Biography: Sydney Paolercio is a Production and Costume Designer born in Gastonia, North Carolina, and raised in Lakeland, Florida. Growing up, she was raised in a Jamaican and Italian-American household. Sydney received a BA in English - Editing, Writing, and Media from Florida State University where she also took up student journalism. She is currently continuing her education at FSU as a Production Design specialist in the MFA Film Production program. During her free time, Sydney continues going to ballet class and spending time with her cat, Juno.