Kenneth Smith obtained joint master’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. His work in youth employment and training, drug abuse counseling, and “school after school programs” laid the groundwork for his decision to return to Pitt to earn a Master of Arts degree in Teaching. He has gone on to teach, revise, and develop high school history curriculum for the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Chief among his mission in his PPS work is to create opportunities for students to find relevance from history’s past to their present, from which they may learn new skills to plan for and work towards a viable future.
Since the mid-1980s, he has lived and/or worked in Pittsburgh’s North Side (including 29 years at Oliver and Perry High Schools). His favorite pastimes are listening to many musical genres (bass, percussion, and background vocals are his favorite instruments), having fun with his large family, reading, walking, and sports.