Alphonso Russ Sanctuary and Youth Services: Sanctuary Outreach to the Streets AmeriCorps VIP Outreach Worker and Volunteer Coordinator

First Job: Busser @ Bobby Salazar’s

Birthplace: San Bernardino, California

Years at EOC: 2 years as an AmeriCorps

Best advice ever received: “ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs

Favorite advice I give: “Good, better, best, never let it rest until your good is your better, and your better is your best.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Pizza

Proudest moment: commit my life to Jesus Christ

Greatest personal accomplishment: I think that my greatest personal accomplishment is always ahead of me; I believe that I can always do better than what I’ve previously done. I can always improve and always have a better accomplishment.

Best vacation I’ve taken: road trip to Seattle

Last good movie I saw : Captain America: The First Avenger

 
Scariest experience: getting into a car accident

If I had a million dollars I would … travel the world, tithe, pay for Grad school and invest.

 
Favorite place to shop: Best Buy and eBay

Favorite childhood memory: camping during the summers

Words that describe me best: Ambitious , introvert, dedicated, intelligent, and dependable!

I like to watch: Sports Center, Fox News, White Collar, Chuck, Suits, and action/adventure, thriller, and comedy movies!

In my spare time … I spend time with family and friends, road trip, movies, and try to enjoy all the things life has to offer.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … pray!