TechServ was originally founded in Chicago by Judy Lu, a Taiwanese immigrant. TechServ was incorporated in 1992, not long after President Reagan signed the Women’s Business Ownership Act into law in 1988, creating government support for women business owners and eliminating the requirement of male co-signers on loans for female entrepreneurs. TechServ was one of the first female-owned Information Technology (IT) companies in the U.S.
TechServ has evolved over three decades, passed down through three generations of Lu women. TechServ, which is headquartered in Illinois but has a global footprint, initially focused on procurement and service work to deliver and service computer equipment. In 2019 Sunny Lu Williams, the granddaughter of Judy Lu, became CEO and merged her recently acquired healthcare division and its population health management and community health data collection platform, branded StatWatch and expanded the capabilities and service offerings of TechServ to include education and healthcare operations as well as expanding into the state of Indiana.
IT is still a strong component of the TechServ business model; today we integrate IT solutions in our project management and consulting services to higher ed, healthcare and public safety. TechServ uses a philosophy of continuous quality improvement, expertise in community centric data collection and resulting analytics, as well as expertise in program & grant management, strategic planning and workforce development to create meaningful change in the world. We are committed to empowering underserved populations and underassessed organizations to equalize the playing field. We create sustainable programs for education, public safety, and healthcare and are able to do this with agility, rapid development, and at a lower cost to capture data. Our focus is on programs that deliver services promoting better education access, community health equity, and public safety training and workforce development in those sectors. We also value collaboration and new partnerships, for it takes many organizations to create positive, sustainable impact.
Meet the Team
Consultants & Subject Matter Experts
In addition to our full-time staff, TechServ has partnered with several subject matter experts (SME) to bring the breadth and depth needed for the many programs we support. Our dedicated staff provide the full-time strategy and management of your programs, and they have other staff and SMEs to draw from to provide the quality, speed, and excellence you deserve.
Cindy Collier
Policy and Strategy Development
Program Design and Evaluation
Best Practices Research/Set Metrics
Stakeholder Engagement
Jane Ellery
Community Engaged Change Strategist
Community Wellbeing Thought Leader
“Healthy Place” maker
Social and Behavioral Health Practice Educator
Kara Kavensky
Strategic Communications Specialist
Writer/Storyteller
Author
PR professional
Blane McMichen
Technical Marketing Consultant
Marketo Certified Expert
Content Marketing Certified
Marketing Stack Integrations
Kellie Meyer, M.A.
Customized Training
Consulting
Conference planning and logistics
Non profit management
Marcus Reed
- Community Paramedicine/Behavioral Health Program Development
Leader as Coach
Organizational Culture/Change Management
Reliability Management
Sally Winter
Freelance writer
PR and communications strategy
Website and printed content creator
Public speaking
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any other questions not answered here please reach out to us, we would love to help answer your questions.
Yes, we are currently operating programs in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and even Qatar.
Yes, we can write and submit an application or proposal in the format specified by the funding organization.
Yes, we have built quite a few websites and ready to start on yours! Here are a few of the websites that we have built, check them out.
Yes, we offer both live online training sessions and pre-recorded trainings for mass distribution.
