Skil-aire is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baltimore, Maryland based Tithe Corporation, an environmental control and air conditioning products and services company that delivers integrated product technologies for cooling and enthalpy control solutions. Skil-aire's component-based options packages enable customers to customize environmental control solutions to site specific needs. The company's nationwide product distribution and applications support organizations optimize product availability and deployment to the point of best business advantage for their end users.
Skil-aire is a cooling and environmental control solutions supplier with over 400 experienced sales and applications consultants and 127 affiliate offices in the United States. Skil-aire is an avid supporter of the Childreach program and other charitable organizations worldwide. A portion of all revenues is gifted monthly to these worthwhile causes.
Through it's innovative air conditioning design, exceptional customer service, and sound business practices, Skil·aire has established itself as a force in the HVAC industry.
About our Management
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Lisa H. Ambrose, President & CEO
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tithe Corp., Lisa H. Ambrose founded Skil-aire's parent company in 1990. Tithe Corp. is an internationally recognized, 100% woman owned and operated HVAC manufacturer best known for innovative solutions, quality focus and humanitarian motivation. Tithe Corp. designs and manufactures sophisticated, high performance, precision environmental control equipment for use in computer rooms, telecom markets, retail spaces and for military applications. Tithe Corp. is located in a HUB Zone in Baltimore and is eligible for WBE and minority/women’s set asides. Ms. Ambrose received her BA from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Business from NYU. Her career in the HVAC and A/E/C industry spans over twenty four years and includes mergers and acquisitions, financial modeling, project management, estimating, marketing and business development. Lisa is a Director of the Professional Women in Construction's Capital Region Chapter, PWCDC.org and is Chair of the Education Committee. Lisa lives in Naples, Florida and Washington, DC.
Nina Olyshko, Senior Vice President & Director of Accounting
Peter Zafonte, Senior Vice President & Director of Sales
Our History
Skil-aire was originally founded in 1979 in New Jersey by three men with years of executive experience in the well-known Fedders HVAC Company. They felt a market niche could be developed for ceiling-mounted airconditioners that could be installed completely indoors. Through their efforts, Skil-aire developed the world's first specialty ceiling-mounted air conditioners that had the ability to be separated in the field without the loss of refrigerant charge, and could be installed with the evaporator up to150 equivalent feet from the condensing unit. This design feature allowed for the installation of long runs of relatively inexpensive refrigerant lines in lieu of the standard, more expensive duct runs. In addition, contractors appreciated the product's quality and its ability to fit virtually any unit through the standard 30-inch door opening. Soon Skil-aire became synonymous with ceiling-mounted packaged yet split-able equipment in the HVAC world.
In the mid-1980s, Skil-aire broadened its product offerings, adding internal controls and accessories to meet the growing need for close tolerance environmental control systems of the technology and telecommunications industries. The company also began developing customized equipment for many specific applications, and utilizing new technologies like 134A refrigerants and explosion proof sensors for hazardous environments.
Skil-aire was purchased by Tithe Corp. 1990, and moved its headquarters to Baltimore in 1992. Skil-aire has continued to grow and innovate, while improving its distribution channels and strengthening its customer relationships. Since1990, the company has expanded its network of sales representatives and affiliate offices throughout the country. Through its 400 experienced sales and applications consultants and 127 affiliate offices, Skil-aire supplies contractors nationwide with its innovative products. The company's ideal location in the heart of Baltimore's historic Washington Village section, just steps from the Raven's M&T Bank Stadium, provides easy access to I-95, the hub of major traffic routes; allowing next-day product delivery to most major east coast markets.
Today, Tithe Corp. is recognized as The American Company Most Known for Innovative Solutions, Quality Focus and Humanitarian Motivation; Tithe Corp. sponsors 20 children each month through PlanUSA (formerly Childreach) adding an additional child every year since it's inception. Tithe Corp. also contributes at least 10% of it's profits annually to charities around the world.