During its March meeting, the Conexus Board of Directors unanimously elected Mo Alfayyoumi to a three year term. Mo is the Director of Electric Transmission System Operations Center at Dominion Energy Virginia.

He received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology and his Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He completed his MBA from UMASS and is a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
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Please join us in welcoming Mo to the Conexus family!

Robins Foundation recently awarded $50,000 to Conexus in support of its Mobile Clinic delivery during the 2019-2020 school year throughout Greater Richmond.

"The support of Robins Foundation will allow us to bring healthy vision to school-aged children throughout the region," said Jeff Baldwin, communications director for Conexus. "Delivery of our Mobile Clinic program is mission critical and allows us to ensure that poor vision is no longer a barrier to a child's academic success."

Thank you Robins Foundation!

Golf We are pleased to announce that Taylor and Parrish Construction has signed on once again as the Presenting Sponsor for the Conexus Golf Classic. The tournament, entering its 28th year, will be held on Monday, May 6, 2019 on both courses at Hermitage Country Club.

The tournament hosts over 200 golfers and is recognized as one of Richmond’s largest and best rated corporate golf outings.  This tournament raises over $100,000 annually to help Conexus in our mission to eliminate poor vision as a barrier to learning in school.

To register, or to learn about sponsor opportunities, please click HERE.

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation recently awarded $25,000 to Conexus in support of its healthy vision programs across the Commonwealth. 

"We are extremely grateful for the continued support of Dominion Energy," said Jeff Baldwin, communications director for Conexus. "With this funding, we can continue our efforts to remove poor vision as a barrier to academic success for thousands of school-aged children."

This grant is part of Dominion's $1.6 million awarded to more than 200 nonprofits providing essential human services in 12 states. This is the fourth year the company has awarded more than $1 million to meet critical community needs.
"Each year we look at ways to support charitable organizations that work day-in and day-out to make a positive impact in our communities," said Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. "These grants will help provide the food, shelter and medical care needed by many for a better life."

To read more, please click HERE.

Herb White, former Chairman of the Board of Directors, passed away on Sunday, January 27th.

“Herb White was one of the finest men I’ve known,” said Tim Gresham, Conexus CEO.

Herb White, a retired newspaper executive with Richmond Newspapers, served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for two years and was instrumental in advancing our mission for countless years.

“In addition to providing wise counsel as a leader of our organization, Herb was very methodical and precise. He was basically in charge of the production of Richmond Newspapers, so he always insisted tasks be done right and on time!”

Our thoughts and prayers are with Herb’s wife of 56 years and their son Scott.
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You can read Mr. White's full obituary at https://bit.ly/2FWO7Za.

(Excerpt from a Richmond Times Dispatch article)

​Nearly 1 in 3 Richmond Public Schools students are in school with untreated eye problems. A local nonprofit organization is working to address that.
Chesterfield County-based Conexus has given vision screenings to more than 21,000 city students since 2015, referring 32 percent of them for further testing — a rate exceeding the national average of 25 percent. Last school year, 1,243 students ended up with glasses because of it.
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“With a certain percentage of kids, it’s just not going to happen if we don’t make it happen,” said Timothy L. Gresham, the president and CEO of Conexus since 1992. “It’s a bad cycle to be in, and we have a solution.”

​Click HERE to read the article in its entirety.