About Sydney
Sydney Elaine Stabio, born 7/18/1963 in Miles City, Montana. Fourth generation Montanan. Father, Pete, was a high school Math and Computer Science teacher, and gave Sydney her love for sports, math, and spirituality. Mother, Gladys, was a school secretary and wonderful homemaker, teaching Sydney everything from quilting to canning. Pete and now lives in Polson, Montana, and Gladys lives in Great Falls, Montana. Older brother, Mike, and wife, Allison, live in Port Orchard, Washington, with their daughter and son. Younger sister, Ann, and husband, Will, live in Lander Wyoming. 


Sydney was philanthropic as a child, and spearheaded a food drive at Thanksgiving in her grade school. Sydney had her first spiritual encounter at age eight, and has been a seeker ever since. She tried every sport imaginable, but found her forte was academics and music. Sydney learned piano, saxophone, and bassoon, and graduated at the top of her class. Sydney married right out of high school, moved with her husband to Ohio, and had two sons. Rodney lives in the Cincinnati area, and has two children, Payton (17) and Blaine (16); these two remarkably beautiful souls have been the ”why” behind Sydney’s efforts for the last 17 years. Nate and wife, Whitney, live in Bend, Oregon, where Nate is a video game artist for Sony.


When the boys were young, Sydney ran a daycare out of her home so she could stay home with them. She attended Sinclair Community College and Wright State University for Undergraduate studies, and the University of Dayton for Master’s studies. Earned degrees in Education and Mechanical Engineering, all with highest honors. She was awarded the Top Freshman Writing Award, the Top Physics I,II, & III Student Award, and the Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Student Award. Was recruited by General Motors in her senior year, and worked in automotive engineering (chassis design) for 11 years. 


In 2001, Sydney’s 20-year marriage ended, and she longed to return to Montana. In 2005, Sydney arrived in Missoula with a U-Haul truck and a resume. With no mechanical engineering jobs in town, she eventually convinced a Montana-based investment firm to hire her, right before the Great Recession. She earned her Certified Financial Planner® Certification and is now part of a thriving Wealth Management team of five. Sydney rebuilt her life, made rewarding new connections, volunteered in her community, and found healing from trauma (including the loss of her second marriage) in those 20 years. She gained a beautiful stepdaughter, Kristina, who lives in Myrtle Beach, and they remain close. 


Sydney served for nine years on the board of a local children’s shelter, and for six years on a hospital philanthropy board. She now serves as a Director on the board of a privately held community bank. She loves cross-country skiing, biking (road, gravel, and mountain), hiking, trail running, kayaking, gardening, reading, entertaining, meditation, and yoga. One of her soul-renewing places is Glacier National Park, where she and her girlfriends try to get lost each summer.


Albert loves Sydney’s multi-intelligences, spirituality, physicality, energy, empathy for others, and musical sensibilities. 




About Albert
Albert Lee Linderman, born 8/4/55 in Birmingham Alabama. Dad, Leamon, was in the Army where he met mom, Renate, in Germany in 1950. Brought her and 7 y/o daughter, Elke, back to US. Married Renate, adopted Elke, worked for USPS, lived in Birmingham until they both passed, 13 and 7 years ago. Elke lives in Tulsa and has one son.


Albert skipped 5th grade, graduated HS at age 16. Was on a 2nd place Little League World Series baseball team at age 12. Studied English Lit at University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee (recruited as an underprivileged student) where he played baseball and learned to pitch. Transferred to Evangel University in Springfield Missouri for Ministerial Studies and to play basketball (shooting guard, NAIA District 16 All Star). Moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, to work as a minister with Deaf adults, got married, had Laura Joy in 1983 and Lee Albert in 1986. [Lee now has Jack, age 7, and AJ (Albert J), age 4, and lives in Minneapolis near “Papa” Albert. Laura and wife, Emma, live in DC area where Laura is a US expert on the country of Georgia.] Albert has Master’s Degrees in Theological Studies and in Intercultural Studies from Bethel University and from Fuller. Earned a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Graduate School in Pasadena, California in 1996.


Worked over 20 years with Deaf adults, taught 10 years at North Central University in Minneapolis (coached baseball and basketball), primarily in Anthropological Studies, and for the last 20 years as CEO of Sagis, Corp., working with municipalities and corporations as an expert in leadership transition and institutional cultural dynamics. Highlights include uniquely combining the discipline of Community Based System Dynamics with Collective Impact in a successful way in Rapid City, South Dakota in 2015-2017, and helping establish Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development in Cairo Egypt in 2012-2013.


Albert is a self-taught pianist and guitarist, and plays lead guitar in Blind River, a local rock band. Is in the Minnesota Federal League (35 and older) Baseball Hall of Fame and still enjoys pitching. Also plays basketball, pickleball, golf, and poker. Is a student of Owen Barfield, which inspired his 2012 book, “Why The World Around You Isn’t As It Appears.”


Sydney loves Albert’s warmth, intelligence, curiosity, serenity, spirituality, playfulness, physicality, and deeply caring nature.