Sydnie joined the California Innocence Project in 2021 as a Staff Attorney Fellow. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University. While in law school, Sydnie served as President for the Black Law Student Association and received the Justice John Paul Steven Public Interest Fellowship Grant. Before joining the Project, Sydnie served as a Judicial Intern at San Mateo County Superior Court and as a clinical student with the Northern California Innocence Project. As Staff Fellow, Sydnie supports and assists in supervising our current clinical students and volunteer legal interns. She is responsible for overseeing the Project's initial review of innocence claims arising from convictions occurring within Southern California.