421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD
WHEATON, IL 60187
DU PAGE COUNTY
Technology Committee
Final Summary
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER
11:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Covert at 11:03 AM.
MOTION TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION
11:00 AM
Room 3500B
Member Lukas moved, seconded by Member Martinez, to allow remote participation. All ayes.
Motion carried.
2.
ROLL CALL
Conor McCarthy was present as a representative for Bob Berlin, State's Attorney.
Guillermo Franco was present as a representative for Liz Chaplin, County Recorder.
Chad Pierce was present as a representative for Jean Kaczmarek, County Clerk.
Berlin, Chaplin, Childress, Covert, Eckhoff, Henry, Kaczmarek,
Lukas, Martinez, White, and Yoo
PRESENT
Galassi
REMOTE
3.
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR COVERT
Chair Covert provided the following remarks:
We have some great news to report this morning. Our own Chief Information Officer, Anthony
McPhearson, has been selected as a finalist for the annual Chicago C-I-O Orbie Awards. The
ORBIE Awards honor CIOs setting the standard for leadership. Each finalist demonstrates
excellence in technology leadership-driving growth, inspiring teams, and transforming
organizations across Chicagoland.
Anthony was selected as one of 35 finalists from a group of 190 nominees considered by the
group Chicago CIO, which is the local leadership network of chief information officers (CIOs) in
Chicagoland. Anthony is a finalist in the non-profit/public sector category. He was one of six
individuals selected in that category. An announcement highlighting the finalists is in Crain’s
Chicago Business this week. Winners will be announced May 8th at an event in Chicago.
Congratulations, Anthony. This is an impressive achievement and reflects very well on your
hard work and the IT team here at DuPage County.
4.
5.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comments were offered.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.A.
Approval of Minutes for the Technology Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday,
January 20, 2026
