The AICUP Corporate Affiliate Program is comprised of high-quality companies whose support for independent, nonprofit higher education is evidenced by their financial support to AICUP, their interest in finding solutions for AICUP members, and their firm’s presence within the Keystone State. They have become ardent supporters of independent, nonprofit education by offering paid internships and training experience to our member schools, their students, and their faculty.
Facilities & Administration
AE Works specializes in higher education projects, supporting all project phases from facility assessments and design to master planning.
Contact: Warren Bulseco, warren@aeworks.com or 724-747-4672
AE7, LLC: at AE7, our architecture and interior design brings renewed life to under-utilized spaces, creating new opportunities for student and faculty interaction that reinforce an institution’s mission and identity. We understand the importance of preserving and modernizing historic buildings as well as designing new ones that fit into the greater context of the campus, provide enduring flexibility, and ease of maintenance.
Contact: Jeffrey Wetzel, jeff.wetzel@ae7.com or 412-932-2044
Breslin Architects: offering over 60 years of expertise, Breslin Architects energizes campuses with award winning architecture of exceptional artistry, durability and sustainability. Our portfolio includes 32 major commissions at 7 AICUP affiliated institutions. We provide complete Architectural Services through all phases of design and construction, master planning, and interior design. A successful design process must focus on creative exploration, interdisciplinary collaboration, and sensitivity to your unique pedagogy and local setting. Every project we design incorporates sustainable design elements, proactively addresses energy efficiency, optimizes resource management and ultimately fosters the health and well-being of its occupants.
Contact: Stephen Behrens, SteveBehrens@BreslinArchitects.com or 610-437-9626
Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects is a full-service Architectural, Interior Design and Planning firm specializing in Educational Architecture. Founded in 1984, our firm has grown to more than 80 employees with four offices nationwide and headquarters in Mechanicsburg, PA. Our client-oriented approach has resulted in successful projects at colleges and universities throughout Pennsylvania, including many AICUP member institutions. Our project types include student housing, dining facilities, campus master plans, science and teaching labs, lecture halls, student centers, conference and office space, and athletic facilities. We offer a dedicated Higher Education Studio team, with advanced knowledge of emerging teaching-learning models and the ability to translate them into dynamic educational environments.
Contact: Tracy Rohrbaugh, trohrbaugh@cra-architects.com or 717-458-0272
Derck & Edson works with you to develop tailored solutions for distinctive and functional campus environments and currently serves over 20 AICUP members. Derck & Edson collaborates with you to make your campus a source of pride now and in the years to come. Our mission is to shape the natural and built environment in innovative and functional ways through our planning, design, and implementation services that meet the needs of colleges and universities including: feasibility studies, master planning, athletic facilities design, implementation services, engineering, GIS services, architectural services, site design, circulation solutions, construction observation, inventory and analysis, and identity enhancement.
Contact: Jane Lawler Smith, jsmith@derckandedson.com or 717-626-2054
Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site, Inc. is a full-service Design firm specializing in Master Planning, Architecture, Interior Design and Site Planning for Mission Driven Institutions. To date, we have worked with 20 AICUP members to further their Missions with projects that build their individual brands and attract the students they desire most.
Contact: Buck Collins, bcollins@kimmel-bogrette.com or 610-834-7805
Murray Associates Architects, P.C. is celebrating our 90th year of providing award-winning architectural and interior design services – from concept to implementation through space management. Our firm has completed many projects for AICUP Members including our recent project for Dickinson College by restoring their historic Presidents House to serve their community as the Paz Alumni Center. Other AICUP Member Clients include Elizabethtown College, Harrisburg University, Lafayette College, Lebanon Valley College, Messiah University, and Wilson College.
Murray’s goal for every project is to create solutions that provide welcoming spaces for new modalities and pedagogical trends. We believe every client is unique and every project is an opportunity to create something truly extraordinary. Our firm’s “hands-on approach” allows our Principals to be actively involved throughout all phases to fully explore our clients’ needs and design spaces that thoughtfully capture their aspiration and requirements for today and tomorrow.
Contact: Benedict Dubbs, bdubbs@murrayassoc.com or 717-234-2581
RLPS Architects / RLPS Interiors focus on viable solutions to help you attract students, engage faculty and foster long-term campus growth. We offer our experience and creativity to engage your team, whether it be for master planning, renovations, new construction, or interior design. Our goal is to serve as an integrated member of your team and assist you in developing high performing buildings that stimulate learning, enhance your campus and serve your community. RLPS Architects and RLPS Interiors have collaborated with many AICUP Member Institutions to blend innovative design concepts and evolving technologies with campus infrastructure and aesthetics. How can we help you?
Contact: Sarah Rine, srine@rlps.com or 717-560-9501
The Butz Family of Companies: Consisting of Alvin H. Butz; Inc., Shoemaker Construction Co. and Alexander Building Construction Co., provides exceptional, comprehensive construction management and design.
Contact: Mitch Hanna, mitch.hanna@butz.com or 610-395-6871
High Construction: A family-owned firm that provides commercial construction, design-build, and general contracting services in throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
Contact: Rich Pagano, rpagano@high.net or 717-330-8103
McClure Company: Since its founding over 70 years ago, Pennsylvania based McClure Company has built a solid reputation in engineering, performance, construction, and service to its customers. With expertise in construction and modernization, McClure considers the full lifecycle of building systems and their interaction with other building requirements, with expertise spanning mechanical, electrical, plumbing, process, and building automation systems. Coupled with cutting-edge capabilities, McClure Company’s innovative approach eliminates costly rework and pinpoints efficiencies in the construction process to achieve budget and schedule goals.
Contact: Don Marangoni, donmarangoni@mcclureco.com or 717-232-9743
Quandel Construction Group, Inc: Engages early in the preconstruction process with planning, budgeting, scheduling, energy evaluations and coordination of all team members as well as manage the construction, turnover and occupancy of projects.
Contact: Rob Strickler, rstrickler@quandel.com or 717-657-0909
W.S. Cumby Construction: Provides a full spectrum of professional construction services including comprehensive pre-construction, construction management, general contracting and design-build.
Contact: Erika Bohl, ebohl@cumby.com or 610-328-5353
Wagman Construction: Provides a full range of construction services, including design-build, general construction, construction management, and geotechnical design and construction
Contact: Mark Morrow, mamorrow@wagman.com or 717-814-4914
Wohlsen Construction: Founded in 1890 and provides preconstruction, construction management, general contracting, design/build, LEED and BIM services to higher education clients in the Mid-Atlantic States.
Contact: Brian Laub, blaub@wohlsen.com or 717-299-2500
Constellation: The endorsed energy supplier to assist AICUP members with managing energy costs in new and powerful ways to achieve budget certainty, cost savings and financial protection with a full range of integrated energy solutions.
Contact: Blaire Miller, blaire.miller@constellation.com or 855-836-2658
Evolution Sustainability Group is a complete package of energy and sustainability expertise bundled across our sister companies. Evolution’s customers enjoy a positive impact on the bottom line by leveraging a comprehensive suite of energy and sustainability services that mitigate risk, enhance stakeholder/asset value, and provide a foundation to increase corporate citizenship and sustainable practices.
Contact: Chuck Hurchalla, churchalla@evolutionsg.com or 877-280-4655
McClure Company: A fully integrated Energy Services Company with the following in-house resources: engineering, commissioning, construction management, mechanical emergency service, and preventative maintenance.
c: Lynn DeSantis, lynndesantis@mcclureco.com or 717-255-3819
Old Colony Group, LLC: An environmental firm specializing in regulatory compliance and waste management services for small and large educational institutions.
Contact: Matt Farrell, matt@labpack.com or 908-923-4006
Quandel Construction Group, Inc: Engages early in the preconstruction process with planning, budgeting, scheduling, energy evaluations and coordination of all team members as well as manage the construction, turnover and occupancy of projects.
Contact: Rob Strickler, rstrickler@quandel.com or 717-657-0909
WasteStrategies, LLC: Home of the AuditPRO automated inspection platform, is your one stop for comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety solutions.
Contact: Adam Waligora, awaligora@wastestrategies.com or 443-510-5513
AE Works: The AE Works team specializes in higher education projects, supporting all project phases from facility assessments and design to master planning.
Contact: Rachel Sweetland, rachel@aeworks.com or 814-882-2316
Barton Education, a division of Barton Associates: a division of Barton Associates, is an employee owned company, specializes in providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and architectural lighting design solutions to higher education clients for over 50 years.
Contact: Mike Rader, jth@ba-inc.com or 717-845-7654
McClure Company: A fully integrated Energy Services Company with the following in-house resources: engineering, commissioning, construction management, mechanical emergency service, and preventative maintenance.
Contact: Lynn DeSantis, lynndesantis@mcclureco.com or 717-255-3819
Quandel Construction Group, Inc: Engages early in the preconstruction process with planning, budgeting, scheduling, energy evaluations and coordination of all team members as well as manage the construction, turnover and occupancy of projects.
Contact: Rob Strickler, rstrickler@quandel.com or 717-657-0909
Budget Maintenance: With over 35 years of experience in commercial cleaning and property maintenance, Budget Maintenance is a complete contract maintenance company — a sophisticated, high-energy supplier of first-class property services, concrete resurfacing and restoration, specialty construction, emergency and property restoration services and temporary labor and staffing.
Contact: Erin Denning, edenning@budgetmaintenance.com or445-224-0192
Campus Services Group is an experienced partner providing support services for schools, colleges and universities. Our services include: Custodial/Janitorial services, Event Support Services, Facility Support Services and Supplemental Staffing Support. Our innovative and sustainable solutions are tailored to each campus focused on meeting our school partner’s unique needs and goals. Let us show you how our team can deliver extraordinary service and outcomes on your campus!
Contact: Bill Rouse, brouse@CampusServices.com or 610-633-3705
Cintas: The industry leader in supplying uniform programs, providing entrance and logo mats, restroom supplies, first aid, safety, fire protection products and services, and industrial carpet and tile cleaning.
Contact: Tom Best, BestT@Cintas.com or 570-687-7766
Johnson Controls – Performance Infrastructure Higher Ed team specializes in creating funding opportunities for your most pressing infrastructure requirements by applying technology that will reduce your current operational spending.
Contact: Kathy Finton, kathyfinton@jci.com 0r 714-733-3154
McClure Company: A fully integrated Energy Services Company with the following in-house resources: engineering, commissioning, construction management, mechanical emergency service, and preventative maintenance.
Contact: Lynn DeSantis, lynndesantis@mcclureco.com or 717-255-3819
Quandel Construction Group, Inc: Engages early in the preconstruction process with planning, budgeting, scheduling, energy evaluations and coordination of all team members as well as manage the construction, turnover and occupancy of projects.
Contact: Rob Strickler, rstrickler@quandel.com or 717-657-0909
Finance & Treasury
Baker Tilly: is a national full-service advisory and accounting firm, providing assurance, tax, internal audit and consulting services to colleges and universities and collaboratively addressing areas such as risk management, research and institutional compliance, fiscal resiliency, data analytics, cybersecurity, talent management, cost reduction, fraud, construction and other strategic and operational issues.
Contact: David Capitano, dave.capitano@bakertilly.com or 610-927-4512
CliftonLarsonAllen: exists to create opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting and outsourcing services. With more than 8,500 people operating from nearly 130 locations across the country, including offices in King of Prussia, Pittsburgh and Bethlehem, we promise to know you and help you.
Contact: Sara Doyle, sara.doyle@CLAConnect.com or 267-419-1653
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management: A Registered Investment Advisor providing full-service investment consulting and OCIO services via a sound fiduciary process and individually customized solutions.
Contact: Malcolm L. Cowen, scowen@cornerstone-companies.com or 610-694-0900
Forvis Mazars (formally BKD/FORVIS) Higher Education practice serves the various needs of 300+ public and private colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and is driven by our commitment to forward vision. As a top accounting and consulting firm, Forvis Mazars is committed to providing an Unmatched Client Experience®. We listen to understand, respond promptly, and consult with purpose. Our services have been intentionally designed to deliver impact and help you drive forward with momentum. Our talented team has the skills, passion, and industry intelligence to help you accelerate your path to the future. In addition to tax, audit, and consulting services, our dedicated professionals can help your institution demonstrate fiscal responsibility, foresight, and accountability. We have extensive knowledge of the education system and employ powerful tools, data, and analytics to help you achieve your school’s mission and goals, including academic program and portfolio reviews, compensation studies, benchmarking, strategic planning, and change management.
Contact: Adam Smith, adam.smith@us.forvismazars.com or 260-460-4047
FSL Public Finance: FSL Public Finance is a financial advisory firm that provides financial advisory and debt-related consulting services to private and public institutions of higher education, and other municipal issuers, throughout the Commonwealth and Mid-Atlantic region. Formed in response to yield burning and other abuses in the tax-exempt finance industry, our mission is to provide value-added services consistent with the integrity, honesty and professionalism our clients expect and deserve. We are an independent financial advisory firm and serve only our clients. We do not underwrite, purchase, place or sell securities, nor do we act as principals or counterparties in transactions with our clients. FSL Public Finance has operated since 2001, is a member of the National Association of Independent Public Finance Advisors (NAIPFA) and is a registered municipal adviser with the MSRB and SEC.
Contact: Becky Delia, rebecca.delia@fslpf.com or 717-399-6629
First American Education Finance: A financial services company providing AICUP institutions with specialty finance solutions for campus projects.
Contact: Matt Rankin, matthew.rankin@faef.com or 585-643-3459
Nelnet Campus Commerce: Partners with more than 1,200 campuses across the country, providing a suite of PCI Level 1 validated solutions that integrate with every major ERP to process every payment on campus.
Contact: Laurie Holbrook, Laurie.Holbrook@nelnet.net or 207-329-8029
OMNIA Partners: OMNIA Partners is the largest and most trusted cooperative purchasing organization for public sector and education procurement.
Contact: Michael Schwalm, Michael.Schwalm@omniapartners.com or 615-236-9080
Paymerang: Our A/P payment automation frees higher education from repetitive manual tasks, reduces fraud, and eliminates compliance risks.
Contact: Tom Smith, tcsmith@paymerang.com or 804-395-6193
S&P Global Ratings: A leading provider of credit ratings with more than 430 rated U.S. public and private colleges and universities.
Contact: Anthony Ivancich, anthony.ivancich@spglobal.com or 212-438-5060
Stevens & Lee – Assists colleges and universities in a wide range of strategic matters, including finance, government affairs, exigency planning, acquisitions and combinations, and issues related to development and planned giving programs, as well as traditional legal matters.
Contact: James M. White, jmw@stevenslee.com or 717-234-1250
Stifel: Provides independent financial advisory or underwriting services for 508 higher education issues exceeding $19 billion.
Contact: Ken Poremka, porembkak@stifel.com or 412-923-5926
Synario: (in partnership with PFM Solutions) is an agile financial modeling platform offering advanced control over your financial projections. Model each business dimension, perform scenario and stress analyses, and dynamically present your findings all from one cloud-enabled platform.
Contact: Marc Pitcher, PitcherM@synario.com or 215-557-1267
TFC Tuition: TFC Tuition ensures compliance, accessibility for students, and a steady flow of payments through flexible and customizable student loan servicing.
Contact: Glenn Karaban, gkaraban@tfctuition.com or 973-561-1400
M&T Bank: With its affiliates, provides a full array of financial services, including treasury management, procurement cards, investment management, custody, trustee services, credit, derivatives, and insurance.
Contact: Mark Cohen, mcohen1@mtb.com or 302-651-1357
PNC Bank: is a financial institution which offers a full array of financial services. Through its partnership with Vizient, PNC is the preferred provider P-card services offering a very competitive program to AICUP members.
Contact: Christie M. McCloskey, christie.mccloskey@pnc.com or212-551-7557
PSECU: Our college and university outreach program provides for on-campus banking and digital-first financial services for faculty, staff and students, as well as engaging financial education programs for members and non-members.
Contact: Chris Rhine, crhine@psecu.com or 717-712-6469
HR Compliance & Legal
AffinityLTC: Has been an AICUP Board-endorsed program provider since 2006, specializing in the voluntary Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance program. Contact: Michael VanGavree, mike@affinityltc.com or 717-737-3060 x300
Alera Group: is dedicated to understanding our clients’ business needs, human resource objectives, financial goals, and long-term strategic plans. We strive to find new and innovative ways for employers to offer high quality, affordable benefits to their employees now and in the years to come. We are focused on all areas of Employee Benefits. Alera Group Pittsburgh provides the best of both worlds—national scope combined with local service. Our mission is to transform the client experience by providing a greater depth and breadth of resources, innovative thinking, and constant collaboration, while maintaining strong local relationships.
Contact: Donald Balla, don.balla@aleragroup.com or 412-430-3090
The Benecon Group: Recognized nationally in the self-funded market as the expert in designing, pricing and administering self-funded programs and operates 15 health insurance consortia and cooperative programs.
Contact: Dan Jones, djones@benecon.com
Millenium Advisory Services: An independent, SEC-registered investment advisory firm providing objective, customized financial planning and asset management for employees of colleges and universities, their families and individuals.
Contact: Antonio Kitt, akitt@mcmva.com or 804-297-5491
Pentegra: A leading provider of retirement plan, fiduciary outsourcing and institutional investment solutions.
Contact: Pete D’Angio, pete.dangio@pentegra.com or 914-821-9560
PlanPilot: Takes a holistic approach to defined contribution retirement plan consulting, focused on minimizing fiduciary risk for plan sponsors and their oversight teams, as well as minimizing the risk of negative participant outcomes.
Contact: Mark Olsen, mark.olsen@planpilot.com or 312-973-4913
PRM Consulting Group: A full service management consulting and outsourcing firm specializing in people resource management providing tailored solutions for clients at a fair price.
Contact: Michael Rhim, Michael.rhim@prmconsulting.com or 202-745-3721
Remodel Health offers the most complete ICHRA service model in the industry—combining intuitive technology with expert, personalized support. Since 2015, we’ve helped employers across the country transition to modern, flexible health benefits. We partner with brokers to bring this smarter group funding solution to life, delivering a streamlined experience for both benefits administrators and employees. From benefit design to renewal, we walk our customers through every step of the ICHRA process—helping them navigate each stage with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re replacing a group plan or rethinking your benefits strategy, Remodel Health makes it simple, scalable, and built to last.
Contact: Jason Pappas, jason.pappas@remodelhealth.com or 716-704-2833
TIAA: A Fortune 100 financial services organization that is the leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields.
Contact: Jeff Musell, jmusell@tiaa.org or 303-626-4259
UPMC Workpartners: for more than 25 years, Workpartners has helped employers of all sizes make the most of their workforce. Workpartners, part of the UPMC’s global health enterprise and UPMC’s Insurance Services Division. Since, 1997, Workpartners has grown to be a leading national company partnering with clients across the US. We actively manage health results through our suite of integrated solutions with includes: Analytics – Integrated data warehousing, online business intelligence tools and reporting, and advanced analytics and Employee engagement solutions – wellness, EAP, clinical decision support and onsite services. Leave management administration – FMLA, ADA/ADAAA, short term disability and return to work programs.
Contact: Deborah Winter, winterda@WorkPartners.com or 724-683-0584
Scott Healy & Associates: Executive search firm, based in Harrisburg, PA, specializing exclusively in higher education.
Contact: Christopher Healy, chris@scotthealy.com or 717-585-2457
Baily Insurance is an independent insurance agency offering a comprehensive suite of insurance and risk management solutions through transparency and exceptional resources: Life, Health – Group Benefits, Auto, Property & Casualty, Workers Compensation, Cyber Supplemental/Employee-Paid Benefits, Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement plans (ICHRAs).
Contact: David Baily, dbaily@bailyagency.com or 724-627-6121
The Benecon Group: Recognized nationally in the self-funded market as the expert in designing, pricing and administering self-funded programs and operates 15 health insurance consortia and cooperative programs.
Contact: Dan Jones, djones@benecon.com
RCM&D: Provides Property & Casualty, Employee Benefit, and Special Risk (Student Health, Sports Accident, Global Medical) Insurance brokerage and risk management consulting for educational institutions.
Contact: Clint Wevodau, cwevodau@rcmd.com or 717-231-3058
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources/First Risk Advisors: Our student insurance programs provide year round coverage to over 390,000 college students in over 450 colleges and universities. We serve hundreds of thousands of insured students and their dependents every plan year.
Contact: David W. Opperman, dopper@firstriskadvisors.com or 267-880-2300 A
Barley Snyder: A strategically focused, full service law firm representing educational institutions, businesses and individuals throughout Pennsylvania and beyond.
Contact: David J. Freedman, dfreedman@barley.com or 717-399-1578
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg: is a dynamic law firm known for its aggressive, “out-of-the-box” problem-solving skills. With decades of experience representing higher education institutions, Klehr Harrison provides litigation, transactional and business counseling services to higher education institutions of all sizes and affiliations. As higher education institutions face unprecedented challenges, Klehr Harrison’s multi-disciplinary team of lawyers have the skills and “hands-on” expertise and experience to help institutions navigate these challenges, bringing the unique perspective of having served on university Boards of Trustees, including two currently serving in Chair roles.
Contact: William Matthews, WMatthews@klehr.com or 215-569-4281
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP: provide trusted “one-stop” legal services shopping for institutions of higher education. We know that providing legal advice to these clients requires not only technical knowledge of the law, but also an understanding of life on a college or university campus. We value the opportunity to handle diverse legal matters for our higher education clients.
Contact: James A. Keller, Esq., jkeller@saul.com or 215-972-1964
Steptoe & Johnson: Offers substantial experience and knowledge as our higher education attorneys understand the challenges college and university leaders face and strive to provide ground-breaking solutions.
Contact: Marcia DePaula, marcia.depaula@steptoe-johnson.com or 724-749-3122
Stevens & Lee: Assists colleges and universities in a wide range of strategic matters, including finance, government affairs and issues related to development and planned giving programs, as well traditional legal matters.
Contact: James M. White, Esq., james.white@stevenslee.com or 717-234-1250
RCM&D: Provides Property & Casualty, Employee Benefit, and Special Risk (Student Health, Sports Accident, Global Medical) Insurance brokerage and risk management consulting for educational institutions.
Contact: Clint Wevodau, cwevodau@rcmd.com or 717-231-3058
WasteStrategies: Home of the AuditPRO automated inspection platform. Your one stop for comprehensive environmental health and safety solutions.
Contact: Adam Waligora, awaligora@wastestrategies.com or 443-510-5513
Student Services
Aramark Collegiate Hospitality: As an industry leader with over 50 years of experience, Aramark Collegiate Hospitality creates a hospitality ecosystem fueled by experiences and culinary excellence that are unique to you, your campus, and your brand. We seek to take our service a step further with each and every unique experience we craft. Because when you set your sights and standards higher, you’re serving more than just good meals. You’re serving futures.
Contact: Chris Cassel, cassel-chris@aramark.com or 267-250-6089
Boundless Learning offers a robust Learning Experience Suite and Online Program Management services that enable institutions to create, deliver, and scale engaging, high-quality digital learning programs. Backed by over 30 years of experience in education, Boundless brings deep expertise in instructional design, digital learning strategy, and student success. Complemented by comprehensive enrollment services—including marketing, recruitment, and student support—Boundless Learning helps partners grow their reach and achieve measurable outcomes.
Contact: Matt McGrath, matthew.mcgrath@boundlesslearning.com or801-358-7678
Cengage: is the education and technology company built for learners. The company serves the higher education, K-12, professional, library and workforce training markets worldwide. Cengage creates learning experiences that build confidence and momentum toward the future students want. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA. Employees reside in nearly 40 countries with sales in approximately 165 countries and territories around the world.
Contact: Thomas Riendeau, thomas.riendeau@cengage.com or 518-630-1523:
Honorlock: Who is Honorlock? We make online proctoring simple, easy, and human. There’s a notion that online proctoring services are simply out to catch students who are cheating on tests. But our mission is much bigger than that. We know there’s a better way to protect academic integrity. Our approach to online proctoring is to do what’s good for the institution and good for the learner. That’s why we’ve dedicated ourselves to taking the technical online proctoring experience and making it human. The result is a solution that brings integrity, humanity, confidence, and positive outcomes to the proctored testing experience.
Contact: Peter Atsaves, patsaves@honorlock.com or 610-608-7344
Metz Culinary Management: A Pennsylvania-based, family-driven company that collaborates with its clients to deliver restaurant-inspired hospitality and serving high-quality, natural ingredients prepared from scratch by our culinary team.
Contact: John Geronimo, johng@metzcorp.com or 724-312-6758
Parkhurst Dining: Provides consistent, high quality dining services to private colleges and universities – services designed and developed in a culture that places a premium on culinary excellence and innovation, delivered with innovative approach to dining with extraordinarily gifted chefs, fresh local ingredients and distinctive cuisine.
Contact: Jeff Broadhurst, jeff@parkhurstdining.com or 412-476-2460
Rize Education helps institutions add career-focused academic programs to increase enrollment, lower institutional costs, and improve student outcomes through Program Sharing. By collaborating with Rize and a consortium of 115+ colleges, innovative colleges can launch hybrid degree programs as quickly as one semester at a fraction of the traditional cost. Today our partners collectively offer 600+ academic programs using the Rize model and have been featured in the New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Inside Higher Ed. The mission of Rize is to provide a pathway to fulfilling employment for every student while improving the financial sustainability of small colleges.
Contact: Charlie Anastasi, canastasi@rize.education or 215-595-6012
Sallie Mae: Our mission is to be a trusted financial partner helping Americans reach their potential by making the dream of higher education a reality. Contact: Keri Neidig, Keri.Neidig@salliemae.com or 610-216-2807
Sodexo: Sodexo delivers comprehensive and sustainable food services, valued experiences, and facilities management solutions that drive success.
Contact: Heather Worrell , heather.worrell@sodexo.com or 484-745-7324
TFC Tuition: ensures compliance, accessibility for students, and a steady flow of payments through flexible and customizable student loan servicing.
Contact: Glenn Karaban, gkaraban@tfctuition.com or 973-561-1400
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources/First Risk Advisors: provides year-round coverage to college students, and their dependents, at over 450 colleges and universities offering a diverse mix of domestic, international, graduate and undergraduate students.
Contact: John Maxwell, jmaxwell@uhcsr.com 215-902-9930 or Debbie Delli Santi, ddellisanti@uhcsr.com 727-563-3415
Technology & Telecommunications
Appspace helps colleges and universities bridge their physical and digital campuses, and ultimately create a college experience that students love. Thousands of companies—including over 200 healthcare organizations—use Appspace’s software to connect their students, professors, staff, manage their spaces, and modernize their campus experience. Appspace replaces individual software products inside a university with a single unified platform that simplifies and streamlines how universities communicate with their staff and students, and how people navigate both the physical and digital campus, and book campus resources.
Contact: George Bechtloff, george.bechtloff@appspace.com or 442-364-5200
Aspect Consulting, Inc: Provides low cost/high quality higher education functional and technical support across the entire campus ecosystem; specializing in Academic ERP/CRM/LMS systems.
Contact: Chris Bressi, cbressi@aspect-consulting.com or 610-783-0600 ext.130
BoardEffect: More than 2,000 leading organizations and over 180,000 users rely on BoardEffect to manage board-related information online and advance the work of their boards.
Contact: Alisa Cano, acano@diligent.com
Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 20 million students. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future.
Contact: Tom Lavin, Tom.Lavin@ellucian.com or 610-930-3652
ePlus Technology, Inc. from Cloud and Data Center, Security, Collaboration, Networking and AI, to Digital Transformation, Managed and Professional Services or Financing, we bring a vast perspective that helps organizations design, orchestrate and seamlessly implement versatile technology solutions. Our unparalleled expertise has been refined over more than three decades, allowing customers to maximize the return on their technology investments. With a dedicated SLED practice of Account Executives and SLED Operations Professionals, ePlus knows SLED, Contracts and works to keep our customers in compliance with grants and funding.
Contact: Brandon Holmes, bholmes@eplus.com or 484-358-6410
FortifyData is an industry-leading Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) company that enables Higher Education Institutions to automate and manage cyber risk. FortifyData provides automated attack surface assessments with asset classification, security ratings, third-party risk management, and enriches the findings with cyber threat intelligence that yields a risk-based vulnerability management program. Higher Education Institutions can then organize assets and associated risks by College/Department to get both a University-wide and College/Department specific views of cyber risks.
Contact: Marshall England, marshall.england@fortifydata.com or 202-505-2974
GDC IT Solutions: whether you require expert guidance on a major IT transformation initiative or need help with a specific pain-point, GDC is dedicated to serving as your top-tier IT solution provider. We provide a full spectrum of IT consulting services, including strategic IT planning, risk management, and operational support. Our team of business consultants works closely with you to understand your business challenges and develop tailored solutions that drive success. With GDC, you can count on our extensive capabilities to address all your IT consulting needs.
Contact: Scott Gross, scottgross@gdcit.com or 717-745-6872
Jenzabar Inc: Unlock the next wave of higher education software with Jenzabar One, a flexible, unified-cloud ready platform, exclusive to higher education. Contact: Nicole Stewart, Nicole.Stewart@jenzabar.com or 908-216-0453
JourneyEd: Provides AICUP members with contractual pricing for commonly used software products from vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe, and VMWare.
Contact: Jason Watson, jwatson@journeyed.com or 800-876-3507 ext. 7111
The MSC Group is a privately held, certified WBENC women-owned organization headquartered out of Philadelphia, PA with offices throughout the US. We specialize in providing outsourced, onsite labor and technology to efficiently manage various institution’s shipping & receiving/mailrooms, print/copy centers, MFD Copier fleet technology, and postage meter and package locker solutions.
We’ve gained a respectable reputation in the higher education space for being highly responsive, cost conscious, and deeply engaged in each and every client partnership. We look forward to meeting new institutional professionals while catching up with current client partners!
Contact: Jack Caulk, jack.caulk@themcsgroup.com or 267-800-8492
Pathify: Trusted by over 175 institutions and led by a team of former higher ed executives, Pathify is a groundbreaking digital platform revolutionizing the higher education student experience. Pathify’s Engagement Hub consolidates essential technologies, services, resources, information and people into one modern interface. Rooted in an expansive and continually evolving integration library, Pathify elevates higher education’s digital presence and user experiences. With seamless integrations across SIS, LMS and other ed tech systems, Pathify is the preferred student portal choice over homegrown or SIS-packaged platforms.
Contact: Loui Atchison, loui@pathify.com or 615-491-0997
Rubrik is a cybersecurity company and our mission is to secure the world’s data. We pioneered Zero Trust Data SecurityTM to help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, built with a Zero Trust design and powered by machine learning, delivers complete cyber resilience in a single platform across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS. Our platform automates data policy management and enforcement, safeguards sensitive data, delivers data threat analytics and response, and orchestrates rapid cyber and operational recovery.
Contact: Laura Cook, aura.cook@rubrik.com or 703-994-6334
SentinelOne is a leader in cybersecurity, providing an advanced AI-powered platform for endpoint protection. The company’s innovative solutions autonomously prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats across cloud, network, and identity environments. Recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, SentinelOne is trusted by enterprises worldwide to protect their critical assets while maximizing operational efficiency. With a strong emphasis on partnerships and customer success, SentinelOne aims to empower organizations to manage their cybersecurity needs effectively and confidently in an ever-evolving threat landscape.
Contact: Hannah Mein, hannah.mein@sentinelone.com or 215-262-1749
Workday Higher Education has partnered with 300+ higher-ed institutions to help navigate and thrive in the rapidly changing higher-ed landscape. Unlike fragmented legacy ERP systems, Workday provides best in class HR, Finance and Student applications with AI built in to allow institutions to make confident decisions faster, increase operational efficiencies and empower your faculty, staff, administrators, and students with access to real-time information
Contact: Justin Brantley, justin.brantley@workday.com or 513.512.0048
Zscaler offers a cloud-native, zero-trust security platform that simplifies and strengthens your university’s cybersecurity. With remote learning, hybrid work, and BYOD increasing attack surfaces, Zscaler ensures secure access for users and devices while protecting sensitive academic and research data. The platform replaces legacy network appliances with scalable, fast, and cost-efficient security tailored for education. It prevents cyber threats like ransomware and phishing with real-time traffic analysis and advanced threat detection. Zscaler’s centralized management makes it easy to enforce policies and compliance frameworks without burdening your IT team.
Contact: Dan Clarke, dclarke@zscaler.com or 570-220-3140
Apogee: is a leading provider of managed technology services that enable colleges and universities to innovate to enrich the campus experience and foster student vitality. Uniquely positioned to serve higher education, Apogee supports a community of more than one million students and administrators at over 350 colleges and universities nationwide. The company’s comprehensive portfolio includes Managed Campus (networks and managed IT and cloud services), ResNet (residential networks), campus engagement and digital signage, and video services.
Contact: Brad Kohli, bkohli@apogee.us or 570-905-3505
Aspect Consulting, Inc: Provides low cost/high quality higher education functional and technical support across the entire campus ecosystem; specializing in Academic ERP/CRM/LMS systems.
Contact: Chris Bressi, cbressi@aspect-consulting.com or 610-783-0600 ext.130
Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 20 million students. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future.
Contact: Tom Lavin, Tom.Lavin@ellucian.com or 610-930-3652
ePlus Technology, Inc. from Cloud and Data Center, Security, Collaboration, Networking and AI, to Digital Transformation, Managed and Professional Services or Financing, we bring a vast perspective that helps organizations design, orchestrate and seamlessly implement versatile technology solutions. Our unparalleled expertise has been refined over more than three decades, allowing customers to maximize the return on their technology investments. With a dedicated SLED practice of Account Executives and SLED Operations Professionals, ePlus knows SLED, Contracts and works to keep our customers in compliance with grants and funding.
Contact: Brandon Holmes, bholmes@eplus.com or 484-358-6410
FortifyData is an industry-leading Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) company that enables Higher Education Institutions to automate and manage cyber risk. FortifyData provides automated attack surface assessments with asset classification, security ratings, third-party risk management, and enriches the findings with cyber threat intelligence that yields a risk-based vulnerability management program. Higher Education Institutions can then organize assets and associated risks by College/Department to get both a University-wide and College/Department specific views of cyber risks.
Contact: Marshall England, marshall.england@fortifydata.com or 202-505-2974
GDC IT Solutions: whether you require expert guidance on a major IT transformation initiative or need help with a specific pain-point, GDC is dedicated to serving as your top-tier IT solution provider. We provide a full spectrum of IT consulting services, including strategic IT planning, risk management, and operational support. Our team of business consultants works closely with you to understand your business challenges and develop tailored solutions that drive success. With GDC, you can count on our extensive capabilities to address all your IT consulting needs.
Contact: Scott Gross, scottgross@gdcit.com or 717-745-6872
IPClear is a managed services and solutions provider supporting the higher education and small to medium enterprise market segments. IPClear’s staff represents decades of experience in building networks, infrastructure, and OSS/BSS systems to support some of the largest companies in the world.
Contact: Brian Eury, brian@ipclear.co or 610-804-0898
The MSC Group is a privately held, certified WBENC women-owned organization headquartered out of Philadelphia, PA with offices throughout the US. We specialize in providing outsourced, onsite labor and technology to efficiently manage various institution’s shipping & receiving/mailrooms, print/copy centers, MFD Copier fleet technology, and postage meter and package locker solutions.
We’ve gained a respectable reputation in the higher education space for being highly responsive, cost conscious, and deeply engaged in each and every client partnership. We look forward to meeting new institutional professionals while catching up with current client partners!
Contact: Jack Caulk, jack.caulk@themcsgroup.com or 267-800-8492
Pathify: Trusted by over 175 institutions and led by a team of former higher ed executives, Pathify is a groundbreaking digital platform revolutionizing the higher education student experience. Pathify’s Engagement Hub consolidates essential technologies, services, resources, information and people into one modern interface. Rooted in an expansive and continually evolving integration library, Pathify elevates higher education’s digital presence and user experiences. With seamless integrations across SIS, LMS and other ed tech systems, Pathify is the preferred student portal choice over homegrown or SIS-packaged platforms.
Contact: Loui Atchison, loui@pathify.com or 615-491-0997
Rubrik is a cybersecurity company and our mission is to secure the world’s data. We pioneered Zero Trust Data SecurityTM to help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, built with a Zero Trust design and powered by machine learning, delivers complete cyber resilience in a single platform across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS. Our platform automates data policy management and enforcement, safeguards sensitive data, delivers data threat analytics and response, and orchestrates rapid cyber and operational recovery.
Contact: Laura Cook, aura.cook@rubrik.com or 703-994-6334
Seamless Advanced Solutions is a team of experienced Network Engineers, Architects and Project Managers. Seamless specializes in the design, deployment and support of virtualized networks, data centers and related solutions. Seamless provides Professional Services to clients all over the US. We thoroughly investigate and identify a client’s needs and design our flexible, project based solutions accordingly.
Contact: Gino Silvas, gsilvas@sas-us.com or 512-468-9406
SentinelOne is a leader in cybersecurity, providing an advanced AI-powered platform for endpoint protection. The company’s innovative solutions autonomously prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats across cloud, network, and identity environments. Recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, SentinelOne is trusted by enterprises worldwide to protect their critical assets while maximizing operational efficiency. With a strong emphasis on partnerships and customer success, SentinelOne aims to empower organizations to manage their cybersecurity needs effectively and confidently in an ever-evolving threat landscape.
Contact: Hannah Mein, hannah.mein@sentinelone.com or 215-262-1749
Zscaler offers a cloud-native, zero-trust security platform that simplifies and strengthens your university’s cybersecurity. With remote learning, hybrid work, and BYOD increasing attack surfaces, Zscaler ensures secure access for users and devices while protecting sensitive academic and research data. The platform replaces legacy network appliances with scalable, fast, and cost-efficient security tailored for education. It prevents cyber threats like ransomware and phishing with real-time traffic analysis and advanced threat detection. Zscaler’s centralized management makes it easy to enforce policies and compliance frameworks without burdening your IT team.
Contact: Dan Clarke, dclarke@zscaler.com or 570-220-3140
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Dave Capitano (Baker Tilly)
Buck Collins (Kimmel Bogrette Architects + Site)
Benedict Dubbs (Murray Associates)
Aaron Hershberger (Forvis Mazars)
Brian Huber (Breslin Architects) Aaron Leitch (First National Bank)
Isaac Miller (Cengage Unlimited)
Keri Neidig (Sallie Mae)
Patrick Paro (PJ Dick)
Melissa Raymond (Constellation)
Chris Rhine (PSECU)
Sarah Rine (RLPS Architects/RLPS Interiors)
Tracy Rohrbaugh (Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates-Architects)
Rob Strickler (Quandel)
Clint Wevodau (RCM&D)
Stephen Whitehead (Academic Impressions)
Amy Young (Wagman Construction)