Avis Richards

Avis Gold Richards is the Founder and CEO of Birds Nest Foundation™, a non-profit creative group that produces high-quality documentaries, short videos and public service announcements (PSAs) for charitable organizations. An award-winning executive producer and director, Avis has produced and directed over 50 films and multiple websites and events. Avis has won more than a dozen Stevie Awards, Telly Awards, Davey Awards, and Aurora Awards for producing non-profit films and videos.
Avis has produced films for causes dedicated to improving healthcare and education, serving inner-city youth, protecting against domestic violence, promoting human rights, and preserving the environment.
Avis is on the Board of Directors for HELP USA, Sophie’s Voice Foundation, Bat for the Cure, Earth Day Network, and the R Baby Foundation. Avis is a member of the Advisory Board of Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, Cancer Schmancer Movement, and Mobile Movement. Avis is a “Game Ball” recipient for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, a Peloton Project member for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and served as an Excalibur award member for the American Cancer Society for which she was also the Gala Event Chair. Avis was a founding member of Gilda's Club , for which she developed and chaired the Young Committee Members' Gala.
Avis is on the Advisory Board of, and a content provider for, HUM News. Avis sits on the Advisory Board of Renu Mobile. Avis is an Ambassador for Bicycle for a Day, and was previously involved in promoting Westchester Medical Center Children’s Hospital, Auschwitz Jewish Center, Whitby School and St. Phillip’s Academy. Avis is an alumnus of the University of Maryland, and in 2010 was honored by the University with its Non-profit Industry Impact Award.
Avis is currently producing a public television series entitled “LunchNYC” for NYC Media, part of the City of New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting. The television series is a spin-off of her short documentary, LUNCH which was co-produced by Earth Day Network and has been screened at film festivals across the United States.The documentary and series expose unhealthy foods being served in the public school system across the country and highlight the efforts of individuals actively seeking alternatives to promote nutrition and health.
Avis is a graduate of the University of Maryland where she earned her Bachelor of science. She pursued her post-graduate studies at George Washington University and Bank Street College of Education. Avis lives with her husband, two children, and three dogs and in New York City.

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