Courtney Zanelli Named as a Kitchen & Bath Design News (KBDN) 2022 Innovator
Honoring Our 2022 Innovators
KBDN has named its sixth Innovators class, an annual selection of industry professionals recognized for their mentoring, education, design and the ability to lead the industry through challenging times.
Steady voices through unsteady times are key to the continued health of any industry. When examining the Innovators chosen by Kitchen & Bath Design News for 2022, showcased on the following pages, the kitchen and bath industry shines with strength and leadership courtesy of those industry members who have risen to the top.
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Courtney Zanelli: Designer Transitions from Wall Street to Design
After taking a break from a job on Wall Street to raise her children, Courtney Zanelli decided to pursue a career in design, initially enrolling in continuing education courses at Parsons School for Design, The New School, in New York City. During that time, a love of hand drafting and space planning emerged, and she discovered a passion for kitchen design.
Zanelli set out on her own in 2010 and established Courtney Zanelli, LLC, a kitchen design business serving residential clients in Summit, NJ. A membership to the National Kitchen and Bath Association followed, along with core courses in kitchen and bath planning and design. At the same time, she partnered with a custom cabinet shop where she became a dealer.
As her business began to grow, Zanelli pursued NKBA certification and ultimately became a CMKBD. This certification opened doors that allowed her to grow her business and enhanced her marketing. She was the first-place winner of the 2022 NKBA Design and Industry Awards competition for her entry in the Small Traditional Kitchen category.
Zanelli was selected to serve as a judge in the 2023 NKBA design competition and was recently a participant in the NKBA’s inaugural Women-to-Women Leadership Conference.
