Snedaker has been a resident of Norwalk since 1993. After completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas and then a Masters in Social Work from Fordham University, Snedaker moved to Norwalk and began her career at the Family & Children’s Agency. She currently works as a mental health counselor in Fairfield County. She is also the Founder and CEO of PINK Concussions, a 501c3, a nonprofit focused brain injury in women and girls from sport, domestic violence/assault, accidents or military service. An international keynote speaker, brain injury professional, and researcher, she has presented on gender differences in brain injury at conferences hosted by US Department of Veterans Affairs VA, Boston Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University, and the International Brain Injury Association IBIA.
For the past 25 years, Snedaker, a “self-taught tech-geek,” has stayed current on how to create websites and use social media to connect people and share information, including projects with the Norwalk Public Schools to connect parents with schools, neighborhood groups, to connect them with the Walk Bridge and Manresa Park projects; and currently, dog enthusiasts for improving spaces for dogs in Norwalk.
“Communication and community service runs in my blood,” further explaining her father, Ralph Sloan, was one of the longest serving school superintendents in Norwalk’s history, who always stressed open communication with ones’ constituents was essential to improving the status quo.
Civic Positions
Norwalk Concussion Guidelines – Created and Advocated CC to pass- Norwalk Junior Lacrosse 2012-2019
- Friends of Norwalk Dogs (Founder)
Norwalk Public Schools Volunteer Positions
Rowayton School
- First Rowayton School Webmaster sending weekly school emails
- Parent Teacher Association
- Teacher Appreciation Committee
- Learning to Look
Roton Middle School
- First Roton School Webmaster sending weekly school emails
- Parent Teacher Association:
- Smart Board Fundraising 2015-2017
- Teacher Appreciation Committee:
Brien McMahon High School
- Parent Teacher Association
Norwalk Public Schools District Level
- NPS Concussion Project 2014-Present
- NPS City-wide Email Plan