About Ava

Ava Knows is an author, advice columnist, and storyteller. Armed with her quick wit and arsenal of wisdom, Ava's primary goal in life is to encourage and inspire women of all ages, races, and ethnicities—special emphasis on the encouragement and betterment of young women. Before becoming an author, Ava Knows spent most of her career working in the corporate arena. In addition to having completed Business degrees at both the master’s and doctoral levels, Ava embarked on a second career as a Business Professor where she often included stories in her lectures to make the course lessons more fun and interesting for her students. After years of working as an educator and encouraging others to chase their dreams, Ava took a leap of faith and pursued her own dream of becoming a writer. In 2018 she published her first book “Thirteen Friends To Avoid” and as of today shows no signs of slowing down. Ava's advice column “Ask Ava” appears weekly in the Sanford Herald Newspaper of Sanford, FL. Fans can also connect with Ava on various social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

Ava's advice column appears weekly in the weekend edition of the Sanford Herald newspaper of Sanford, FL.  Distribution includes: Lake Mary, Longwood, Winter Springs, Oviedo, Geneva, Casselberry, Osteen, Chuluota, Altamonte Springs, and DeBary, FL.  In addition to the weekly newspaper column in the Sanford Herald, written advice from Ava can found on the "Ask Ava" page of the website in addition to the "Ava Knows" blog on Tumblr....tumblr.com/blog/avaknows.   

To submit a question, locate the "Ask Ava" section at the bottom of the page. To learn more about the "Ask Ava" column visit mysanfordherald.com.