2025-04-22T10:10:31-05:00 2024-12-31 540737372 PBMARES LLP 701 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 900 NEWPORT NEWS VA 23606 990 2024-01-01 844486132 RVA HAMPTON ROADS MEGA REGION COLLABORATIVE DBA RVA757 CONNECTS RVAH 8048372481 2601 FLOYD AVE RICHMOND VA 23220 JOHN MARTIN PRESIDENT AND CEO 8048372481 2025-04-21 1 0 JENNIFER N FRENCH CPA P00659678 7578731587 2025-04-21 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN MARTIN 2601 FLOYD AVE RICHMOND VA 23220 629166 0 X WWW.RVA757CONNECTS.COM X 2019 VA IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE RVA AND 757 REGIONS. 71 69 3 128 0 0 662999 609730 0 19411 55 25 5002 0 668056 629166 0 0 0 0 191344 249820 0 0 26554 524046 476169 715390 725989 -47334 -96823 199862 70652 33119 732 166743 69920 X IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE RVA AND 757 REGIONS AND EDUCATE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS AND CIVIC VOLUNTEERS FROM BOTH REGIONS AS TO OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE BY WORKING TOGETHER ON VARIOUS PROJECTS. 0 0 508767 PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR DIRECTOR AND MEMBER EDUCATION ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, ESTABLISH AND BUILD ON THE I-64 INNOVATION CORRIDOR BRAND, AND IDENTIFY AND ADVANCE MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL MEANINGFULLY BENEFIT AND ADVANCE OUR TWO REGIONS FOR GENERATIONS COME. THESE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES-ADVANCING PASSENGER RAIL- WE WORKED WITH VIRGINIA PASSENGER RAIL AUTHORITY FOR IMPROVED PASSENGER RAIL CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN AND TO/FROM RICHMOND AND HAMPTON ROADS BY SUPPORTING INVESTMENT IN THE LONG BRIDGE RAIL EXPANSION PROJECT.-ADVANCING MULTI-USE TRAILS - WE WORKED WITH THE TIDEWATER TRAILS ALLIANCE TO REBRAND AND PROMOTE THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICA TRAIL (BOAT) AS TRAIL757. -RECRUITING PCS FOR PEOPLE - WE SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITED PCS FOR PEOPLE, A NATIONAL NONPROFIT COMPUTER REFURBISHER PROVIDING UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS WITH FREE OR LOW-COST REFURBISHED COMPUTERS. CONDUCTING VIRTUAL INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT WEBINARS: OUR MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES CONTINUES TO GROW, INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT RVA757 CONNECTS AND OUR INITIATIVES AND SHOWCASING INNOVATIONS IN THE I-64 INNOVATION CORRIDOR. 51653 ADVANCING OUR GLOBAL INTERNET HUB PLAN: LAST YEAR MARKED OUR SHIFT FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION. THIS INCLUDED:-RUNNING THE GLOBAL INTERNET HUB COUNCIL FOLLOWING OUR GLOBAL INTERNET HUB STRATEGIC PLAN.- DISTRIBUTING THOUSANDS OF OUR GLOBAL INTERNET HUB MAPS SHOWCASING OUR MEGAREGION'S DIGITAL ASSETS SEE A COPY HERE.- EDUCATING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.- SPEAKING AT A DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE IN PORTUGAL THE ATLANTIC CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE TO ADVANCE OUR STORY. WE LEARNED THERE THAT WE ARE PRACTICING A MODEL THAT OTHER CITIES ARE TRYING TO EMULATE, WHERE TWO NEARBY CITIES SHARE AND LEVERAGE COMPLEMENTARY DIGITAL ASSETS. -EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS ON THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ECOSYSTEMS.- PREPARING AND RELEASING A 14-PAGE WHITE PAPER IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO GROWING OUR IT/TECH WORKFORCE. THIS STRATEGY PAPER IS NOW GUIDING OUR WORK IN IMPLEMENTING STRATEGY #10 OF OUR GLOBAL INTERNET HUB'S STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPING OUR IT/TECH WORKFORCE. 19722 19411 HOSTING CONVERGENCE 2024: CONVERGENCE 2024, HELD ON OCTOBER 1, WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS. NEARLY 200 ATTENDEES JOINED US IN A NEW VENUE, AND WE ACHIEVED RECORD SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT. 580142 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 71 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 VA X X JOHN MARTIN 8048372481 2601 FLOYD AVE RICHMOND VA 23220 BRIAN ANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE L CHANDLER JR CO-CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS R FRANTZ CO-CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN W MARTIN PRESIDENT AND CEO 30.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES SPORE SECRETARY AND TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BRYAN K STEPHENS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MAKOLA M ABDULLAH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR JAVAUNE ADAMS-GASTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT ANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN BALLARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTY BARRINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILBERT T BLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK BLESSING DIRECTOR AS OF 11.13.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT M BLUE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE BOOTH DIRECTOR THRU 6.12.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BOYKIN DIRECTOR THRU 12.31.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT K BROWN DIRECTOR AS OF 11.13.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 NNEKA CHIAZOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE CONNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT COWGILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY DAUGHERTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBBY DEMERIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH M DICROCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM B DOWNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT DUVALL DIRECTOR THRU 11.13.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN A EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWNA L ELLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF FLEET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILSON H FLOHR JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOSES FOSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CALVIN WOODY FOWLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG GARRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBBYN GAYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIOVANNA GENARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD GRAUL DIRECTOR THRU 8.2.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT W GRAY DIRECTOR AS OF 11.13.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY GRDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS GROGG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KASIA GRZELKOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MITCH HADDON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE S HALTOM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD P HAYMORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN O HEMPHILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART HENDERSON DIRECTOR THRU 8.2.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRAHAM HENSHAW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB HOLSWORTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HOURIGAN DIRECTOR AS OF 6.12.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HOWARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HOWARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARVEY L JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN A JOSEPH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH JANE KIRKLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUBREY L LAYNE JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY LAYNE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY T LESTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER D LLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN A LUKE JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J MCINERNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAMIM MOHAMMAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON O PIERCE DIRECTOR AS OF 11.13.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RANSOM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RAO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN F REINHART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD ROBINSON SR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE A ROWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PIOTR SWIETUCHOWSKI DIRECTOR AS OF 7/8/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA TEDESCO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES L THOMAS JR DIRECTOR AS OF 7/8/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONY THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM UKROP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANS VONKRUGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF WASSMER DIRECTOR THRU 5.31.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARRELL K WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN WITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TING XU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY PEACE DIRECTOR AS OF 11.13.24 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG GILLIGAN VICE PRESIDENT 50.00 X 147250 0 19212 147250 0 19212 1 0 1 0 SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH 2601 FLOYD AVENUE RICHMOND VA 23220 CEO AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES 353419 1 609730 609730 CONVERGENCE 900099 19411 19411 19411 25 25 629166 19411 0 25 166462 133170 24969 8323 61209 12242 48967 6290 1258 5032 15859 9893 5406 560 353419 318077 17671 17671 890 890 5425 5425 49100 48620 480 35690 35690 11343 11343 7995 7995 10702 10702 1330 1330 TAXES AND LICENSES 275 275 725989 580142 119293 26554 192362 60652 7500 10000 199862 70652 33119 732 33119 732 X 166743 69920 166743 69920 199862 70652 -96823 0 X 0 0 0 X 235000 539609 506694 662999 716108 2660410 235000 539609 506694 662999 716108 2660410 808445 1851965 5 11 18 55 25 114 5002 5002 2665526 0.69480 0.65420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GREG GILLIGAN VICE PRESIDENT 115000 0 32250 0 0 0 0 0 19212 0 166462 0 0 0 JOHN MARTIN PRESIDENT OF SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH & BOARD MEMBER 353419 S.I.R. IS A 60-YEAR-OLD STRATEGIC CONSULTANCY BASED IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA WITH 20 FULL TIME PROFESSIONALS. S.I.R. SUPPORTS BUSINESSES, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE LEVELS.S.I.R. SUPPORTS RVA757 CONNECTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: PROVIDING STRATEGIC DIRECTION CRAFTING ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANS CONDUCTING PRIMARY RESEARCH STUDIES PROVIDING TRENDS INSIGHTS CREATING MARKETING MATERIALS TO SUPPORT RVA757 CONNECTS' INITIATIVES MINING JOBSEQ LABOR MARKET DATA USING S.I.R.'S JOBS EQ SUBSCRIPTION PREPARING WHITE PAPERS LEADING MEETINGS AND EVENTS PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 AUBREY LAYNE AND PEGGY LAYNE ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED. EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THEY HAVE RECEIVIED AND READ A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES, APPROVES, AND DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.