
Jason Michnick, MPA
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2016
Jason served as the first Executive Director from 2019 to 2023 before returning to the board. He was a TDS study abroad student in 2015 and also served as Vice President of TDS between 2016 and 2018. He is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Illinois Chicago and working as a sustainability coordinator.
Eric Hill
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2024
Eric joined the Board in 2023 and served as the Executive Director in 2024. Traveling with TDS to Tanzania in 2022, along with the successful summit of Kilimanjaro was a peak experience for him: it included the realization that big problems can be overcome with small steps, pole pole.
Renée Jones, PMP
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2023
Renee is an executive-level management consultant and transformation leader with a passion for driving sustainable impact. With deep expertise in strategic planning and organizational change, she brings a results-driven mindset to mission-focused work. After an inspiring journey to Tanzania and Zanzibar, Renée was moved by the resilience of the communities she encountered and felt called to use her skills in service. This led her to consult with TDS—an experience that quickly deepened into a personal commitment. Now as a board member, she’s proud to help shape strategies that empower youth, especially girls, through education.
Andrea Trudeau, Ph.D
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2023
Andrea is a library information specialist serving middle school students in Deerfield, Illinois, with 27 years of experience as a public educator. She taught at Nyegina for two weeks in the summer of 2022 as a Fulbright-Hays Grant Scholar through Northern Illinois University, which inspired her to join TDS as a board member and continue to support education in rural Tanzania
Terry Borg, PHD
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2024
Now retired, Terry spent 43 years working for universities and private industry. Through his career, he worked on program development, performance and training, and economic and financial education. In the later years of his career, Terry focused on growing teacher education international partnerships.