Sydney is the Foundation Fellows program administrator at the University of Georgia, where she collaborates with assistant dean, Jessica Hunt, to manage various facets of the Fellowship from global engagement to academic enrichment. She transitioned into student services following a year as an English Teaching Assistant with the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Prior to her Fulbright experience, Sydney built her career in communications through roles in both the private and public sectors in Washington, D.C., notably at the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Department of Agriculture. She earned her B.A. in political science and B.A. in public relations at the University of Georgia in 2022 and is an alumna of the Foundation Fellowship.