2019-2020
(July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020)
If you have any questions about sponsorship,
please contact Stan Whitlock
Tel: (404) 558-1079
Email: [email protected]
Thank you!
GISA truly appreciates the following Corporate Sponsors
and all they do to support our Member Schools!
Be sure to contact them to assist you with any of their fine products and services.
Lydia Griffin
ACT Account Executive, Georgia / Client Relations
Athletic Junction provides an online event platform to enhance the branding of scholastic and athletic events. They provide apparel and branded merchandise for all scholastic and athletic partners.
Michael Parker
President
EPIC Brokers & Consultants is a full-service employee benefits and property and casualty consulting firm. We partner with DECISELY to sponsor the GISA Association Health Plan, providing a robust benefit plan offering to GISA Member Schools of all sizes. Our specialty risk team brings a unique consultative approach to design and implement risk financing programs structured specially for schools.
Suzannah Gill
Benefits Strategy Consultant
After spending 20 years as an independent school educator, we now focus on helping schools achieve clarity in decision-making by using analytics to support administrators in making data-driven conclusions. Expertise spans the entirety of the independent school paradigm: institutional advancement, admissions, college counseling, and strategic plans. We are poised to analyze and answer questions that arise in pedagogy, school administration, and school communities
James Riley
Owner
Lighthouse Counsel partners with respected nonprofits to develop and implement strategies that increase mission awareness, organizational effectiveness and philanthropic support.
Jeff Jowdy
President
Mauldin & Jenkins is a full-service accounting firm specializing in the educational nonprofit industry. As auditing, compliance, and 990 tax preparation and planning experts, we understand there is more to business than just the bottom line — it’s about helping people and improving communities. We are committed to supporting the causes of nonprofits by employing a group of professionals who specialize in the educational not-for-profit industry.
Aleisa Howell
Partner
Culinary Dining & Environmental Services
Jack Brill
Vice-President Business Development
Mingledorff's is here to help you navigate the complexities of the HVAC industry. As the Southeast's leading HVAC distributor, we have helped our communities breathe easier for over 80 years. That is because we care about more than just providing quality products such as Carrier, Bard and GPS. Our experienced team is ready to assist you with quotes, project management, application advice and everything in between.
Julie Gray
Ancillary Products Specialist
A cloud-based digital recording solution assists K-12 schools in improving student communication and collaboration skills. How can you use SchooLinguist in your school? SchooLinguist, a cloud-based digital recording solution, assists K-12 schools in improving student communication and collaboration skills. By providing an innovative two-way platform, SchooLinguist’s provides experiential learning opportunities by allowing students to record, listen, re-listen and submit audio of any nature to teachers any time. Teachers can listen, re-listen and respond any time. And it all takes place within the same application! No extra emails or files to transfer. SchooLinguist is currently used in Foreign Language, Fine Arts, and Debate programs, but the use of SchooLinguist is limited only by your imagination.
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. is designated as the “Official Ball Supplier of the GISA.”
Craig Kalb
Territory Manager
Serving the legal needs of Georgia businesses, Gina is often referred by her clients as their outside “in-house” counsel. She is retained to provide daily advice on issues such as labor and employment laws and regulations, landlord-tenant relations, contract drafting and review, and corporate formation and compliance. Gina also assists clients with their civil litigation needs in pursuing or defending claims.
Gina Lindekugel
Attorney
Since 1952, clients throughout the U.S. and across more than 40 countries have trusted Aprio for guidance on how to achieve what’s next. As a premier, CPA-led professional services firm, Aprio delivers advisory, assurance, tax and private client services to build value, drive growth, manage risk and protect wealth. With proven expertise and genuine care, Aprio serves non-profit organizations, individuals and businesses, from promising startups to market leaders alike.
Justin Elanjian
Partner, Assurance Services
ASCEND allows organizations to manage and monitor the return of employees, students, and volunteers by streamlining individual assessments, communications workflows, contact tracing, and population reporting. This HIPPA compliant platform allows organizations to get back to onsite productivity safely.
Brittany Ennen
VP, Business Development
CEI is an AV company that provides the following services and technologies: Audio Video Consulting; Audio Video Engineering; Audio Video Installation; Audio Video Repair; Audio Video System Design; Audio Video Construction Services and Security Cameras
Rodney Holder
President
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
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. We are honored to be a sponsor of Georgia Independent School Association!
Eireann Flynn
VP Sales & Marketing
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
JE Dunn exists to enrich lives through inspired people and places. Our education-specific group of talented, experienced professionals understand the unique challenges of working on K-12 projects especially for independent schools. Some of our clients include Westminster Schools, Darlington School, and Trinity School, to name a few. We build inspired places to learn, and we look forward to an opportunity to work with you!
Lee Jarboe, FSMPS, CPSM
Vice President, Client Solutions
The J.F. Smith Group is a fundraising project management firm that assists with advancement assessments, feasibility studies and capital campaigns across the country. Our mission is to enable our clients to fulfill their dreams through a unique, educational, professionally-directed development partnership.
Jerry F. Smith
President / CFO
30 YEARS OF SERVICE: At Morris & Templeton Insurance, we are committed to service and our community. We believe that choosing insurance coverage is a very personal issue. When protecting your home, car, family or business, you want coverage that is customized to your unique needs. Choosing proper coverage isn’t always easy, especially when you are presented with so many different options.
Brooks Ziegler
Producer
The mission of Our Fundraising Search is to assist non-profits with their fundraising needs in order for them to have a lasting impact on those they serve.
Linda W. McNay, Ph.D.
Consultant
Paymerang's award-winning electronic payables solution provides a simple, secure and profitabale way to pay your vendors - saving clients hundreds of hours each year and reducing the risk of payment fraud. Paymerang processes billions in payments annually for clients from coast-to-coast in all verticals and includes over 200,000 suppliers who receive payments electronically.
Jodi Serville
Business Development Coordinator
PSS supports educators on their journey to improve the way they engage their visual learners. Our Learn OnDemand Systems help those who are visual or kinesthetic type learners. We offer an array of products including our Learn OnDemand Poster Maker System, Awards & More System, Cold Laminator, and more! We offer the perfect tools to help Instruct, Inform, and Inspire!
Amy Dement
Sales / Marketing Associate
Whether your goal is to increase enrollment, fundraising, academic quality, board performance, campus safety, or all of the above, you’ve 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
Scotteez offers School Spiritwear, School and Team Uniforms, Letter Jackets and Chenille Patches. Founded as Scott and Associates in 1994, Scotteez has been providing an easy and enjoyable experience for private and public schools for over 25 years.
Ron Scott
President
With the unusal mix of technical expertise, business savvy and private school knowledge, Smith & Howard fulfills dual roles of accountants and business advisors to private schools. Providing information and guidance on trends and fundamentals for governing and operating your organization, we can help you see the big picture, while working with you to make the best day-to-day business decisions.
Misty Olive
Senior Marketing Coordinator
K-12 and upper education campuses meet and exceed security and life safety expectations with the technical expertise offered by SSP. Access control and smart cards for security and debit and video surveillance and virtual guarding keep students, visitors and personnel safe. Thorough, one-on-one consultations address everything from communications to lockdowns and active shooter scenarios.
Corey Fenn
Commercial Account Executive
Southern Teachers Agency is the premier placement agency for independent schools in the South.
Carey Goodman
Director
For over 50 years, The Budd Group has developed and executed facility solutions for clients in education, medical, government, corporate, manufacturing, commercial, retail, religious and hospitality facilities. Because our solutions are carefully customized to the needs of each customer and facility, the following provides only a sample of our capabilities. Whatever your facility needs, contact us today and let us develop a customer solution for you.
Amber Wooten
Sales & Marketing Support Specialist
UMS offers a risk-free audit and analysis of your electric bills to search for errors and overcharges. If we are not able to recover costs or find savings for your organization, you will pay nothing. If we do find savings, we are paid out of the savings obtained for you - so you will come out ahead!
Ron Hoffman
Account Manager
Veritas Collaborative is a specialty hospital system for the treatment of eating disorders, with locations in Durham, NC, Atlanta, GA, and Richmond, VA. Veritas provides a range of services for individuals ages 8 and older, including inpatient, acute residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient levels of care.
Farra Iaccarino
Marketing Manager