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Nick Munro, President (USA)
Nick makes Austin Texas his home, but has spent time traveling internationally and living in San Francisco, California. He works in the technology industry, where you can find him designing and sketching a range of new products and services.
When Nick isn’t designing, he loves to travel, which is how he and his wife Cortney found Trailblazer in 2010 while taking a sabbatical in Southeast Asia. He and his wife Cortney volunteered with the Trailblazer foundation building filters and digging wells. That experience left a lasting imprint, and they have contributed to the organization since.
Nick joined the Trailblazer Board in 2019 and is excited to be a part of such a dynamic organization. He looks forward to adding his design and technical expertise to assist Trailblazer in its continued growth and success towards their mission of bringing clean water to the people of Cambodia.
Kevin Andrezejewski, Treasurer/Secretary (USA)
Kevin is anchored in Golden, Colorado when he's not working in the field as a Sr. Program Manager at Engineers Without Borders–USA. His journey into International Development started at a young age with a subscription to National Geographic. Fast forward a few years and career stops in the private sector in business and supply chain management, to Kevin's next career goal, which was completing an MBA in International Development at Colorado State University. After his MBA, Kevin consulted for social enterprises and iNGOs focusing on Strategic Planning, Business Development and Leadership. In 2010 Kevin began managing supply chains for iDE, a global agriculture and WASH nonprofit. In 2016 he moved to Engineers Without Borders to manage programs for their Engineering Service Corps Initiative. In his career, Kevin has worked and traveled to over 25 Lower-Income Countries and is passionate about learning about different cultures and the unique aspects of the differences in people from around the globe.
Cortney Ward, Board Member (USA)
Cortney currently lives and works in sunny Austin, Texas as a product designer in the tech industry. She recently spent 8 years in San Francisco, California before making the move back to the lone star state with her husband Nick.
In 2010, Cortney traveled and volunteered extensively throughout South East Asia and South America. It was in Siem Reap where she and her husband Nick eventually crossed paths with Trailblazer Foundation. Helping build filters and dig wells in rural Cambodia was an integral point in Cortney’s life and travels. Continued contributions to Trailblazer’s clean water mission has been a true joy for her.
Cortney was elated to join Trailblazer Foundation board members in 2019. With over 15 years of advertising and product design experience, she’s looking to help develop and evolve the organization into its next phase of success.
Isabel Carvalho, Board Member (USA)
Isabel, originally from Brazil, has built an international career that has taken her across the USA and Europe. She is currently based in New York City, where she continues to build on her global professional experience. Isabel has many years of experience in global organizations leading high performing teams, driving organizational strategies, and leading global projects across engineering, research and development, and supply chain.
Isabel is passionate about working with vulnerable communities, believing that focused time and effort can create meaningful, lasting change while offering profound personal and professional growth. In 2020, she served as a WASH Project Manager in Nepal, leading the implementation of water schemes in remote villages. In 2024, she spent five months in Zambia volunteering to design and execute a comprehensive WASH strategy for rural communities.
Isabel joined the Trailblazer Board in 2024 and is looking forward to bringing her corporate expertise and hands-on WASH experience to support the foundation's mission of empowering rural communities in Cambodia.
Sylidia Italiano, Board Member (USA)
Sylidia is an Atlanta-based professional with a global outlook and a passion for sustainable development. She holds a degree in International Business, an MBA, and certifications as both a Nonprofit Professional and Project Management Professional (PMP). Her career spans across corporate and nonprofit sectors, combining strategic leadership with hands-on experience in developing countries.
Her international fieldwork spans across Africa and Southeast Asia, constructing a reverse osmosis water treatment plant in Kenya, developing a school and library construction project in Benin, founding the Lyli Foundation, as well as volunteering with Trailblazer Foundation in 2018 with bio sand water filters in Cambodia. Sylidia was also selected as delegate by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, forming a strategic business plan to enhance U.S.-Japan economic relations.
Sylidia is excited to bring her diverse experiences and expertise in corporate and nonprofit leadership to the board’s mission and support the growth and transformation of the organization as it emerges into its next stage of achievement.