Our Team
Eric Snyder
Eric has worked as a consultant in the nonprofit sector for over a decade, where he helps clients in the areas of strategy, governance and operations. Prior to this role, he spent 10 years at Optum (a UnitedHealth business) where he led teams focused on innovation, product development and product management/evaluation.
He acquired his non-profit management experience while serving as the executive director of the Medical Technology Leadership Forum, an organization that facilitates policy discussions between the medical industry, government regulators and academia.
Eric also had the opportunity to launch and lead PrimeWest Health System, a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) owned and managed by a consortium of counties in central and western Minnesota. At the time of its inception, PrimeWest was responsible for the health care of 10,000 Medicaid enrollees in its participating counties.
Eric is a charter board member of Community for the Commons – a conservancy established for the benefit of Excelsior, Minnesota’s historic Commons park. In addition, he has served in governance roles for a number of organizations including Maria’s Voice, the Excelsior Parks Commission, FairVote Minnesota and ResourceWest. He holds an MBA and a Master’s in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Nebraska.
Kimberly Snyder
Kim founded a boutique consultancy in 2007 that counsels nonprofits in the areas of strategy, governance and fundraising.
She began her career in higher education and healthcare philanthropy. She has served in a number of executive roles in the sector, including Vice President of Children’s Hospitals Foundation and in leadership positions at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Ridgewater College, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System and the Minnesota Community College System.
Today, she leads her firm’s work in the areas of philanthropy, strategy, and governance and has provided counsel to scores of clients across the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. She has consulted with nonprofits of all sizes and stages of maturity, always working in partnership with staff and board members to develop their skills and confidence to lead, govern and take effective action.
Additionally, Kim provides coaching to dozens of nonprofit staff and board members across the State every year on topics ranging from major gift solicitation to good governance. She is also the Consultant in Residence for the Mankato Area Foundation and Willmar Area Community Foundation—a role that allows her to provide free, targeted consultation to qualifying nonprofits in Blue Earth, Nicollet and Kandiyohi counties in order to build their internal capacity to advance the pace of change.
Kim was educated at the University of Minnesota, earning a BA in history and an MA in Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute with emphases in non-profit management and education policy.