About Sarah K. Snyder
Sarah K. Snyder is the first Executive Director of the Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. She is also the staff director for the Homeless Leadership Network, an organization of elected officials and other county leaders. The Leadership Network is charged with developing homeless services policies, securing additional financial and other resources for homeless services, and ensuring that the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness is implemented.
Ms. Snyder has long experience in the Pinellas County human services arena. She was the President/Executive Director of the Pinellas Private Industry Council (the predecessor to the current WorkNet Pinellas Board) for over 16 years. During her tenure, the Council won numerous state, regional, and federal workforce development awards, including being named the first winner of the national Outstanding Private Industry Council Award by President Ronald Reagan. Ms. Snyder was also named the National Job Training Professional of the Year by the National Alliance of Business. Prior to that experience she administered a small juvenile delinquency project and a hospital-based on-the-job training program.
Following her service with the Pinellas Private Industry Council, Ms. Snyder consulted with local and state non-profit and governmental organizations across Florida and the nation for ten years. She specialized in the development and training of Boards of Directors, organizational development, staff training, and strategic planning.
Ms. Snyder has been a resident of Pinellas County for 35 years. She is also a quilter and textile artist. She has a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and extensive post-graduate training in non-profit organizational design and development.
