Healixa Inc. announced that it has appointed Richard Alloway II as Executive Vice President for Government Relations effective January 1, 2023. In this new role, Mr. Alloway will lead the Company's public policy and government affairs activities, supporting its clean water and sustainable communities initiatives, and advance its Global AquaDuct™ Atmospheric Water Harvesting technology which is in late-stage commercial development. Mr. Alloway is a former Magisterial District Judge and Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.

He was first elected in 2008 as the State Senator for the 33rd District and served for three consecutive terms. During his tenure in the Pennsylvania Senate, Richard supported numerous pieces of legislation and promoted policies to improve water quality across the Commonwealth. He also served as the Pennsylvania representative on the Chesapeake Bay Commission, working with state and federal officials from Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to address pollution issues in the bay. As an avid outdoorsman, Mr. Alloway has always been interested in clean water.

Since leaving the Senate in 2019, Mr. Alloway has been the principal at Alloway Law Office where he worked advising clients on government related issues. Mr. Alloway is a graduate of Shippensburg University (PA) and Widener School of Law.