[4][1][5] Snyder was born in Vallejo, California,[4] educated at the University of Montana,[2] and served in the United States Navy.

[7] Snyder was appointed Vallejo’s poet laureate in January 2020 and served until December 31, 2023.

[8][9][10] In 2021 Snyder appeared on the Rooted in Poetry podcast,[11][12] performed at a virtual benefit for the Solano County Library Foundation,[13][14][15] performed with his predecessors at Alibi Bookshop,[16][9][17] and with fellow San Francisco bay area poets laureate in Richmond, California.

[18][19][20] He hosted National Poetry Month celebrations at the Solano County Library in 2022[21] and Alibi Bookshop in 2023.

[22] Two women, Kathleen Herrmann and Jacalyn Eyvonne, were chosen as his successors, and he was preceded in office by D.L.