Corporate Sponsors
ARCHANGEL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Archangel Education & Technology is the preferred supplier of technology and services to private schools. We strongly believe in the concept of partnership to achieve lasting relationships.
Josh Weinberg
CEO
(703) 981-7732
www.arch-te.com
EPIC BROKERS & CONSULTANTS
Offering a depth of industry expertise across key lines of insurance, including commercial property and casualty, employee benefits, unique specialty programs insurance, and private client services. EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants is fast becoming one of the top retail insurance brokers in the U.S. With its southeast region office (formerly McCart Group) based in Atlanta, 25 locations across 12 states, and corporate headquarters in San Francisco, EPIC is a nationwide presence. Business Insurance Magazine ranks EPIC as the 23rd largest broker of US business and is also ranked #6 in Atlanta Business Chronicle's Top P&C Brokers and Agents List.
Suzanna Gill
Benefits Strategy Consultant
(678) 215-3890
www.epicbrokers.com
FORMETCO SPORTS
Formetco Sports designs, manufactures, and installs a turn-key LED Video scoring solution and fan experience for outdoor and indoor applications. Sports packages feature multi-sports scoring software, sound systems, control rooms, video cameras, and instant replay packages.
Jeremiah Parker
Sports System Sales Representative
(770) 845-8290
www.formetcosports.com
MAULDIN & JENKINS, LLC
Our education practice of over 50 professionals offers a significant wealth of knowledge spanning K-12 schools through colleges and universities. We have the experience and aptitude to ensure your institution excels in tackling budgeting, fundraising and grant compliance, regulatory compliance and board governance, unrelated business income tax (UBIT), increased reporting responsibilities, taxable and tax-exempt debt financing, and compliance, alternative investments, student financial aid, and endowments.
Aleisa Howell
Partner
NFHS Network
Digital Broadcasting of High School Sports
Patrick Euart
VP of Sales
ATAVUS
ATAVUS educates coaches to teach a safe, high-performance tackling technique. Resources such as drill videos, practice plans, coaching tips, and practical how-to advice are designed to give high school coaches the tools needed to increase player safety and improve performance.
Rex Norris
Executive Director of Tackling Certification
ExQ, LLC
ExQ is a multi-year, AI-based, individualized digital Executive Function curriculum ready for supported launch for grades 6-12. ExQ helps improve self-awareness, knowledge of strengths and challenges, self-devised strategic thinking, and growth mindsets so that every child can take responsibility for their own learning through self-reflection. ExQ can be implemented as part of a “study skills” to aid in the mastery of “Learning HOW to Learn.”
Sucheta Kamath
Founder & CEO
HOMETOWN TICKETING
HomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in K-12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, college conferences, high school conferences, and state associations at NO COST. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown's in-house developed proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of the schools and governing bodies.
Ashley Lapka
Relationship Manager
(614) 964-2810
www.hometownticketing.com
METZ CULINARY MANAGEMENT
Culinary Dining and Environmental Services Management Company.
Don Redmond
(678) 972-5927
TRUTH BOMB T-SHIRTS
Official Apparel Provider of GIAA Sports!
Gene & Karen Harper
(706) 206-3975
www.truthbombtshirts.com
COMPASS FINANCIAL PARTNERS
A nationally recognized industry leader, Compass Financial Partners provides independent, objective retirement plan consulting and investment advisory services to plan sponsors across the United States. "Our fundamental philosophy in providing retirement plan consulting services is guided by developing a fiduciary process for everything we do and executing that process with passion in order to yield extraordinary results."
Zach Hull
Senior Director, Institutional Retirement Plan Consulting
FLYNN O'HARA UNIFORMS
Flynn O'Hara Uniforms is the largest privately-owned supplier and retailer of high-quality school uniforms, gym wear, and medical attire in the United States. Since 1972 we have remained family-owned and operated, providing industry-leading quality and customer support to over half a million students each year.
Eireann Flynn
VP Sales & Marketing
(800) 441-4122
www.flynnohara.com
LIGHTHOUSE COUNSEL
Lighthouse Counsel partners with respected nonprofits to develop and implement strategies that increase mission awareness, organizational effectiveness, and philanthropic support.
Jeff Jowdy
President
MINGLEDORFFS
Mingledorff's is here to help you navigate the complexities of the HVAC industry. As the southeast's leading distributor of HVAC brands like Carrier, we've helped our communities breathe easier for over 80 years. That’s because we care about more than just providing quality products. Our experienced team is standing by to assist you with quotes, project management, application advice, and everything in between.
Julie Gray
Ancillary Products Specialist
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. is designated as the “Official Ball Supplier of the GISA.”
Craig Kalb
Territory Manager
ABM Building Solutions LLC
ABM partners with our clients to help cash flow facility upgrades such as infrastructure, technology, roofs, and athletic facilities. We help our clients get financing and use guaranteed energy and operational savings to help make payments. Our clients are able to fund facility needs and want with no upfront cash and pay over time at a low-interest rate within their existing budget.
Rick Higginbotham
Sales Director
ARISTA CONSULTING GROUP
Arista Consulting Group's mission is to lead school employees to financial security by educating them to make better health and retirement benefit decisions.
We have been partnering with schools on this mission since 2009, creating more productive employees that deliver a better student experience.
Darren Ross
Sales Director
COMMUNICATIONS & ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Providing Excellent Customer Experience Including:
Projection Systems Access Control
Interactive Displays Safety & Monitoring
Student Response Digital Signage
Distance Learning Video Conferencing
Sound Reinforcement Intercom and Bell Systems
Broadcast & Streaming Asset Tracking
Rodney Holder
Business Development
FLIK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DINING
Flik Independent School Dining is a family-style company that strives to provide healthy, nutritious menus to school children and their communities. We are here to fuel students' minds. We treat every meal as a moment to eat, share, and connect. It is our mission to empower a community of kindness through great food, with respect for each other and our amazing planet.
Christine McGoldrick
Business Development
(561) 350-5429
www.flikisd.com
HUDL
CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE GAME
More than 200K teams across 40 sports use Hudl to capture, analyze and learn from video and data.
www.hudl.com
MERCER UNIVERSITY
Mercer University is a private research university, nationally recognized for excellence in education delivered in class and online throughout the state of Georgia.
Nick Driver
Asst Director of Advertising & Promotion
(678) 547-6462
OUR FUNDRAISING SEARCH
At Our Fundraising Search, we help schools build and grow high-performing teams using proven strategies for fundraising excellence. Our Fundraising Search will deliver high-quality service in a cost-efficient manner in a timely fashion.
Ailena Parramore
Senior Fundraising Consultant
(706) 424-2649
www.ourfundraisingsearch.com
THE PREMO SOURCE, LLC
The Premo Source provides premium athletic flooring and weight room equipment for athletic facilities. We transform facilities into true environments of excellence to better serve its coaches and athletes. Contact us today if you are interested in transforming your athletic facilities.
Bryan Benzor
Owner & President
(678) 925-8562
www.thepremosource.com
SCHOOL GROWTH
Whether your goal is to increase enrollment, fundraising, academic quality, board performance, campus safety, or all of the above, you have come to the right place. We grow schools and the people who have the courage to lead them. We do this through organizational audits, professional development, and consulting (design) services.
Scott E. Barron
Founder & CEO
SHIELDCAMPUS, LLC
ShieldCampus is a software platform that manages attendance and accountability, behavior, wellness, crisis planning, and management, all from a single platform.
ShieldCampus increases the visibility of your entire student population by showing you exactly where your students are at all times while at school and during off-campus events, and identifies behavior and wellness issues.
Jackie Littlefield
Chief Executive Officer
(678) 923-2629
www.shieldcampus.com
SOUTHERN BLEACHER COMPANY
Since 1946, SOBCO has set the standard for high school bleachers, college stadiums, fairgrounds, and more. Fans in every U.S. state and Canada cheer from SOBCO grandstands.
By not outsourcing our aluminum or steel fabrication, we control both quality and schedule, and a project manager is your single point of contact, your advisor and ally, from your complimentary design through your stadium build and beyond.
Sarah Lundgren
Communications Director
SYNERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS OF GEORGIA
Synergy provides copy, scan, and print solutions for schools.
Two ways that Synergy is proving to be an industry disrupter by changing some of the copier norms in the client's favor are by providing:
- Unlimited (unmetered) B&W prints included in the agreement
- Tiered colored printing so you are not paying 0.060 or 0.080 per image
Christopher Roupp
Senior Account Manager / Partner
(404) 655-1235
www.mysynergyss.com
THREAT ADVICE
Threat Advice is focused on providing world-class cybersecurity solutions through its flagship service, ThreatAdvice Breach Prevention Platform. The solution serves to maximize a school's cybersecurity posture and is complemented by a standalone cybersecurity education solution. The platform includes continuous vulnerability scanning, security dashboards, detailed reporting, remediations, and phishing.
Boyd Christenberry
Technology Consultant
(770) 451-1111
www.threatadvice.com
ACT, INC.
ACT is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. Grounded in more than 60 years of research, ACT is a trusted leader in college and career readiness.
Lydia Griffin
ACT Account Executive, Georgia
CAMCOR
Camcor provides audio-visual, instructional technology, and STEM solutions
Dale Foster
Georgia Territory Manager
dB INTEGRATIONS
dB Integrations designs builds and manages integrated audio, video, lighting, and control systems. We partner with athletic programs at schools of all levels and sizes to provide LED video and scoreboards alongside PA systems and integrated controls. Our systems are designed to energize your team and engage every fan who walks through the door.
Russ Pangle
Sports Sales Manager
(404) 985-6097
https://dbintegrations.tech
FORWARD DATAWORKS
Led by a former independent school teacher, Forward Dataworks has unparalleled expertise in the ability to understand how schools function. From Development and Admissions to curriculum analysis and community feedback, Forward Dataworks uses data to help schools with strategic planning, answering questions that arise in pedagogy, school administration, and in school communities.
James Riley
Data Scientist
IFG ATLANTA
Independent insurance consultants who are focused on being a trusted resource to GISA Member Schools. We offer both individual and group products to both schools and their employees. These products include Life, Disability, and Long-Term Care Insurance.
Rick Walters
VP
(678) 644-7466
www.askifg.com
MMI DINING
MMI Dining is a leader in the hospitality and dining service industry with over 50 years of experience. As a privately owned company, we take pride in being able to offer customized food service solutions to meet your goals. Our partners include schools, universities, healthcare facilities, senior living facilities, and businesses.
Joey Poole
601-946-9683
PAYMERANG
Paymerang provides a streamlined invoice and payment automation platform that brings Accounts Payable (AP) departments into the modern age. Paymerang's platform saves AP departments thousands of hours annually, enhances visibility, increases accuracy, improves efficiency, and earns rebates while reducing paper, fraud risks, and operating costs.
Saman Aghaebrahim
AE, Strategic Partnerships
QBIX ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
When you outsource your accounting to Qbix, you can be confident that your dedicated team brings the expertise and credentials to ensure your school’s mission is viable today and down the road. Our knowledge in nonprofit accounting, financial reporting, tax compliance, governance, assurance, and more, is unmatched. If you’re toying with the idea of outsourcing your accounting, consider Qbix — consultations are always free of charge.
CL Davidson, CPA
CEO
SCHOOL WINDOW, LLC
School Window provides advanced integrated payment solutions for all departments and all payment types. Provides parents with a customized Amazon-like eStore module, allowing them to easily make payments using a single web portal. Staff can securely take office payments, run reports, and reconcile collections using a single customer portal. We are the payment leader in the state of Georgia serving over 117 of our counties.
Chuck Hobbs
Account Executive
SMITH + HOWARD
Independent schools around the country rely on the enterprising, values-driven accountants and advisors of Smith and Howard to provide guidance on accounting, governance, and operations, legislative updates, industry trends and so much more. Our team focuses on what’s best for your organization, bringing a fully integrated approach that leverages our expertise across the board.
David Lee
Partner
SOUTHERN TEACHERS AGENCY
Southern Teachers is the premier agency for independent schools in the South. We offer teacher recruitment, head & leadership search, and consulting services. Our mission is to support our member schools so that they may offer the best possible education to their students.
Carey Goodman
President
TALZENT
Talzent is an education sourcing company locating the best international educators to teach in classrooms across the United States. We take a rigorous approach to finding passionate and talented educators that are ready to inspire and educate classrooms. We can place an educator in as quickly as a month and provide support before, during, and after placement.
Bala Reddy
Founder
(843) 271-3384
www.talzent.com
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
The Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge programs are service-learning programs that give elementary, middle, and high school students the opportunity to feel good while doing good. It is a way for you to better your life - all while changing someone else's.
Elizabeth Ellis
Youth Market Director
(404) 218-7984
http://heart.org
COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOM
With creativity at the heart of educational spaces, implementing 21st Century school design benefits teachers and students, giving them more shared areas to collaborate, new technology with different ways to use it, and flexibility to modify spaces for all educational needs. With educating the next generation at the center of our purpose, we build places to learn, dream, experiment, grow, connect, and be inspired.
Katharine Bonasera
Manager of Educational Partnerships
FACTS MANAGEMENT
FACTS serves more than 11,500 schools with a suite of services that includes tuition management, student information system, financial needs assessment, and online admissions/enrollment solutions.
Jana Kane
Regional Vice President
GRAHL CONSTRUCTION, LLC
GRAHL CONSTRUCTION was founded in 2012 with an emphasis on honesty, integrity, and client-focused service. Above all else, our team of professionals is dedicated to quality construction through teamwork and outstanding project execution. With transparency and effective communication, we ensure that our clients receive the greatest value for their investment.
Jessica Roberts
Marketing Manager
J.E. DUNN CONSTRUCTION
With creativity at the heart of educational spaces, implementing 21st Century school design benefits teachers and students, giving them more shared areas to collaborate, new technology with different ways to use it, and flexibility to modify spaces for all educational needs. With educating the next generation at the center of our purpose, we build places to learn, dream, experiment, grow, connect, and be inspired.
Travis Alford
Senior Project Manager
MORRIS & TEMPLETON INSURANCE
Morris & Templeton Insurance is a Trusted Choice independent agency dedicated to property and casualty risk management and insurance solutions. We have developed a program for GISA schools to address their complex needs. Through our carrier partners and years of experience, we have worked to deliver solutions that will deliver long-term savings and stability through risk management techniques, consulting, on-premise assessments, and practical training.
Brooks Ziegler
Producer
(912) 355-4549
www.morristempleton.com
PLAYSOUTH PLAYGROUND CREATORS
We provide and install commercial playground equipment, outdoor fitness courses, site furnishings, shade structures, and other related outdoor products.
Andy Bryant
President
(678) 488-6572
www.playsouth.net
RENAISSANCE
Renaissance is a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts. We are committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help students build a strong foundation for success. Our portfolio includes solutions for assessment (Star Assessments and myIGDIs for Preschool); practice (Accelerated Reader, myON, Freckle, and Lalilo); data-driven insights (Schoolzilla); and teacher-facilitated instructional delivery (Nearpod).
Amanda Pottinger
Regional Marketing Manager
SHAW CONTRACT
At the heart of Shaw Contract, we design flooring products and provide solutions with our customers in mind. Everybody counts. Sustainability is what unites us. It is our foundation and our purpose: our equal rights, our shared experience, and our hopeful future. It is the air we breathe and the earth we stand upon.
Aimee Chadwick
Account Manager
SOIL3
Soil3 provides superior quality OMRI-listed compost for outdoor spaces, school gardens, classroom use, and landscaping. We have fully developed lesson plans to accompany our kits, good for STEM and STEAM learning. We help with landscaping, provide sod or soil for current or new development, as well as provide classroom hands-on learning kits.
Teresa Wilson
Community Coordinator for Soil3
TEAM ASSURE
Over the past 35 years, Team Assure has evolved to be one of the leading full-service insurance companies, specializing in zero-deductible student-athlete insurance. Our mission is clear - to deliver quality programs and insurance products to our clients with a high level of service, responding to the challenges of the client's needs and budget. And to work towards earning lasting relationships built on a foundation of honesty, integrity, and trust.
Dax Anderson
President
YANCEY BUS SALES & SERVICE
Yancey Bus Sales & Service is Georgia’s largest full-service school and activity bus dealer with service and warranty locations throughout the state. On-site service technicians are also available by appointment.
Brantley Sims
Commercial Bus Account Manager
