Richard is an acting instructor at Brown University and one of the founders of Fuller Road Artist Residency in Newbury, VT. Richard founded two 48 Hr. Film competitions, one at the Green Mountain Film Festival in Montpelier, Vermont and the other in Bradford, Vermont. Directing credits include Working for We The People, the independent feature film, Young, Single and Angry, the award winning short, Respect for Acting, and stage plays, Love Alone (Shaker Bridge), Lives of the Great Poisoners (Brown Univ.), ‘8’ the play (Chandler), Kimberly Akimbo and The Little Dog Laughed. Richard produced the short film, Pearl, starring Dan Butler and Tony award winning actress, Frances Sternhagen.