Alphapointe is pleased to announce the additions of Chip Owen, Jr., and Lynn Parman as new members of the Alphapointe Board of Directors and Hilary Butler and Daryl Randolph, Sr., as members of the Alphapointe Foundation Board of Directors. Owen is the President of D&M Plastics, LLC, which is based in Burlington, Ill. For more…
Due to the pandemic, Alphapointe was unable to host its annual awards/recognition events in 2020, so we’re making up for lost ground! At our 2021 holiday party and awards event, Alphapointe was able to formally recognize and honor both our 2020 and 2021 Customers of the Year! 2020 Customer of the Year – The Lighthouse…
Meet Dominican Republic native Omar Rodriquez Taveras. Taveras was poked in his left eye when he was seven years old. Following several surgeries, both his left eye and right eye became severely infected. By the age of 12, he was completely blind. Undeterred, Taveras attended a special school for youth with low vision in the…
At the 2021 holiday party and awards event, Alphapointe named IMA Financial Group as its 2021 Volunteer Organization of the Year! Alphapointe has partnered with IMA Financial Group since 2006 as the organization utilizes IMA for both employee benefits as well as property and casualty insurance. The IMA team is responsible for implementing Alphapointe’s current…
Due to the pandemic, Alphapointe was unable to host its annual awards/recognition events in 2020, so we’re making up for lost ground! At our 2021 holiday party and awards event, Alphapointe was able to formally recognize and honor both our 2020 and 2021 Suppliers of the Year! 2020 Supplier of the Year – C.H. Robinson…
By Mark D’Altorio The unemployment rate for people with vision loss is 70 percent and Alphapointe aims to address the situation by offering career counseling, job search assistance, resume/cover letter writing and skills for networking, job interviewing and position placement. Erik Ramos was an Alphapointe employee for more than 10 years and held a variety…
Due to the pandemic, Alphapointe was unable to host its annual awards/recognition events in 2020, so we’re making up for lost ground! At our 2021 holiday party and awards event, Alphapointe was able to formally recognize and honor the 2020 Volunteers of the Year! Collette Wright Collette is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the…
Alphapointe is pleased to honor its dedicated team members with our annual series of recognition awards. These individuals represent the collective spirit and determination as Alphapointe pursues its commitment toward achieving its mission of empowering people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations. Since our founding in 1911, thousands of individuals have worked…
The Empire State Employment Resources for the Blind Board, on behalf of the New York State Preferred Source Program for New Yorkers who are Blind (NYSPSP), announced that Alphapointe team member Cornell Williams is the 2021 NYSPSP Employee of the Year. Williams joined Alphapointe in 2015 and initially served as a machine operator and mail…
Carla Rhines is a senior living with age-related macular degeneration, a condition affecting the central part of the retina (the macula) and resulting in distortion or loss of central vision. Carla was referred to Alphapointe’s Low Vision Clinic where she received an evaluation by the low vision optometrist and occupational therapist. She then received follow…