Sydney E. Bell (she/her) is the Manager of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) at ESL Federal Credit Union where she leads DEI programming and education, and supports overall DEI strategy efforts. 

Sydney is an adjunct professor of DEI at Nazareth University and Course Developer with RITCertified. She serves as Co-chair of the Friends of 540 fundraising group with 540WMain, Inc. and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the Women’s Foundation of Genesee Valley.

Sydney holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Development from Nazareth University and eCornell’s DEI certificate. She is an alum of the 2023 Leadership Rochester cohort, is a member of the Rochester Chamber’s DEI Leadership Exchange Program, and is the founder of the Rochester JEDI Collective. She is a certified antiracism facilitator through 540WMain, Inc. and is a SafeZone certified trainer through the SafeZone Initiative.