Sydney Hylton

Sydney is originally from Illinois and has lived in Indianapolis throughout her time at IUI. She recently earned her Masters in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. She has worked with Foster Success previously as a Graduate Mentor in the Catalyst Summer Bridge Program. She has been a lifeguard since high school. Last summer, she worked for Horizons at St. Richard’s, a summer camp program aimed at helping children from low-income and impoverished families become confident swimmers and improve their reading and math comprehension skills over a span of 6 weeks.

When beginning college, she discovered a passion for protecting other people and uncovered a drive to bring equity and inclusion into an often-overlooked area of disaster preparedness and recovery responses. Often, amid unexpected emergencies, people in underserved and impoverished areas around the globe are disproportionately affected by such disasters. She aspires to help facilitate response and recovery efforts for inevitable manmade and natural disasters for the communities in most need.

In her free time, she enjoys being outside, spending time with family and friends, as well as participating in self-care activities like journaling and meditating.