Hi, My name is....Avi
Hi, my name is Avi.
I have spent three decades of my life finding ways to support, improve, and empower the lives of others. I am honored to join The Spark Mill in its mission to make change happen.
Here's a little bit about me:
1. Life-long Richmonder. I love this town.
2. TaNisha, Taylor, Chase, and Cambrie are my sunshine
3. Favorite scripture is Galatians 6:9 “Do not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
4. Graduate of Virginia Military Institute
5. My favorite movie is Coming to America
6. I really enjoy Blue Diamond Wasabi and Soy Sauce Almonds
7. I am a cast member on a PBS show called “Legacy List with Matt Paxton.” Check it out!
8. There is no better smell than almost any “clean/fresh linen” fragrance
9. Actually, chocolate chip cookies smell better and are also my favorite
10. I’m a bow-tie kind of guy
11. I have been a small business owner for 6 years
12. Inducted into High School Sports Hall of Fame
13. I was part of leading the charge in changing the name and mascot of the above-mentioned high school
14. Enjoy reading biographies
15. James Baldwin is my favorite writer, “I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.”
16. Honored by Style Weekly as a 40 under 40 recipient
17. I was a Stettinius Award Recipient when I was a former nonprofit Executive Director.
18. Ironically, I experience aviophobia. It’s not a fear of myself.
19. The beach is my place of respite.
20. Be Great, Be Grateful, Be Gracious