Snyder returns to Happy Valley after spending 2025-2026 as the Associate Director of Development for the Georgetown athletic department. He served as the fundraising liaison for football, baseball, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and cross country/track & field.

Prior to Georgetown, he spent two years as the Assistant Athletic Director of Development at the University of Central Missouri. His primary responsibilities include the athletic department’s annual fund, donor relations, donor events, and the Celebrating Central Missouri Athletics Auction.

Prior to UCM, Snyder spent two years (2021-23) as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations at Missouri Southern. He oversaw all corporate partnerships, game operations, and ticketing.

Snyder first stint at Penn State spanned three years (2019-21) as the Assistant Director of Strategic Communications. He served as the primary contact for the baseball, track and field/cross country, women’s basketball, and women’s soccer programs.

Before his stretch in Happy Valley, Snyder served as the Director of Athletic Communications at Quincy University where he oversaw all 19 NCAA-sponsored athletic teams.

Following his collegiate baseball playing career, he served as an assistant coach for the 2017 College World Series Quincy baseball team, mentoring a pair of MLB draft picks Graham Spraker (Toronto Blue Jays – 2017) and Riley Martin (Chicago Cubs – 2021) with Martin making his MLB debut on April 6, 2026.

During his playing career, Snyder was a consensus First Team All-American (ABCA, NCBWA, D2CCA) at Quincy University. Snyder was a finalist for the Tino Martinez National Player of the Year Award and the Josh Willingham Division II Most Valuable Player Award. He was also named the Midwest Region Player of the Year and the unanimous GLVC Player of the Year in 2016.

Snyder resides in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Education

MA, Communications, Quincy University, 2018

BA, Broadcast Journalism, Quincy University, 2016