Long & Foster Real Estate is proud to announce that Steve Vutsinas, a sales agent with the Chesapeake, Virginia, sales office, has received the Orchestra Director of the Year award from the Virginia String Teachers Association (VASTA). Vutsinas demonstrated outstanding achievement as an orchestra teacher and conductor, resulting in major advancement of the Grassfield High School Orchestra Program.

“Long & Foster is proud that VASTA has recognized Steve’s many accomplishments and his commitment to teaching. Steve has successfully combined his 20-plus years of teaching with becoming a true professional in the real estate industry, and his dedication to our buyers and sellers is a testament to his passion for the real estate industry,” said Jo Cross, manager of the Chesapeake Sales office.

Vutsinas has been a professional in the real estate industry for the past two years and closed 13 sales, all while still being employed as a full-time teacher at Grassfield High School. Vutsinas holds two degrees from East Carolina University; one in music performance (violin) and the other in music education. Vutsinas was honored as the 2014 Teacher of the Year at Grassfield High School and was a top-10 finalist for Music Educator of the Year from the Grammy Foundation. He resides in Chesapeake along with his spouse of 27 years, Sandi, and their three children.

“It’s the commitment of agents like Steve that has enabled him to earn an honor such as this one, and we’re proud to have him as part of the Long & Foster family,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Our company has a reputation of honesty, integrity and best-in-class customer service that spans nearly 50 years, and the talent and dedication of professionals like Steve is why we remain the top real estate company in the Mid-Atlantic.”

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