Our History

CAMRIS International (originally Clapp and Mayne) is a unique, fast growing, dynamic small business (SDB), SDVOB and 8(a) program certified) with project experience spanning more than 1,300 completed tasks and activities for more than 300 clients in the U.S. and nearly 50 countries. Our company was founded more than a half century ago; the following timeline provided some highlights of our history.

History and Provenance of CAMRIS International

Year / decade	Highlight		Description
1955	Clapp and Mayne (CAM) founded		Founded as a Puerto Rican corporation (originally as Collett and Clapp), dedicated to improving management and administration for public and private clients.
1960s	First contracts with USAID predecessor (the Alliance for Progress), Puerto Rico government and private companies		Beginning of over 40 years of continuous service to USAID and its predecessors including management of Alliance for Progress programs especially in public administration and economics. Projects in international public administration, economics, and data collection surveys; clients include Fortune 500 companies.
1970s	Growth concentrated in Latin America.		Numerous contracts and projects successfully completed in economic planning, feasibility studies, political polling (as a Gallup affiliate), TV ratings, market research, public administration, economic development, financial management and other areas. Main sectors in this decade are health, education and agriculture. Early work in information systems, data processing, and information centered management.
1980s	Growing number and diversity of international technical assistance and management consulting contracts. Washington DC office opened in 1983.		CAM expands work in international health especially in Maternal and Child Health; increasing number of projects in education; institutional strengthening; democratic institutions and judicial sector; agriculture; procurement and logistics; public finance; and human resources management. Numerous contracts for assessments, studies, project designs and evaluations. First contracts in Africa and Asia and first Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQCs) during this period. Focus continues to be on sound and scientific management and project implementation.
1990s	International assignments grow and become mainstream; CAM headquarters moved to the Washington DC area.		Clapp and Mayne carry out its 1,000th assignment. Many overseas staff for major work in health sector, management, public administration, project design, monitoring, and evaluation. Contracts funded by USAID, World Bank, private companies, foundations and other clients. The CAM portfolio tips toward health sector in the early 1990s, with over 50% of all contract work from this time forward.
1997	Renaissance Information Systems (RIS) launched		RIS founded by partners who are health administration professionals not affiliated with CAM. RIS purpose is to supporting Federal health sector clients in information, management and technical services. As a veteran-owned, minority-owned Small Disadvantaged Business, RIS enters the SBA 8(a) program a few years later.
2000s	CAM and RIS joint projects and collaboration.		CAM and RIS collaborate initially on successful health sector projects in Latin America and the Near East. Health sector work continues as the mainstream focus of CAM worldwide; design, monitoring, evaluation, TA; portfolio consists of contracts in areas of evaluation, project design, infectious diseases, sector reform, strategic planning, budgeting, management and administration. RIS expands work in health administration, telemedicine, communications analysis, information systems and other areas.
2003		Merger of CAM staff and projects into RIS.	RIS acquires CAM health sector consulting services. US and international work is strengthened by CAM staff, intellectual property, skills and experience, as well as time tested management and accounting systems. Increasing base of US Government and other clients in international and US settings. Companies integrated and reorganized with global health as leading area, constituting the majority of the company portfolio, with additional substantial work in democracy, governance, economic development, communications analysis and information systems.
2005		CAMRIS International	The firm is legally renamed as CAMRIS International. Major work areas continue to be in global health, support for democracy and governance, economic and enterprise growth, strategic communications and technology assisted systems. Renewed emphasis on evidence based strategies, management and decision making. Growth of eHealth sector including CAMRIS emergence as one of the largest teleradiology services providers in the US.