2021-2022
(July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022)
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.
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
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
ExQ for School is a patented cloud-based personalized curriculum designed for enhanced Executive Function and social-emotional learning. Rooted in more than 20+ years of cognitive neuroscience, ExQ's research-informed methodology trains mental skills in seven core areas of Executive Function through games, AI-based virtual coaching, and the M-E-T-A (Mindful Examination of Thinking and Awareness) process, offering measurable data, and the ExQ Teacher Academy for professional development.
Sucheta Kamath
Founder & CEO
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
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 schools and governing bodies.
Ashley Lapka
Relationship Manager
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 Management and Environmental Services.
Jack Brill
Vice-President
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. is designated as the “Official Ball Supplier of the GISA.”
Craig Kalb
Territory Manager
ABM helps our clients fund facility infrastructure improvements through guaranteed energy and operational savings program. With no upfront cost, ABM upgrades HVAC, lighting, controls, and implements other energy conservation measures that create cash flow to pay for the improvements over time. Many of our clients have used the program to fund needed facility or athletic projects at a low fixed interest rate.
Rick Higginbotham
Sales Manager
Lydia Griffin
ACT Account Executive, Georgia / Client Relations
Since 1952, clients throughout the U.S. and across more than 50 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-in-Charge, PPP & ERC Services
Arista's mission is to lead people to financial security. To accomplish this, we help companies drive engagement with their employees through comprehensive retirement and benefit solutions. Our consultative approach allows us to provide simple and strategic financial solutions for your workforce. Employers who care about the wellbeing of their employees rely on Arista for the design, implementation, and management of their custom benefits solutions.
Darren Ross
Business Development
Camcor provides audio visual, instructional technology, and STEM solutions
Dale Foster
Georgia Territory Manager
The Center for the Collaborative Classroom is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help students grow as readers, writers, and thinkers while they develop the social and emotional skills necessary to thrive. Collaborative Classroom is dedicated to transforming the school experience, developing students, and empowering teachers as they engage students.
Dr. Janet Cumbee
Educational Consultant
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
Vice President
EDGE is an award-winning, Atlanta-basesd provider of premier document technologies and excellent customer service and support, servicing local and national customers. We market copiers, printers, mailing systems and interactive boards, as well asa customized solutions for managed print and document management and security.
Lisa Hajj
Marketing Director
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
A Family-Style company that strives to provide healthy, nutritious menus to school children and their communities.
Christine McGoldrick
Regional Sales Director
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
Gipper - a platform schools use to create social media content that looks like the pros, but only takes seconds to create. With the ability to share or schedule posts to all of your social media channels in one click, Gipper is quick, easy and effective.
Jack Zamore
Chief Marketing Officer
With creativity at the heart of all educational spaces, implementing a 21st Century school design benefits teachers and students alike, giving them more shared areas to collaborate, new technology with different ways to use it, and the flexibility to modify spaces for all educational needs. With educating the next generation at the center of our purpose, we build inspired places to learn.
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
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
Specializing in educational construction projects throughout our state. Parrish Construction Group has become one of Georgia’s most experienced and respected K-12 construction managers. Since 1995, our team has been transforming the ideas and visions of our clients into successful, award-winning projects. We approach each project with the intent to exceed our client’s expectations, always striving to deliver the highest quality product on time and under budget.
Tanner Parker
Business Development Manager
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
At PSS, we help create meaningful and effective learning experiences through our visual learning tools and content.
Jeremy McCutcheon
Account Executive
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
As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for PreK - 12 schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. The Renaissance portfolio includes Star Assessments, myIGDIs, myON, Accelerated Reader, and Freckle.
Alysse Daniels
Account Executive
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
The enterprising, values-driven advisors of Smith and Howard work with independent schools around the country to provide guidance on accounting, governance and operations, legislative updates, industry trends and so much more. Our team approaches every engagement with what is best for you and your organization, bringing a fully integrated approach that leverages our expertise across the board.
Misty Olive
Senior Events Coordinator
Soil3 is an OMRI listed compost ideal for organic gardening, science/STEM classroom use, Lower and Middle school science lab use and a myriad of uses for classroom learning. The product is clean and can be safely used for hands-on projects inside and outside the classroom. Fully developed lesson plans (created by teachers for teachers) accompany the Soil3 kits.
Teresa Wilson
Soil3 Community Coordinator
Since 1946, Southern Bleacher has set the standard for high school bleachers, college stadiums, fairgrounds, speedways, and more. Fans all over the U.S. cheer from Southern Bleacher grandstands. With more than three million seats to our name in the past five years alone, no one comes close to our experience. Let us help you with your next project, whether new or renovation.
J. McCathern
Sales Representative
Southern Teachers is the premier agency for private schools in the South. We offer teacher placement, head & leadership search, and consulting services to over 725 member schools around the South. Our mission is to support our member schools so that they may offer the best possible education to their students.
Carey Goodman
President
Synergy is proving to be an industry disrupter by changing some of the copier norms in the schools favor. The two main cost savings vehicles are: 1. unlimited (unmetered) B&W prints included in the agreement and 2. tiered color printing so you are not paying 0.070 per image just to print your logo in color or have a hyperlink in blue on the page.
Christopher Roupp
Senior Account Manager / Partner
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
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