Linda Snyder

Biography

Linda Snyder joined Tufts University in October of 2012 as Vice President for Operations. She is responsible for overseeing facilities, construction, public and environmental safety, dining, space management and planning and real estate, while interfacing with students, faculty, the general public, staff and administrators.

Prior to her position at Tufts, Ms. Snyder was the Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities at Dartmouth College. There, she oversaw the completion of $265 million in major capital projects while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability across all aspects of campus life and operations. Previously, she was the Associate Executive Dean of Physical Resources and Planning at Harvard University. While at Harvard, she oversaw the planning, design, construction, and operation of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences building complex of approximately 9 million square feet, including classrooms, laboratories, offices, student housing and museum space.

From 1997-2005 Ms. Snyder was the Executive Director of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority. At the Authority, she managed a staff that provided $300 million in bond financing and design construction services to the nine public state colleges. She pioneered an innovative project delivery process for public agencies that was subsequently written into the Massachusetts law. While at the State College Building Authority, Ms. Snyder directed construction of 1800 new student beds and renovation of 8000 beds in buildings at the State Colleges, and many site improvement projects that were characterized as transformative by College presidents. From 1993-1997, she managed the construction of the Chelsea school system in an innovative partnership for urban school reform between the City of Chelsea, Boston University and the Commonwealth.

Ms. Snyder holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Utah State University and is a 1996/97 Harvard University Loeb Fellow. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Fitchburg State College in 2006. She is a trustee and member of the Finance Committee of Riverside.

Ms. Snyder lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, Steven Kadish.