Grassroots Development’s Sustainability & Design Coordinator, Sydney (Glup) Kenny, helps bring ideas into reality through open-hearted, playful facilitation and a keen eye for organized detail. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work with a minor in Psychology from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, a certificate for Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies from Cambridge University- Judge Business School in London, and is a Sustainability Excellence Associate through the International Society for Sustainability Professionals.

Her passion for sustainability combined with her love for macro-level social work provides a multifaceted perspective in the building/construction industry; focusing equally on how our projects benefit the environment, balance local/regional economies, and create space for healthy human development. Other passions include gardening, foraging, hiking & kayaking with her husband Nick, teaching & practicing yoga, and holistic healing through community connection, dance, song, herbal medicine, and nature immersion.