime. Wanting to show by example that most life situations can be overcome he says his position as Assistant Dean of the Community College of Allegheny County Homewood-Brushton Center provides him the opportunity to do just that.
Concerned about the violence occurring around the Center he says he is striving to reach out to youth and young adults in the area to show them that there is hope. “I’m from Brooklyn, N.Y. I know what it is like to grow up in a single headed household with negativity surrounding you.” In June of 2008 he said his younger brother Darcy, a former Robert Morris University student was killed one day before starting a summer camp job.
As a way to spread the word about the interesting and state of the art educational and training services available within the Center Surin has been networking and reaching out to the community spreading the word. “I’m striving to build relationships, building trust and learning what the community is interested in, what services they need.”
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