2013-2014 CAIS Sponsors ~ CAIS thanks the following corporate sponsors for their generous support of CAIS programs.  If you'd like to become a corporate sponsor, please email d_brewer@caisct.org   Contact Phone Description Magic Hour Communications Eli Avershal 866-211-5510 Magic Hour Communications helps schools and colleges dramatically improve the effectiveness of their communications through the design and development of advanced Web sites that are integrated with the school's other databases and systems. Austin & Co., Inc. James Sidford 518-465-3591 Our clients benefit from comprehensive services, including property and liability insurance, employee benefits and human resource consulting, as well as specific programs that meet the unique needs of our clients. CCS Fundraising Catriona Matthews 212-695-1175 800-223-6733 Established in 1947, CCS provides fundraising counsel, development services, and strategic consulting to outstanding educational institutions in throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Our partners include, independent schools, public and private colleges and universities, educational systems, academic medical centers, and specialized research and training institutions. Central Business Solutions & The Network Place Kyle McClave 646-223-1044 CBS is a solutions-driven IT service provider in managed network service, document workflow, and print technology. CBS has been providing products and services to thousands of companies for over a decade. Our strong sales force and reliable technicians are what makes CBS stand out against competitors. We strive to provide only the highest quality and care to our customers. With our customer-first approach and shared belief in our own inexhaustible potential to excel, we measure our success both in the well-being of our staff and in the achievement of the highest level of customer satisfaction. The Network Place: TNP allows organizations to eliminate paper and establish an organized and efficient filing for their business documents and processes. To start, we can provide you DocPlace, a robust software solution, that you can use to start improving your digital filing process and eliminate paper documents. We can also save your staff time and conserve your financial resources by providing scanning, indexing, and shredding of archived documents. With this solution, you will gain total peace of mind. Gates Capital Corporation Nguyen (Win) Huynh 212-682-7075 Tax exempt bond underwriter, investment banker, financial advisor, broker/dealer, remarketing agent. HB Communications Matt Rose 203-234-9246 HB Communications, Inc. has 60 years of experience providing progressive AV solutions, exceptional service and focusing on “green initiatives”. With offices located in CT, MA, NJ, VT, and NY, the experienced staff at HB focuses on systems integration, videoconferencing, distance learning, broadcast video, IP visual communications, digital signage and more. Janney Montgomery Scott Joseph C. Bosch 212-888-2527 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a Proud Sponsor of the 2013 Tri-State Business Affairs Conference. Janney Montgomery Scott’s education and non-profit finance team focuses its efforts on serving independent schools, colleges and universities with their capital financing and debt restructuring needs. Janney Montgomery Scott traces its roots to 1832 and has 16 offices in New York State, 10 offices in New Jersey and 8 offices in Connecticut.  Janney specializes in the provision of investment banking services to non-profit organizations, for profit corporations and municipalities in the State of New York and throughout the Northeast.  Janney’s bankers have been honored to serve the Abraham Joshua Heschel School, Ramaz School, Rippowam Cisqua School, Mary McDowell Friends School and others over the years.  For the highest quality service in connection with your school’s financing needs, please contact Joe Bosch at 212-888-2527 or Dan Froehlich at 212-888-2528. M&T Bank Ezra Escamilla 202-661-7200 The M&T family of companies service the  Higher Education sector, providing loans, lines of credit, P-cards and Treasury Management services (M&T Bank), tax-exempt debt, financial advisory and underwriting (M&T Securities), investment management , custody and bond trustee (Wilmington Trust) and insurance coverage (M&T Insurance).   M&T, one of the 20 largest banks in the US, has branches from Virginia to New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts and nationwide for investment management, insurance, and investment banking services. Peter Gisolfi Associates Kathleen Guglielmo 212-682-7075 Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design. TADS Charlotte Vigeante 612-548-3320 TADS provides integrated tuition management, enrollment, financial aid, and admissions with fully hosted and supported services. Our industry leading technology is paired with first class service, providing schools of all sizes with innovative fund and document management solutions. Tai Soo Kim Partners Holly DeYoung 860-547-1970 With an international portfolio of work on three continents, our firm maintains a staff able to deliver large and complex projects such as: the 1.6 mil sq. ft. R&D Park in Korea for LG's pharmaceutical and polymers division, and the new U.S. Embassy Compound in Tunis, Tunisia for the U.S. Department of State. Our size allows us to enjoy the exchange of creative thought, and key personnel to be closely involved in the day-to-day activities of each project. This collaborative, hands-on culture is reflected in the open studio environment of our offices, located in an adapted, former industrial space at the edge of a commercial business district. Technology Partners Michelle Morin 860-266-1024 Technology Partners Absolute Data Recovery - Education solution helps schools reduce the risks, costs and lost opportunities associated with data loss as a result of system failures and disasters. By building right-sized solutions to replicate, backup, protect, secure and recover data and business systems, clients value our attention to detail, personalized service and thoroughness in our disaster recovery testing. By servicing independent schools, we understand how the replication, backup, protection, security and recoverability of data and systems effect your school's operations. We design solutions customized to your recovery times to minimize your overall downtime and maximize your productivity in other areas. We understand that you don't really want to be spending your time dealing with tapes anymore. We can truly help you finally "sit back and relax" and not constantly worry if your backups ran and even if they did if you could actually recover your data from them. Stop by and visit with us to learn more about our CAIS consortium pricing and how we have helped many CAIS members from all over the state with unique technology solutions designed around each specific school we partner with. Security 101 Paul Daigneault 800-991-4170 Security Integrator: Access Control, CCTV Systems, Intrusion, Mass Notification, Intercom, Optical Portals, & Gates   Union Center National Bank Mark Cardone 908-206-2860 Banking Services for Independent Schools.