Sneed is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and a graduate of Universal Technical Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, and Southwestern Community College in Sylva, North Carolina.

Sneed has also served as the senior pastor of the Christ Fellowship Church of Cherokee.

Sneed and his ex-wife Trina resided in the Birdtown Community of the Qualla Boundary where they raised their five children.

[5] Formerly, Patrick Lambert was serving as the 27th Principal Chief but Sneed began service as principal chief on in May 2017 after his predecessor was impeached and removed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council.

[7] Speaking to WLOS in 2017, Sneed most recently called for community "healing" following Lambert's removal.