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09/07/2025
ECA Regular Membership Meeting (9/3/25)
The event was held on September 3, 2025.
ECA Regular Membership Meeting
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Shaw's Crab House\
Schaumburg, IL
The Electrical Contractors’ Association of City of Chicago (ECA) Regular Membership Meeting for September was a luncheon session held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Shaw's Crab House in Schaumburg, IL. The program featured industry updates, an Association special acknowledgement, a welcome to a new ECA staff member, and guest presentations by Chris Nybo, ECA State Lobbyist and Harry Benton, Illinois State Representative, 97th District.
Highlights of the program included a number of Committee Reports by the Chairs of several Committees: Kendra Dinkins, ECA Research and Education (R & E) Committee Chair, ECA Vice President, Taylor Electric Company; Jerry McGlynn, ECA Safety Committee Chair, McWilliams Electric Company, Inc.; and Mike Meyer, ECA Student Committee Chair, Continental Electrical Construction Company.
The R & E Committee has a number of seminars for the Fall:
"Project Planning for Small Projects"
Thursday, October 23, 2025
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hyatt Lodge Hotel - Oak Brook, IL
"Advanced Estimating of Electrical Construction / Calculating Shop Burden"
Monday, October 27, 2025 - Wednesday, October 29, 2025
(8:00 am - 4:00 pm for the first two days; 8:00 am - 12:00 pm on the third day)
IBEW-NECA Technical Institute (INTECH) - Alsip, IL.
"Increasing Engagement, Retention, and Development for Employees"
Thursday, November 13, 2025
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Maggiano's Banquets - Oak Brook, IL
The Safety Committee is co-sponsoring a program with the Northeastern Illinois Chapter, NECA. This seminar is open to all ECA members (not just Safety Committee / Safety – related members). The program is scheduled as follows:
“Mental Health / Suicide Prevention"
Thursday, September 25, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Registration / Check-in / Continental Breakfast: 7:30 am
NECA-IBEW Technical Institute (INTECH) – Alsip, IL
Matt Blair, CEO & Co-Founder of The Well Resource Center, NFP is the presenter.
The Student Committee is sponsoring four students and Dr. Tomal, IIT Facilitator, for the full NECA Convention. The Student Chapter did not place in the top three for the Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge (ECIC) submittal. However, the NECA-IIT Student Chapter is a finalist for the “Student Chapter of the Year.”
Other industry reports included updates from the Young Professionals Committee (submitted by Neil Parish, ECA's new Director of Operations) – a successful Leadership Conference that was held August 14 – 15, 2025; Powering Chicago (Elbert Walters, III - Powering Chicago Executive Director) and EJATT (Gene Kent, INTECH Director), among other reports.
Just before the featured presentations, Dan Durkin, Sr., Durkin Electric Company, Inc. received the ECA Recognition of Excellence Award (2024). Congratulations, Dan!
The presentations by Chris Nybo, ECA State Lobbyist and Harry Benton, Illinois State Representative, 97th District, regarded current legislation impacting the industry, the upcoming Veto Session and a legislative outlook for 2026.
We thank all of our presenters and look forward to the next Membership Meeting, which is to be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at INTECH. Don Finn, Local 134 Business Manager is the guest presenter. This program is open to all signatory Local 134 contractors. We hope to see you, there!
Pictured is Bob Fimbianti, ECA President, Linear Electric, Inc., as he started the meeting.
Pictured above from left to right are;
Bob Fimbianti, ECA President, Linear Electric, Inc., and
Dan Durkin, Sr. Durkin Electric Company, Inc.
Pictured is Neil Parish, ECA Director of Operations.
Pictured is Elbert Walters, III, as he began the Powering Chicago update.
Pictured at the podium is:
Harry Benton, Illinois State Representative, 97th District, and to his right is:
Chris Nybo, ECA State Lobbyist during their presentations.
